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
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4) Taking science on faith : laws of physics like religion are never questioned
-Paul
Davies / Times of
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
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
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 /
13) Found a new, giant, young planet
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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
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The utilitarian view of universities takes away from their role of creativity : Alison Richard, vice-chancellor of the
-Mark Tully / Hindu – 04/01/08
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To attract more foreign students,
-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 /
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 /