http://www.indiaedunews.net/Science/ India's FIRST and ONLY dedicated educational news site en-us 2007 National Network of Education Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:08:54 GMT Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:08:54 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Science/Work_dedicatedly_in_the_field_of_Science_and_Technology_-_Kalam_15188/ Bhubaneswar: Former President, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam appealed to school children to be unique and work dedicatedly in the field of science and technology. Inaugurating the Children Science Congress on the sidelines of 99th Indian Science Congress at Bhubaneswar, Dr. Kalam answered a number of questions... Wed, 04 Jan 2012 11:38:53 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Science/Encourage_Public-Private_Partnership_in_Research_-_PM_15174/ Orissa: India has to increase public private partnerships and catalyze significantly increased interaction between publicly owned Science and Technology institutions and industry, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said.Speaking at the the 99th Annual Session of the Indian Science Congress, in Bhubaneshw... Tue, 03 Jan 2012 10:53:08 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Science/99th_Indian_Science_Congress_to_focus_on_strategic_sector_15166/ New Delhi: Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will inaugurate the 99th Indian National Congress tomorrow, i.e. January 3, 2012 in Bhubaneswar at the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) University. The main aim is to present the science and technologies in strategic sector for national s... Mon, 02 Jan 2012 13:08:01 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Science/ICAR_to_conduct_AIEEA_-_UG,_PG_in_April_2012_15100/ New Delhi: The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) will conduct the 17th AIEEA - UG 2012 and AIEEA - PG 2012 for 100% seats at ICAR Deemed Universities on April 14, 2012 and April 15, 2012, respectively.The examination does not include admission to Bachelor Degree Programmes in Veterinary... Mon, 26 Dec 2011 13:48:53 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Science/IISc_Bangalore_announces_dates_for_JEST_2012_14912/ Bangalore: Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (IISc) has announced the date of written test for Joint Entrance Screening Test (JEST) 2012 as February 19, 2012.These exams are conducted for admission in Ph.D/ Integrated Ph. D Programme in Physics or Theoretical Computer Science.All the successful... Sat, 03 Dec 2011 15:28:26 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Science/Students_from_Himachal_school_to_visit_NASA_centres_14829/ New Delhi: Nearly 60 students from a Himachal Pradesh school are scheduled to visit US space agency NASA's centres next month to study robotics and nuances involved in designing a space shuttle, an official said on Sunday.Students of Dalhousie Public School, located in Chamba district, will leave fo... Mon, 14 Nov 2011 07:26:40 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Science/IIST_Admission_Test_2012_to_be_conducted_on_April_21_14782/ New Delhi: The Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST) will conduct an All India Admission Test - ISAT 2012, for admission to the B.Tech. Programmes at IIST on April 21, 2012 in 22 cities across India.Admissions to the B.Tech. Programmes 2012 in Aerospace Engineering, Avionics and Ph... Tue, 01 Nov 2011 09:16:47 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Science/'India_is_proud_of_its_Young_Scientists'_-_Tech_Minister_14584/ New Delhi: Minister of State for Science and Technology Dr. Ashwani Kumar has said that the country is proud of young budding scientists who have future of India In their hands.Visiting the exhibits at National Level Exhibition and project competition under INSPIRE programme here, Dr. Ashwani told a... Tue, 16 Aug 2011 08:19:46 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Science/India_to_double_expenditure_on_science_research_13885/ New Delhi: India will double its spending on research and development related to science and technology during the 12th Five Year Plan starting next year, Minister of State for Science and Technology Ashwani Kumar said on Tuesday."The government is giving a big push to science and technology during ... Tue, 26 Apr 2011 16:03:33 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Science/Using_internet_tools_to_make_science_learning_fun_13707/ New Delhi: Science is not all about ploughing through intimidating data, mugging equations and remembering incomprehensible formulas. It is also fun, and teachers from government schools in Uttar Pradesh are telling students much through the creative use of everyday products and internet tools like ... Wed, 16 Mar 2011 15:44:05 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Science/UAE_varsity_to_host_exhibition_on_research_capabilities_13628/ Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) on Tuesday said it will hold an exhibition to showcase its educational and research capabilities.The event will be held at the Emirates Palace on Sunday under the patronage of General Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Crown Prince of Abu D... Wed, 02 Mar 2011 11:24:50 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Science/Dept._of_Biotechnology_to_set_up_Centres_of_Excellence_13591/ New Delhi: The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) is implementing a programme to augment and strengthen institutional research capacity for promotion of excellence in interdisciplinary science and innovation in specific areas of biotechnology through support for the establishment of a Centre of Excel... Thu, 24 Feb 2011 14:18:51 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Science/Govt._to_set_up_Neutrino_Research_Centre_13590/ New Delhi: In a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today, Union Minister for Science, Technology and Earth Sciences Pawan Kumar Bansal said that the government will establish an India-based Neutrino Observatory (INO) jointly by the Department of Atomic Energy and Department of Science and ... Thu, 24 Feb 2011 13:53:02 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Science/Glitch_forces_ISRO_to_shut_educational_channel,_students_suffer_13589/ Bangalore/Thiruvananthapuram: Indian space agency ISRO has suspended the telecast of popular educational programmes in many states due to an unidentified glitch in its ground equipment, says a senior official. As a result, millions of students have been affected. "This is the first time we have been... Thu, 24 Feb 2011 11:29:30 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Science/Here's_your_child's_ticket_to_NASA_13459/ New Delhi: If your child wants to become an astronaut, here's a golden chance -- Nickelodeon is hosting a contest for selection of a few kids for a 10-day curriculum at the Kennedy Space Center, Orlando later this year.The initiative is part of the channel's new annual property that will identify un... Thu, 03 Feb 2011 13:58:33 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Science/ISRO_to_launch_remote_sensing_Resourcesat_in_February_13443/ Chennai: The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is getting ready to launch Resourcesat 2, a remote sensing earth observation satellite, by the end of February, officials said on Monday.Remote sensing satellites send back pictures and other data for various uses. India is a major player in pro... Mon, 31 Jan 2011 15:02:26 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Science/IBAB,_IGNOU_announce_new_masters_course_in_science_13433/ New Delhi: In a new venture, the Institute of Bioinformatics and Applied Biotechnology (IBAB) on Friday announced it was collaborating with the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) for a science discipline course.The programme, masters in bioinformatics and biotechnology, will be a regular... Fri, 28 Jan 2011 14:13:18 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Science/Cabinet_approves_Rs.322_crore_for_drug_research_institute_13400/ New Delhi: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Thursday approved a revised Rs.322.51 crore proposal of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) for its project of setting up a world-class drug research institute at Lucknow. The estimated cost of the project likely to ... Fri, 21 Jan 2011 09:39:12 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Science/Jotting_down_anxieties_key_to_success_in_exams_13361/ London: Jotting down anxieties before a stressful situation like an exam or speech boosts your performance. The technique is so powerful that students taking an exam showed a 20 percent improvement in their marks if they used it just before sitting down. "People are in stressful situation and they w... Fri, 14 Jan 2011 09:24:37 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Science/Nuclear_scientist_Baldev_Raj_to_head_engineering_academy_13334/ Chennai: Baldev Raj, nuclear scientist and director of the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research at Kalpakkam near here, has been elected the president of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) for a two-year term.The INAE is a peer organization of engineers, scientists and technologis... Mon, 10 Jan 2011 16:08:53 GMT