Italy has lowest graduate share in Europe
byRome, May 23 (IANS/AKI) Italy has the lowest graduation rates in Europe with just one-fifth of people aged 30-34 holding a university degree, according…
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Japan to help raise institute of design in Haryana
byChandigarh: The country’s second National Institute of Design will come up in Haryana’s Kurukshetra district and Japan will provide technological assistance for the same, a…
Punjab orders probe into ‘vulgar’ school books
byChandigarh: The Punjab government has initiated a probe into the distribution of text books containing allegedly vulgar and irrelevant content in government schools, a minister…
Doctors want quality in medical education
byNew Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Condemning the alleged casual approach of the Medical Council of India (MCI) in regulating medical education, a group of…
India, China favour more cooperation in health sector
byNew Delhi, May 22 (IANS) India and China Wednesday decided to strengthen bilateral cooperation, specially in the fields of maternal and child health, infectious…
Hottest morning in Delhi, mercury to rise Thursday
byNew Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Searing heat Wednesday continued to add to the discomfort of Delhiites with the mercury shooting five notches above average…
SC warns against lapses in filling primary teaching jobs
byNew Delhi, May 22 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday said it was concerned with the quality of the primary teacher and warned against a…
PM to lay foundation stone of defence university
byNew Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will May 23 lay the foundation stone of the Indian National Defence University (INDU) at Binola in Gurgaon district,…
‘Sector-specific action needed to cut carbon emissions’
byNew Delhi, May 22 (IANS) India needs to take sector-specific action and develop a mechanism to track the achievements in each area to achieve…
Rare bearcat found in Assam
byGuwahati, May 22 (IANS) A bearcat, a rare species of climbing mammal, was captured in Assam’s Nagaon district and shifted to a rehabilitation centre,…