Airing anguish over callousness of the state that led to the drowning of 24 budding engineers of a Hyderabad college, the Himachal Pradesh High Court has also shown the humanitarian side of law by sharing the plight of the parents.


Drowning of 24 students: Himachal HC shows humane side of law


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The World Bank on Friday signed a credit agreement of $50 million with India for education and skill training for minorities in the country.


World Bank gives $50 mn loan for training minority youth


The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) is in the process of procuring an indigenous borewell rescue tool, also called borewell robot, developed by a Madurai-based teacher.


NDRF to purchase borewell rescue tool from Madurai-based teacher


The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the state government to file reply on a plea seeking stay of the notification directing the city's public schools to provide their buses for running as public transport from January 1 to 15 when the number of private vehicles on the capital's roads will drastically fall.


HC seeks Delhi government response on private school plea


More than 60 percent of children working in family-run enterprises are likely to drop out of school, a survey conducted in a West Bengal district revealed on Monday.


Kids working in family enterprises drop out of school more


The union cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday gave its approval for renewal of an MoU between India and Canada for cooperation in higher education.


MoU on higher education with Canada to be renewed


The union cabinet on Wednesday gave its ex-post facto approval for signing of an MoU among BRICS countries on BRICS Network University.


Cabinet clears BRICS Network University


An assistant professor at Haryana's Jindal Global Law School has been selected by the American Bar Association and the New York University (NYU) to present his research at the prestigious '2016 Next Generation of Antitrust Scholars Conference', to be held in New York next month.


Indian professor to present research at prestigious US conference


A plea seeking stay of the state government notification directing to public schools of national capital to provide their buses for running as public transport from January 1 to 15 when the number of private vehicles on the capital's roads will drastically fall, was filed in Delhi High Court on Monday.


Stay operation of private school buses as public transport, HC told


Andhra Pradesh government on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Microsoft India to harness its cloud technology for the state's growth.


Andhra signs MoU with Microsoft to harness cloud technology


The Center for Inter-disciplinary Inquiry and Innovation in Sexual and Reproductive Health (Ci3) at the University of Chicago will get a $1 million grant for the next two years from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, an official said on Wednesday.


Chicago University gets $1 mn to collaborate with Lucknow NGOs


The government on Wednesday issued an advisory to Indian students desirous of studying in the United States to perform due diligence before joining any institution in that country.


Government issues advisory to students travelling to US


There was an urgent need to reduce dependence on crude and promote bio-diesel and ethanol which could boost India's rural economy, union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said here on Tuesday.


Need to reduce crude dependence: Gadkari


India has strongly taken up the matter of 14 Indian students being deported from the US where they had gone to join two universities.


India takes up students' deportation issue with US


Bollywood actress Manisha Koirala on Saturday pitched for full education of women in every society so that they could contribute equally for the country's development.


Women's education will contribute to development: Manisha Koirala


Urdu has played a vital role during India's freedom struggle and became instrumental in uniting Indian society "but still Urdu has failed to get its due place", said Mohammad Aslam, Vice  Chancellor of Indira Gandhi National Open University here on Saturday.


IGNOU VC bats for Urdu software


The quality of food served in schools under the Mid Day Meal Scheme continues to remain poor across the country, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) said in a report tabled in parliament on Friday.


Mid day meals of poor quality: CAG


All schools in the vast Los Angeles Unified School District have been ordered closed due to an unspecified threat.


US city closes schools for 640,000 students after threat


The Indian Institute of Management-Lucknow (IIM-L) will offer its students an elective course on 'Microeconomics of Competitiveness' in partnership with Harvard Business School (HBS).


IIM-L to offer Harvard's course on competitiveness


Punjab has taken the lead in incorporating energy efficiency as a subject in school curriculum and in requisite training of teachers in all schools across the state, Power Minister Piyush Goyal said on Monday.


Punjab first to implement energy efficiency in school syllabus


A District Education Officer (DEO) here in Madhya Pradesh was on Monday nabbed by the Lokayukta police while allegedly taking a bribe of Rs.20,000 from a school principal. The official, Kishore Shinde, was later released on bail.

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