Twitter launches new feature Moments
The beloved social microblogging site, Twitter has unveiled a new feature; Moments. This special new feature displays a pictorial slideshow of trending tweets. A...
Proposal to raise IIT fees has been put on hold
Ahead of the Bihar assembly sections, a proposal to raise fees for IIT courses has been shelved. The silver lining to this proposal, however,...
Tomas Lindahl, Paul Modrich and Aziz Sancar receive the Nobel Prize for Chemistry
The three scientists, from Sweden, the US and Turkey respectively, received an equal share of the prestigious 8m Swedish kronor (£631,000) award for “mechanistic...
Chandrika and Ranjan Tandon gift $100 million to NYU School of Engineering
The Tandons’ donation is believed to be the largest philanthropic gift by a member of the Indian-American community.
The gift is intended to build on...
Debate team from Harvard loses while competing with New York prison inmates
After being crowned as world champions in 2014, the Harvard debate team lost a friendly competition with the inmates of New York prison, who...
Education New – October 2015
JUNIOR RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP AT IIT KHARAGPUR IN INDIA, 2015
* MHRD, Govt. of India is offering Junior Research Fellowship at IIT Kharagpur open for M. Arch/M.Des/M.Tech (Civil)/M.Planning degree holders with good...
Education News – September 2015
INLAKS FINE ARTS AWARDS FOR YOUNG ARTISTS IN
* Inlaks Fine Arts Awards invites applications from young artists in their formative years to develop their creative talent.
* The Award...
Our take on Government’s recently imposed Porn Ban
Government that once was so deliberate in its actions, seem to have now lost its game plan. With controversies and high profile scams tainting...
Education News – August 2015
20 INDIAN AMERICANS AMONG GMS PROGRAM RECIPIENTS
* United Negro College Fund, during its f lagship scholarship program The Gates Millennium Scholars (GMS) program, recently announced that over 20...
Indian Students Receive Prestigious Presidential Scholarship to Top U.S. University
Florida International University (FIU) is celebrating its 50th anniversary and to mark the occasion, the institution has continued its commitment to providing high achieving...
