http://www.indiaedunews.net/West_Bengal/ India's FIRST and ONLY dedicated educational news site en-us 2007 National Network of Education Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:52:03 GMT Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:52:03 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/West_Bengal/Kolkata_students_rally_against_terror_10724/ Kolkata: Carrying posters and placards condemning terrorism, several hundred students and alumni of different schools and colleges of the city on Sunday took out a rally demanding peace and security for people all over India.The rally, organised by current and former students of various schools and ... Mon, 22 Feb 2010 07:22:02 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/West_Bengal/Price_rise_eating_into_midday_meals_at_Bengal_schools_10440/ Kolkata: Midday meals - a surefire way of ensuring attendance in West Bengal's state-run schools - are taking a hit due to the escalating prices of rice and vegetables. The money given by the central and state governments for it is proving grossly inadequate."The price spiral is making it increasing... Sat, 30 Jan 2010 07:48:57 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/West_Bengal/Kolkata_B-school_ties_up_with_British_varsity_for_MBA_10438/ Kolkata: Kolkata-based Globsyn Business School (GBS) on Friday inked a tie-up with Britain's Coventry University for a one-year Master of Business Management (MBA) programme. The course aims to impart quality education as per the standards of a British university, but at a much-reduced cost."The one... Sat, 30 Jan 2010 07:34:37 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/West_Bengal/West_Bengal_to_give_scholarships_to_girl_students_10382/ Kolkata: The West Bengal government will provide scholarships to girl students who continue to study after Class 8 in a bid to reduce the drop-out rate among girls, Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee said here recently."Most of the girls are not able to continue their studies after Class 8 due t... Wed, 27 Jan 2010 07:07:37 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/West_Bengal/Prime_Minister_to_visit_Kolkata_on_Saturday_10261/ Kolkata: Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will visit Kolkata to attend the 150th foundation day celebrations of the premier St Xavier's College on January 16, 2010."The Prime Minister had planned to come for the inauguration last year but unfortunately he could not come owing to his ill health. Thi... Fri, 15 Jan 2010 06:48:37 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/West_Bengal/One-man_panel_to_probe_Visva_Bharati_corruption_charges_10083/ Kolkata: The central government has formed a one-man committee of noted educationist Ramaranjan Mukherjee to probe allegations of corruption against Visva Bharati vice-chancellor Rajat Kanta Roy and some of the university senior officials."I have received the letter of appointment for the probe comm... Mon, 04 Jan 2010 09:18:10 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/West_Bengal/Amartya_Sen_for_curriculum_review_in_primary_education_9953/ Kolkata: Nobel laureate economist Amartya Sen feels there is an urgent need to review the curriculum at the primary level to make home task redundant and private tuition unnecessary."There is an urgent need to review the curriculum at the primary level.The children at the primary level have to suffe... Mon, 21 Dec 2009 06:50:38 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/West_Bengal/Usha_Martin_Education_partners_Pearson_9929/ Kolkata: Usha Martin Education and Solutions Ltd (UMESL) has forayed into school management services, the company said in a statement on Thursday.By March, UMESL plans to enable at least 15 select schools from West Bengal, Jharkhand and Bihar for providing school management services. "For this, UMES... Fri, 18 Dec 2009 07:23:56 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/West_Bengal/A_Rs.12,000_crore_project_to_develop_the_Sundarbans_9903/ Agartala: West Bengal has undertaken an ambitious Rs.12,000 crore project to protect and develop the Sundarbans, the world's largest Mangrove forest and a World Heritage site, a senior official said here."The Detailed Project Report (DPR) of the project would be ready by March next year," said West ... Wed, 16 Dec 2009 09:24:00 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/West_Bengal/Restoring_lost_glory_of_Presidency_College_won't_be_easy_9775/ Kolkata: The who's who of Bengal went there to study, from Rabindranath Tagore to Satyajit Ray to Jyoti Basu to Amartya Sen. And now the 192-year-old Presidency College here is about to be bestowed a rare honour - university status. But many intellectuals, who are alumni of the hallowed institution ... Mon, 07 Dec 2009 09:27:20 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/West_Bengal/Presidency_College_all_set_to_become_university_9723/ Kolkata: The city's 192-year-old Presidency College, which played a sterling role in the 19th century renaissance besides churning out scholars and luminaries in various walks of life till date, is now all set to be upgraded to a university.West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on Tuesd... Wed, 02 Dec 2009 11:57:15 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/West_Bengal/Sundarbans_water_warming_eight_times_faster_than_global_average_9716/ West Bengal: In the Sundarbans, surface water temperature has been rising at the rate of 0.5 degree Celsius per decade over the past three decades, eight times the rate of global warming, says a new study. That makes the Sundarbans one of the worst climate change hot spots on the globe.The study, ca... Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:12:00 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/West_Bengal/AIIMS-like_institution_in_West_Bengal_by_2010_end_9644/ Kolkata: The Government of West Bengal has agreed to provide 100-acre land to set up an All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) like institution in the state, during the second phase of the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY). “The Cabinet had approved the proposal on February ... Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:07:30 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/West_Bengal/Government_steps_in_to_help_West_Bengal_PTTI_students_9446/ Kolkata: In order to ameliorate the plight of the affected students of the Primary Teacher Training Institutes (PTTIs) in West Bengal, the Government of India, has decided to offer a one-year Bridge Course to such students who are Class XII with 50% marks. The Course has already been formulated afte... Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:43:29 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/West_Bengal/500,000_women_to_get_food_processing_training_9119/ Kolkata: The government on Wednesday said it will provide food processing training to 500,000 women in collaboration with industrial training institutes (ITI) as part of its efforts to create 10 million jobs by 2015."The training given to the women will strengthen the food processing sector, which h... Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:43:11 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/West_Bengal/Mother,_son_are_classmates_in_West_Bengal_School_9071/ Kolkata: A mother and her son share the same classroom space as students in a West Bengal school.Mother Anima Das, 35, and her son Palash are students of Class 11 in Basirhat Dandirhaat Nagendra Kumar Higher Secondary School in Kolkata's neighbouring North 24-Parganas district. Their subjects are ... Mon, 17 Aug 2009 08:38:54 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/West_Bengal/We_need_to_free_up_our_educational_system_-_Sibal_8959/ Kolkata: Stating that the education system in India needs to undergo a thorough change, Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal on Saturday said his ministry would work towards freeing it up in the coming years. "We need to free up the education system. We require internal freedom to ... Sat, 01 Aug 2009 15:20:48 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/West_Bengal/86-year-old_undergraduate_sits_for_her_final_exams_8708/ Kolkata: Gokul Chattopadhyay got married at a very young age and could not continue her education after passing out from school. But now, at the age of 86, her dreams of pursuing higher studies have come true as she appears for an undergraduate examination. Chattopadhyay, a resident of Kakulia road... Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:56:13 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/West_Bengal/Ganguly_defends_school_project_amid_protest_8509/ Kolkata: Even as a section of residents sat on a hunger strike against his move to construct a school at the upscale satellite township of Salt Lake, former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly on Thursday asserted that the project was in tune with the laws and regulations of the land. "I have nev... Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:51:09 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/West_Bengal/Sibal's_ideas_aimed_at_privatisation_of_education_-_Left_Front_8507/ Kolkata: West Bengal's Left Front government on Thursday criticised the educational reforms outlined by the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, dubbing them as efforts aimed at "absolute centralisation" and "privatisation" of the education system. State Secondary Education Minister Partha... Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:39:17 GMT