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Job-creators too in Indo-US agenda

siteadmin — Tue, 08 May 2012 11:36:54 +0000

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India and US will work together to nurture young minds to become job creators rather than mere job seekers. The visiting US Secretary Hillary Clinton today discussed the issue with the Indian Government in her visit in New Delhi.

The issue came out during the meeting with Minister of Science and Technology & Earth Sciences Vilasrao Deshmukh when the issue of Stanford-India Biodesign Programme came up. The programme is supported by Department of Biotechnology and Indo-US S& T Forum involving Stanford University, AIIMS and IIT-Delhi.

“…, about 25 high quality minds have been trained to identify major health care needs and develop cost effective solutions. I am convinced that this program will provide deployable health care solutions covering a wide socio-economic spectrum. I believe that we should try to replicate and establish several such innovative programs that will not only provide affordable health care solutions to our people but also nurture young minds to become job creators and not job seekers”, said Vilasrao Deshmukh in his speech on India US: Partnering for Innovative Solutions, in New Delhi

The visiting US Secretary of State also discussed many issues including visa for Indian Students, work permit apart from 26/11, Indo-Pak relations, Nuclear Co-operation, terrorism, investment in W. Bengal during her meeting with various leaders of the country.

It is notable that Hillary Clinton called on UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Minister of External Affairs S M Krishna and W. Bengal’s Chief Minister Mamta Banerjee during her three day visit.

India & UK to work for networking of Gen-X researchers

siteadmin — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 05:58:51 +0000

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India and UK will work together for networking of young researchers, equality issues in science, innovation collaboration and other fields. Both the countries will also work to explore new areas through interaction with SME, virtual network centres and other mutually beneficial areas.
Both the countries have also agreed to explore opportunities to work together on innovation metrics, cybersecurity, supercomputing, biological information research resources and knowledge sharing; electronic systems engineering design, applied mathematics, fluid dynamics in applied mathematics and earth sciences, particle physics, monsoon modelling and quality of engineering education.
These decisions have been taken in the 3rd meeting of the Indo-UK Science and Innovation Council, took place in London on 18 April 2012. Vilasrao Deshmukh, Minister for Science and Technology and Earth Sciences, led the Indian delegation and David Willetts, Minister for Universities and Science led the British delegation in the meeting.
Sustainable energy including nuclear, food production and food security, water supply and security, health and disease, advanced manufacturing, innovation including social impact and intellectual property, research and science policy are some of the core areas they have identified to work together.
Both the delegations have also identified key collaborations between DST and EPSRC in Applied Maths, DST /and EPSRC in Smart Grids, BBSRC and DBT in Sustainable Crop Production Research for International Development (SCPRID) including, bioenergy, livestock health and crop science, DST and the Royal Society – networking schemes: India – UK scientific seminars, continued joint work to develop an intellectual property management guide to facilitate timely consideration of IP management issues in research collaborations.
The UK Technology Strategy Board (TSB), working with UK Trade & Investment will also expand its successful Entrepreneurs missions with the first mission to India – Bangalore , in the area of web technologies. The UK TSB will also explore an international version of the Knowledge Transfer Partnership schemes with India and find out links with the Technology Development Board India.

Schemes for science and technology yield results: PM

siteadmin — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 10:55:23 +0000

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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said that the schemes, started to woo the talent in the field of science has started yielding results. Inaugurating the 99th Indian Science Congress the Prime Minister said that schemes for the students and faculties in the science and technology like INSPIRE and others are now encouraging young talent to work in the field of science. He said that 30 more universities had been added last year as the centre of excellence in research. University of Rajsathan is leading in it.
The Prime Minister also mentioned that India had improved its position in terms of publication of research papers in the field of science and technology and it had reached to 9th position in 2010 while it was at 15th place in 2003. Public investment in the field of scientific research and developments has been 20-25% during the 11th five year plan. Manmohan Singh also emphasized on the need of the better supply chain for the science sector.
A national capacity and capability mission for super computer was also announced by the Prime Minister on the occasion. He said the project will be started at Indian Institute of Science with an estimated cost of Rs. 5000/-crore.

DU releases IInd cut-off; Science, Commerce full in many colleges

siteadmin — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 18:26:51 +0000

By FNS

Delhi University has released second cut-off for admission. While there is sharp drop in the cut-off science subjects in non-campus colleges the campus colleges too have made two to three percent drop in average in the science subjects in campus colleges. But surprising fact is that several colleges have closed admission in the subjects like Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and even Botany honors courses. These include Miranda House, KiroriMal, Gargi, Ramjas, Hindu, Dayal Singh and others

As expected, several campus and non campus colleges have closed admission for general categories in B.Com (Hons.) and Economics (Hons.). SRCC, Hindu, Daulat Ram, Dyal Singh and many others have closed admission for general category in B.Com (Hons.)

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DU: 1st Cut-off

siteadmin — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 18:29:51 +0000

Delhi University has released its first cut-off. Click here for details

Interested candidates should contact respective college or DU directly for more detail regarding admission and other related informations. This information is just indicative and for information only. For any query or other details candidate should contact college.

Welcome to schools of Delhi University

siteadmin — Tue, 17 May 2011 05:41:57 +0000

By FNS
Welcome to ‘schools’ of Delhi University. As CISCE’s is going to announce its 10th and 12th results in next few hours the mission admission in undergraduate courses at various colleges of Delhi University will automatically take off. Though formal admission process will start on 15th June when the first cut-off will come out. But the colleges have converted into schools for 1st year students of science stream after the introduction of semester system.

At least students of science stream at various colleges have experienced so after the introduction of semester system. Not just students but parents of the students too are surprised with the change. Are the colleges’ activities limited to just studies and exams, they ask. Where is time or plan for holistic development for our children?

“It is better to convert Delhi University as a trust for schools so that our wards could take part in different activities during different periods rather than just study and pass the papers”, they fumes.

On the other hand about three thousand students studying in various science courses under the semester system have raise the issue of relevancy of semester system in DU through their signature campaign.
Mayank Chaudhary, a student of B.Sc (Programme) at St. Stephen’s says that all other co-curricular activities have almost ended due to the continuous pressure of exams and practical.

Students also raised questions on Monday while interacting with media that why new students should come to DU and study under such a huge pressure and no plan for holistic development when several professional courses are available outside the DU with better employment prospects. If government is planning something and university is implementing it is okay but it can not be done at the cost of student’s career.

Give us time to prepare for other exams too so that we could get better job in the market, says a student from Miranda House. We are not here just for degree, she says.

Think big, ahead of times: PM to top scientists

Mon, 03 Jan 2011 07:00:25 +0000

By FNS
The Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today told top scientists of the country to think ahead of the times and out of box.

In his address during the inauguration of 98th Indian Science Congress the Prime Minister said “The time has come for Indian science to once again think big; think out of the box; and think ahead of the times. The time has come for India to produce the Ramans and Ramanujans of the 21st Century.”

Terming the decade as the “Decade of Innovation” he said that there is no better way to do that than to salute the creativity and the genius of our scientists and engineers. He said that university is the vital link in the chain of science teaching and research and the base of educational system is not extended height of the pyramid of excellence can not be achieved.

He also urged the teaching community to strengthen both the teaching and research sides of university system.

But at the same time he said that universities should to be more hospitable to creativity and genius, and less captive to bureaucracy and procedure. They should be more open to talent and to the challenge of new ideas.