Scottish varsity ties up with Pune college

LONDON – The Glasgow Caledonian University of Scotland and India’s Fergusson College, Pune, have agreed to develop joint curriculum for postgraduate students of various courses in life science.

The agreement is aimed at developing postgraduate and short-term programmes in Biology and Biomedical science at Fergusson College.
“Through our agreement we hope that students will gain a …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

China’s Shaolin temple in world heritage list

BEIJING – The Shaolin temple, China’s ancient Buddhist monastery and the home of martial art kung fu, has now become a UNESCO world heritage site.

Nestled in Mount Songshan of Central China’s Henan province, the monument of Zen Buddhism was added to the World Heritage List during a meeting of UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee in Brasilia, … Read more »».

‘Way cleared for AMU centres in other states’

ALIGARH – Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) Vice Chancellor P.K. Abdul Aziz Sunday said that the varsity’s court has cleared the way for establishing its centres in other states.

The university plans to establish one centre each at Malappuram in Kerala and Murshidabad in West Bengal.
Addressing a media conference, Aziz said the university court in … Original article on : ‘Way cleared for AMU centres in other states’.

Kerala plans 140 specialized computer schools

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM – Under its IT@School project for computer literacy among schoolchildren, Kerala will develop one model school — with five classrooms equipped with modern tools — in all its 140 assembly constituencies, an official said Sunday.

“As part of the model information and communications technology (ICT) school programme, five classrooms in the selected schools would be …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Kerala plans 140 specialized computer schools.

Australian kids are taught humans, dinosaurs coexisted

MELBOURNE – Primary school students in Australia are being taught that humans and dinosaurs lived together and that there is fossil evidence to prove this, even as experts term the lessons a creation of Christian fundamentalists.

Critics are calling for the religious instruction programme to be scrapped after claims emerged that lay Christians are feeding children …. Read the original article  : Australian kids are taught humans, dinosaurs coexisted.