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March 11, 2016 Amrita University’s incubation centre to invest $120,000 in four start-ups
According to the Amrita University’s incubation centre, it has so far mentored 181 start-up ideas, built 31 products, filed for five patents and trained 6,700 students, and incurred zero loss from its investments. Chennai: Four start-ups have won seed funding worth a total of $120,000 (Rs.80 lakh) from Amrita Technology Business Incubator (TBI), supported by […]
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March 11, 2016 UGC asks varsities to set up students counseling system
The UGC letter said that the counseling system should bridge formal as well as communicative gaps between the students and the institution at large. New Delhi: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has written to all universities to put in place a “students counseling system” for redressal of problems and challenges faced by students in the […]
ALL DEALS March 11, 2016 CBSE to provide counselling to students from February
For the seventh year, CBSE has arranged counselling for differently-abled children to take care of the needs and anxiety of special children, the statement added. New Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will provide online counselling and through telephone and newspapers from next month to students appearing for boards examination to help them […]
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March 11, 2016 Ashoka University looks to raise Rs750 crore
The university started operations from its permanent campus and aims to have 2,000 students and 150 faculty members by 2020. New Delhi: Ashoka University, India’s first liberal arts university, is looking to raise a total of Rs.750 crore from businessmen, non-resident Indians and corporate social responsibility (CSR) funds of companies, in one of the biggest […]
ALL DEALS March 11, 2016 Reveal answer books, interview marks: Supreme Court to PSCs
The apex court, however, rejected a Kerala high court order for the disclosure of the names of examiners and interviewers by public service commissions if asked to. Photo: Mint New Delhi: Backing demands for transparency and accountability in the selection of bureaucrats, the Supreme Court on Thursday ordered two public service commissions—in Kerala and Uttar […]
ALL DEALS March 11, 2016 Kendriya Vidyalayas directed to hoist national flag daily
The principals may be directed to position the flag post at prominent places preferably in the morning assembly area so that all the students are able to salute the tricolour every day. Photo: AFP New Delhi: Days after Vice Chancellors of central universities resolved to hoist the national flag prominently on their campuses, the government-run […]
ALL DEALS March 11, 2016 Start-up studies: Learning to be an entrepreneur
IIM-B is ready to make entrepreneurship education part of its flagship PG programme from the coming academic year. Photo: Hemant Mishra/Mint Two years into her job in a leading information technology (IT) company, Varsha Ramachandran, 27, got bored and decided to quit for a creative career—a start-up that would help organizations and companies “redefine green […]
ALL DEALS March 11, 2016 Internet scams cause major financial harm to Indians, study finds
Half the Indian users surveyed felt the responsibility to protect people from frauds lies with the government and 60% feel the responsibility lies with the website. New Delhi: Indian Internet users have suffered among the highest financial losses because of Internet scams, a survey by Norway-based telecom operator Telenor ASA found. “For those surveyed who […]
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March 11, 2016 India’s Mobile Phone Production Rises to 110 Million in 2015-16: Prasad
Mobile phone production in the country has more than doubled to 110 million in 2015-16 on the back of duty rationalisation announced in the previous Budget, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said Tuesday. The minister said 16 new mobile manufacturing units have been set up during the financial year. “In 2014-15, the mobile units manufactured […]
ALL DEALS March 11, 2016 France Clears Bill That Could Force Apple to Unlock Terror Data
French lawmakers backed a plan to impose penalties including jail time on technology executives who deny access to encrypted data during a terrorist investigation, giving security services and prosecutors the power to force companies such as Apple to cooperate. An amendment providing the new power was submitted by the opposition Republicans and, while the government […]
ALL DEALS March 11, 2016 China’s ZTE Says Suppliers Need to Apply for US Export Licence
Chinese telecommunications equipment maker ZTE Corp said on Wednesday its suppliers must seek licences to provide materials, in line with newly imposed US restrictions on the company. The news, confirming a Reuters report on Tuesday, comes a day after the US Commerce Department slapped export restrictions on ZTE for alleged Iran sanctions violations, a move […]
ALL DEALS March 11, 2016 Chinese Couple Reportedly Sells Infant Daughter to Buy iPhone
In a shocking incident, a Chinese couple allegedly sold their new born 18-day-old baby daughter for $3,530 to buy an iPhone. A Duan, father of the child, from Fujian Province in country’s southeast found a buyer for his 18-day-old child on the social media site QQ, who paid $3,530 (CNY 23,000 or roughly Rs. 2,38,000) […]
