NEW DELHI: Months after a review by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) found that the human resource development (HRD) ministry was lagging behind on several deliverables, a review of the ministry by Niti Aayog has found that not much has changed, especially in the department of school education. The Aayog ... Read More »
Among the dismal track records for statewide online higher education initiatives, California’s is unquestionably the worst. It started in 1997 when California Virtual University was established by UC, CSU, the California Community College system, and independent colleges as a clearinghouse for existing online course offerings. Following a lack of funding, ... Read More »
Debt laden Reliance Communications Ltd (RCom) of the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group has signed a non-binding term sheet for the sale of 51 per cent stake in its telecom tower business to Canada-based Brookfield Infrastructure Group, for an upfront cash payment of Rs 11,000 crore. Under the term sheet, ... Read More »
Within days of India signing the Paris Climate Treaty, Finance Minister Arun Jaitleyon Friday said tax on environment unfriendly products will be ‘distinct’ from others in the forthcoming GST regime so as to boost funds for climate financing. “The indirect tax regime that we are planning, the rate of taxation ... Read More »
IT blue CHIP Infosys has reported a 6.12 per cent rise in consolidated net profit at Rs 3,606 crore for the quarter ended September 2016 against Rs 3,398 crore in the same period of last year. However, the company slashed the revenue outlook for the fiscal year ending March 2017 ... Read More »
Sounding exuberant, veteran banker and New Development Bank (NDB) President K V Kamath has said everything is going right for India at present and the third largest Asian economy will witness a “sudden uptick” in fortunes soon. “Everything is going right… the government should keep the accelerator fixed firmly to ... Read More »
Design that makes Kristine Five Melvær create emotional bonds between object and user. By searching for the sensual essence of phenomenas, she translates these qualities into sensuous objects with a scandinavian simplicity. Bloom is a series of three table lamps inspired by forms from the nature. Like big drops, the ... Read More »
The project of Jo Cowen Architects for this old historical building located in Central London represents a series of former Victorian bakery buildings converted into 12 high-end dwellings that combine artistically contemporary design ideas with the thoughtful celebration of the building’s historical legacy. Incorporating the original glazed brick walls, textures ... Read More »
For a hard core gamer who wants to game on the go, there are gaming notebooks in the market that will help him/her fill the gap trying to get the best of both worlds- portability and performance. However, on a laptop, everything is cramped up to make the device as ... Read More »
Domestic technology firm Intex Technologies has announced the dynamic LED 2111-FHD. The device, which comes with a 53-cm ADS panel and a native resolution of 1920 X 1080, provides crisp and clear viewing angles, noise reduction along with a dynamic contrast ratio at a price of just Rs 9,990. According ... Read More »
– Researchers at the University of Washington have created a new approach for monitoring and imaging brain activity in individual fetuses. The new method cuts down on image distortion as a result of movement, a common problem in functional MRI, or fMRI, imaging. By correcting the issue, scientists say they ... Read More »
