New Delhi: The European Union Delegation of India is all set to organise a higher education fair in India. Beginning its tour from the capital on 30 November – 1 December in New Delhi, it is turning its wheels towards Bangalore and Kolkata as well on 3 and 5 December respectively.The objective of European Higher Education …
Year: 2014
2 Delhi students among Rhodes scholars-elect
Two Delhi students are among the five 2015 Rhodes scholars-elect from India. The postgraduate award is for two to three years (depending on the academic route) of study at the University of Oxford. Mayanka Mukherji, a final-year sociology student at Lady Shri Ram College, University of Delhi, is going to enrol for an MPhil in visual, …
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING : PRINCIPLES, PRACTICES AND POLICIES
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING : PRINCIPLES, PRACTICES AND POLICIES, By SARKAR, PRABIR KUMAR, MAITRI, VINAY, JOSHI, G.J. Price: Rs. 495.00 ISBN: 978-81-203-4994-0 Pages: 480 Binding: Paper Back Buy Now at www.phindia.com DESCRIPTION Transportation planning plays a useful role as a lifeline for any society. It comprises applications of science and art, where a great deal of judgement coupled with its technical elements …
Indian cyber security violations similar to global trends: Minister
New Delhi: With the proliferation of Information Technology (IT), the trend in increasing cyber security violations in India is similar to that worldwide, Communications and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said here Friday. “The government has taken a slew of measures to tackle cyber security violations and cyber crimes in the country,” Prasad said in …
New Edition Fundamentals of Computers by Rajaraman
HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION By MEENA, K., SIVAKUMAR, R.
HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION, By MEENA, K. , SIVAKUMAR, R. Price: Rs. 350.00ISBN: 978-81-203-5050-2Pages: 292Binding: Paper BackBuy Now at www.phindia.com DESCRIPTION Human–Computer Interaction (HCI) is the current challenging issue of research and information technology. The areas of recent research like Usability Engineering, Cognitive Architectures, Spoken Dialogue System and Recommender Systems are covered in the book. Besides, the new dimensions of HCI, …
Upgrade education infrastructure, quality of teachers: Pranab Mukherjee
KOLKATA: President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday called upon educational institutes to upgrade infrastructure, improve quality of teachers and learning capacity of students. “I suggest that education infrastructure should be upgraded, improve the quality of teachers and learning capacity of students,” Mukherjee said delivering the convocation address at the University of Calcutta. He said to improve the quality …
Education pivotal in implementation of climate change adaptation measures
Washington: A new study has revealed that investing in empowerment through universal education should be an essential element in climate change adaptation efforts. According to a new study from the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), in many cases-particularly where the exact consequences of climate change are still unclear-educational expansion could be a better …
Experts ideate on inclusive education
Everyone know that there is a severe shortage of schools and education for childrenwith special needs. Focusing on the issue, Change Agents for School Education and Research (CASER), a broad platform working towards quality education, hosted educators, experts, doctors, teachers, researchers and NGOs working in the field of inclusive education, along with officials from the state department of …
Lok Sabha gives IIITs national importance status
The Lok Sabha Wednesday passed the Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIIT) Bill, 2014 which will declare some IT institutions to be of national importance and provide manpower of global standards. The bill seeks to provide the four existing IIITs an independent statutory status and proposes to declare them as institutes of national importance to enable …