Colombo: Want an international degree in Environmental Sciences? Good News! The NSBM Green University, South Asia’s first green university was declared open by Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe (October 26). The NSBM Green University, equipped with modern facilities has been built as a university town at a 26 acre land […]
There are several government schools in Patna, Bihar’s capital but, several state run schools are in a sorry state. The schools may serve the ‘letter’ of the Right to Education Act, but fail in its spirit. The children need the basic facilities for their growth and development. For example, the Boys Middle School in Karbigahiya is […]
Forty One students donated blood while 45 more have been shortlisted for the same at a blood donation camp held at St. Xavier’s Colleges (Patna, Bihar) on Thursday. The Camp was organized under the aegis of Kurji Holy Family Hospital as part of college’s effort to contribute to the welfare of the society. Blood donation […]
Bombay, (Mumbai) is shutting down its night schools! These night schools have helped countless working class people gain education over the years. The first move was this: the State government fired 250 night school teachers. Close to 4,500 students and teachers of night schools held a protest march against the state government’s decision to shut […]
Patna: Ruby Rai the so-called ‘topper’ who has brought shame to the real hardworking and sincere students of Bihar, has spent 18 days in a remand home for minors. She was taken to the juvenile justice board office at Gaighat in Patna City for a hearing on her bail petition. The hearing began before a […]
The Jesuits have seen the training of religious and lay people as core to their mission for more than 400 years. The order’s form of education is based on the experience and life of the Spanish founder of the order, Ignatius Loyola. A lay Catholic, he developed the “Spiritual Exercises,” a devotional guide to a more […]
A fortnight ago the final results of IIT Advanced were announced. It is a prestigious pan India examination, in which, not just students but parents and the education industry at large invest time, diligence, disciplined focus and money. Phew, what a slew! How has IIT garnered this fame? Despite its hype and appeal to dedicated […]
Patna: The falling standards of education Bihar and the infamous ‘Bachcha Rai’ topper scam were topics that overshadowed what was supposed to be a celebration, as Patna’s AN College celebrated its Diamond Jubilee on Saturday. The occasion coincided with the 129th birth anniversary of Bihari intellectual and freedom fighter Anugrah Narayan Sinha after whom the […]
PHEDIKHOLA, NEPAL – In the village of Pedikhola, Durga Kami , now 68, is finally completing his secondary education. Every school day, puts on his school uniform and, with the aid of his walking stick, walks for over an hour to reach the school for another day of learning. Grandfather Kami had always dreamed of […]
Are people from small towns in places like Bihar, sending their kids to ‘suicide city? Puzzled? Read on The town of Kota in northern Rajasthan state is ‘famous’ its numerous study centre that coach students prepare for India’s extremely competitive admission exams for medical and engineering colleges. But Kota produces high stress levels and has […]
Earlier, parents, acquaintances, and even the environment were the chief educators of children. The learners acquired the knowledge, ideas and beliefs of their own culture and tradition. Most importantly, they learnt values and that was education for them. The children of those days grew up to be responsible citizens. Nowadays, the concept of education has […]
Can you imagine the Indian National Movement without a reference to Jawaharlal Nehru? The new Social Science textbook for Class VIII in schools of Rajasthan has erased Nehru from the pages of history. It does not mention who India’s first Prime Minister was. Uploaded on the website of publisher Rajasthan Rajya Pathyapustak Mandal — http://www.rstbraj.in […]
