It is a call to respect the inalienable right of all to learn their languages and through their languages 

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V. VASANTHI DEVI
“Multilingual education is human rights education,” is […]

K. Balchand
NEW DELHI: The UPA government has a mission at hand in enforcing the proposed law and providing education to every child below the age of 14. It has been, however, missing deadlines in even ensuring safe drinking water and sanitary toilets in schools in rural areas.
While the latest deadline to provide safe drinking […]

As the curtain comes down on the engineering admission process this week, colleges may well see a higher number of unfilled seats than last year. 

Mechanical and Civil Engineering saw a rise in preference, pushing IT to the bottom in the popularity chart. Photo: R. Ragu
PRISCILLA JEBARAJ
Engineering admissions through the government’s single window counselling […]

The Indian IT industry has grown from $ 4 billion in revenues in 1998 to a $52 billion giant today, employing over 2 million people  

According to a NASSCOM survey, Indian IT sector will employ more than 2.2 million Indians by 2010 even during the economic slump. — Photo: R. Shivaji Rao
DR. K.V.SAMBASIVARAO
Computer Engineering and […]

Staff Reporter
NEW DELHI: Offering a glimpse into some of the ongoing developments in different branches of engineering and technology, Indian Space Research Organisation chairman G. Madhavan Nair on Sunday exhorted the graduating students of Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, to contribute to the innovative use of science.
Dr. Nair was the chief guest at the […]

Though the course of Multiple Sclerosis cannot be accurately predicted, early treatment has substantial benefits for the patient.

No permanent cure: Often patients with MS lose control over their limbs.
MEENAKSHI BHUJWALA
Group Captain Prabal Malaker (Retd.) is a 53-year-old retired officer of the Indian Air Force. Prabal was commissioned as a fighter pilot in 1977.
As a qualified […]

With the Right to Education Bill being passed by the Parliament, education now becomes a fundamental right. But what about the needs of those who have dropped out of the school system?

Explore other avenues: Create opportunities for personal growth.Photo: B. Velankanni Raj
VIMALA RAMACHANDRAN
Starting with our Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, everyone in the government and […]

Parul Sharma
NEW DELHI: In a first, the Indian Institute of Technology at Delhi has started an international outreach programme with students in Ethiopia.
As an initiative in distance education, IIT-Delhi faculty members have been teaching post-graduate courses to students at Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia.
“The project began on the request of the Ambassador of Ethiopia […]

Thirty nine of the 44 patients who had already undergone the mandatory 6-month follow-up did not require amputation 

Last option: Despite the success of the current trial, stem cell treatment should be the last option . — Photo: Special Arrangement
R. PRASAD
The results of a clinical trial to save volunteers’ leg from amputation by […]

MASEEH RAHMAN
India has decided to push ahead with an ambitious plan to generate clean electricity through the power of the sun - and, after a meeting chaired by the Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, it wants rich nations to pay the bill.
Although the country has virtually no solar power today, the plan is to generate […]