Newspaper Clippings:~

 

1)      Saving environment, the traditional way

-Prashant Rangnekar / Indian Express – 18/12/07

 

2)      Public education is indispensable, says Nobel laureate Amartya Sen : “Deficiencies in basic education cannot be met by the expansion of private schools, which have not been able to play that role anywhere else”

-Hindu – 20/12/07

 

3)      Active glacier found on Mars : the finding is significant as the glacier is a prime location for robots to search for microbial life

-Hindustan Times – 21/12/07

 

4)      Taking science on faith : laws of physics like religion are never questioned

-Paul Davies / Times of India – 21/12/07

 

5)      Mars closest to Earth in 9 years

-Arjun Jassal / Indian Express – 21/12/07

 

6)      On-line learning tools revisited : skype besides being a telephony tool is used for distance teaching

-Hindu – 24/12/07

 

7)      Stem cell breakthrough not a fluke

-Maggie Fox / DNA – 25/12/07

 

8)      We need to equip students with multiple skill-sets

-Times of India – 26/12/07

 

9)      Astronomers keeping a watch on Mars asteroid crash : the event takes place on the ‘Red Planet’ every 1000 years

-Saurav Kumar / Indian Express – 26/12/07

 

10)  Bright lights blind Mumbai’s astronomers: development and light pollution are forcing astronomers to find stargazing spots farther away

-Mahafreed Irani / DNA – 26/12/07

 

11)  Catch them young : for a better society, schools must inculate values

-Arun Malra / Times of India – 28/12/07

 

12)  Trees gasp as the world gets warmer: the ability of forests to lock up heat : the ability of forests to lock up heat-trapping emissions is weakening. So warming may accelerate

-James Randerson / Hindustan Times – 04/01/08

 

13)  Found a new, giant, young planet

-Hindustan Times – 04/01/08

 

14)  Regional language schools could teach Maths in English: education dept sends circular on optional scheme for std I to IV; designed to keep up with demand for English-medium schools

-Upneet Pansare / Indian Express – 04/01/08

 

15)  The utilitarian view of universities takes away from their role of creativity : Alison Richard, vice-chancellor of the University of Cambridge, is on a two-week visit to India to “strengthen Cambridge’s partnerships with Indian Universities.”

-Mark Tully / Hindu – 04/01/08

 

16)  To attract more foreign students, Maharashtra’s 19 varsities to form consortium

-Mihika Basu / Indian Express – 05/01/08

 

17)  Online learning to get easier for visually impaired : new free software plug-in to help translate material from internet

-Pallavi Polanki / Hindustan Times – 05/01/08

 

18)  The noblest calling : the best teacher furthers the life chances of his students without necessarily doing anything beneficial to his own

-Ramachandra Guha / Hindu – 06/01/08

 

19)  One size cant fit all : the UGC proposal to standardize curriculum will destroy creativity

-Pratap Bhanu Mehta / Indian Express – 07/01/08

 

20)  Silent revolution : former DuPont Honcho is a leading a movement in interiors of Uttar Pradesh to turn rural girls into women of substance

-Raju Narisetti / Hindustan Times – 08/01/08