Should NCERT books mean endless cramming?

NEW DELHI – ” ‘Ratta’, ‘ratta’, cram, cram… that is what our examinations are about,” is the frustrated echo of many youngserters taking their school leaving Class 12 examinations this year, as they flip anxiously through dry tomes on science, commerce and arts subjects trying to memorise endless passages and formulas.

While the National Council of … Read more : Should NCERT books mean endless cramming?.

Indian publishing firm wins textbook contract in Ethiopia

ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopia’s ministry of education has awarded Indian media house Laxmi Publications a contract to print and distribute textbooks and teacher training guides.

The ministry had issued a tender for the publication of civics and ethical education textbooks and guides for high school students, which attracted nine international and local companies.
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67,000 awarded degrees at Delhi University

NEW DELHI – Delhi University, one of the largest varsities in the country, Saturday awarded degrees to 67,000 students, including a record 485 for completing their PhD.

“The total number of degrees awarded for the year 2009 were 67000. A record 485 Ph.D degrees were awarded in 71 subjects,” varsity proctor Gurpreet Singh Tuteja said.
Of …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

X-37 Details

San Francisco (GaeaTimes.com) X-37 is a brand new mini robotic space shuttle that will be launched the next month. The spaceplane is named Boeing X-37 B Orbital Test Vehicle. The size of the space shuttle is about one fourth of the size of a standard space shuttle. It was initially intended to carry …. Read the original article  : X-37 Details.