Education Minister Naftali Bennett has managed to set two main goals for the education system since entering the ministry. Last year, it was strengthening the study of mathematics, but now the emphasis has shifted to bolstering the study of Judaism. “Studying Judaism and excelling in it is more important to ... Read More »
NEW DELHI: Petroleumproducts, including crude and some intermediate products, could be taxed under the proposed goods and services tax (GST), a move that will reduce the imperfections in the new levy and also narrow the inflationary impact of the tax. A proposal favouring imposition of a modest tax on these ... Read More »
MUMBAI: Continuing its downward trend, the benchmark BSE Sensex fell over 30 points in early trade on Wednesday as investors indulged in cutting down their bets on disappointing macroeconomic data and weak trend in Asian markets. The 30-share barometer declined by 30.22 points or 0.10 per cent to 28,323.32 with ... Read More »
The new vice-president of a major international business school accreditation organisation has warned that Brexit could cause “irreparable” damage to UK business education and that there needs to be an “awful lot” of discussion to ensure it is avoided. Rebecca Taylor, who became vice-president (academic) of the European Foundation for ... Read More »
NEW DELHI: In the biggest consolidation deal in India’s telecom sector, Reliance Communications and Aircel on Wednesday announced the merger of their wireless operations to create a combined entity with assets worth Rs 65,000 crore. RCom and Maxis Communications Berhad (MCB) hold 50% each in the merged entity with equal ... Read More »
Every year, India dreams of its higher educational institutions rising up to world standards in terms of ranking, number of peer-reviewed publications, and awards for research. It dreams of this despite reports that almost three-fourths of the graduates emerging from these colleges and universities are adding little value to research ... Read More »
MUMBAI: The rupee staged a modest comeback after a three-straight day fall against the US dollar to end 3 paise higher at 66.89 on easing fears of an imminent US Fed rate hike amid softer overseas sentiment. Fresh dollar selling by banks and exporters largely helped the home currency to ... Read More »
When the Asian love towards sophisticated minimalism entwines with contemporary ingenuity and elegant functionality, the result is unique and quite intriguing. Is it possible to have a charming home that is so small – only 37 square meters, but still possesses all the features for comfortable urban lifestyle? The architects ... Read More »
Mole Design is a Taiwanese design studio whose last project is an apartment located in Taichung, Taiwan. Being a modern and luxury renovation, the designers uses the original material: natural stone, marble, wood, leather, and metal. [Source:-Interior Zine] Read More »
As Tesla founder Elon Musk promises to change the world, starting with giant battery factory in the Nevada desert, investors from Toronto to Tokyo are quietly developing the next-generation technologies that may actually get him there. Batteries, especially the lithium-ion variety used in mobile phones and electric cars, are likely to dominate ... Read More »
Former K-12 teacher Tim Green, Cal State Fullerton professor of elementary and bilingual education and an educational technology expert, is passionate about working with schools and districts on technology initiatives to keep young students safe online. Green, who has taught at CSUF since 1999, focuses his research on the integration ... Read More »
On September 8, 1966, NBC aired the first episode of a new TV series about a starship on a five year mission of space exploration. Today, Star Trek turns 50. The first episode told of an endangered shape-shifting, salt-sucking alien posing as a human woman to lure prey to its ... Read More »
