Second and third year students of Delhi University under the four year undergraduate programme will now have choices of six new applied courses guaranteeing a job through the National Skills Development Corporation (NSDC), DU Vice Chancellor Dinesh Singh said Friday.


Six applied courses in DU with NSDC collaboration


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Every college in Delhi University will now have businees incubation centres which will grant Rs.12 lakh each to students with innovative business ideas, the varsity vice chancellor said Friday.


Now, business incubation centres in every DU college


For better understanding of history and to increase engagement of children with artefacts, National Museum will release four activity books next week that will introduce them to the museum world in a simple and fun way, an official said Friday.


National Museum's books to help children delve into history


Six Indian American youngsters are among 12 finalists vying for victory in the Scripps National Spelling Bee, which has been won by one of them for the last six years in a row.


Six Indian-Americans vying for Spelling Bee champ


Israeli Ambassador Alon Ushpiz Thursday met Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani to discuss ways to "strengthen educational relations" between the two countries.


Israeli envoy meets HRD minister Irani


A benchmark index of Indian equities markets Wednesday closed flat -- only 6.58 points or 0.03 percent up -- on the back of profit booking as foreign institutional investors (FIIs) turned sellers and caution prevailed ahead of May derivatives expiry.


Sensex ends flat; metal stocks fall (Roundup)


A 21-year-old mechanic died and four other people, including three Delhi University employees, were injured after the compressor of an air-conditioner exploded in the South Campus premises of Delhi University while being filled Friday afternoon, police said.


Mechanic killed in accidental blast in DU


UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka assured the Nigerians of UN support for girls' education in the country during a recent visit, a UN spokesperson said Monday.


UN Women chief supports Nigerian girls' education


Even as the government is willing to provide 100 percent interest subsidy for eligible education loan borrowers, some public sector banks are unwilling to pass on the benefit, an official said


'Education loan interest subsidy only two percent'


The University of Birmingham has appointed India-born businessman Lord Karan Bilimoria as its new chancellor, the university announced Monday.


Lord Bilimoria new chancellor of University of Birmingham


A Chinese university is set to offer anti-terrorism as a major subject to strengthen the counter terrorism mechanism, a media report said.


Chinese university to offer major in counter-terrorism


A Delhi University (DU) professor was arrested here by a team of Maharashtra Police for his alleged involvement in Maoist activities, police said Friday.


DU professor arrested for alleged Maoist links


With 113,813 Indians studying in America, India is second only to China with 290,133 students among more than a million international students enrolled in nearly 9,000 US schools, according to a new report.


Over 100,000 Indians studying in America


The T.A. Pai Management Institute is setting up a financial laboratory at Manipal to provide its students online access to financial information and stock market data from Indian bourses beginning the ensuing academic year.


Manipal institute setting up financial lab


Delhi Fire Service suggests the following measures to ensure safety in case of a fire incident:


How to fight a fire (To go with '4,000 government schools flout fire rules, are at risk')


It's playing with children's lives but the startling fact is that over 4,000 government schools in the national capital are at high fire risk since they do not have the No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Delhi Fire Service, said its director A.K. Sharma.


Playing with lives: Over 4,000 government schools at fire risk


Anil Rajvanshi, a renewable energy pioneer  of India, Saturday was honoured by the University of Florida, one of the leading universities in the US, for his "groundbreaking"  work in rural development.


US university honours to Indian engineer


Genpact founder Pramod Bhasin and DLF director Pia Singh-promoted The Skills Academy will tie up with HDFC Bank to co-develop the content of a training course for professional bankers.


Skills Academy to tie up with HDFC Bank for 'banker programme'


Students of hundreds of government schools in Bihar's 20 flood-prone districts will get a "flood vacation" during the rainy season and not a summer vacation this year, an official said Saturday.


'Flood vacation' for schools in Bihar's flood-prone districts


Four young entrepreneurs from India are among this year's winners of Harvard Business School New Venture Competition (NVC) inspired by a belief that "one simple idea can change everything".


Four Indians among winners of Harvard's new venture competition


Indian cinema icon Amitabh Bachchan Friday presented an Indian student with a scholarship of upto AUD 200,000 (appoximately $185,000) at La Trobe University here.

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