Education News – Newsletter for December 3, 2010

Panjab University to host its pre-1970 alumni, including PM

CHANDIGARH – It’s an institution that has had the likes of a president, prime ministers, union cabinet ministers, Nobel laureates, governors, chief ministers, actors and other distinguished people on its rolls.

As Panjab University in Chandigarh gets down to hosting its biggest alumni meet in February next year – what it calls the “first …. Original article  : Panjab University to host its pre-1970 alumni, including PM.

All work and little play for Chinese kids

BEIJING – Yuang, the mother of an eight-year-old who studies in a public school in the Chinese capital, says, “My daughter hardly gets time to play. She goes for school at six in the morning and comes back by evening. After that she has to finish loads of homework.”

Parents in China have been expressing … Original article on : All work and little play for Chinese kids.

Supreme Court issues notices to government on Tata’s plea

NEW DELHI – The Supreme Court Thursday issued notices to the central government on a petition of Ratan Tata, chairman of the Tata Group of Companies, seeking a ban on publication of transcripts of corporate lobbyist Nira Radia’s phone intercepts related to the 2G spectrum scam.

Tata’s plea pressed for the enforcement of his right …. Read the original article  : Supreme Court issues notices to government on Tata’s plea.

BPO firms unaware of liabilities due to data breaches

NEW DELHI – Employees of more than three-fourths of the business process outsourcing (BPO) firms lack awareness on liabilities arising out of data breaches, according to a survey released Thursday by global advisory firm KPMG.

“The industry treats data security more as a hygiene factor, rather than a point of differentiation to gain competitive advantage,” … Original article on : BPO firms unaware of liabilities due to data breaches.

Kerala school project gets global recognition

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM – Kerala’s IT@School project has received an ‘Honorable Mention’ in the prestigious Stockholm Challenge Awards 2010, an official said Thursday.

The Stockholm Challenge Award, instituted in 1994 at Stockholm in Sweden, is considered to be the biggest recognition in information and communications technology (ICT) initiatives worldwide.
IT@School is the technology arm of the general …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Kerala school project gets global recognition.

Kerala to set up centres for disabled children

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM – Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan will inaugurate activity centres for autistic and visually impaired children here Friday, an official said.

Kerala State IT Mission (KSITM) director Ishita Roy said Thursday that the activity lab for the autistic children and an audio library for the visually impaired would be inaugurated on the occasion of …. Original source  : Kerala to set up centres for disabled children.