New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday said his "greatest ambition" was to see a fully-educated and knowledge-empowered India and thanked the nation for making it possible to realise his p...

New Delhi: It's a revolution! Nearly two million students pursuing education in the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) across India and abroad will soon be able to choose their examina...

New Delhi: Public-private partnership can boost higher education in India and give chance to over 170 million students who are currently left out, the industry lobby Federation of Indian Chambers of C...

New Delhi: Over 170 million students eligible to pursue higher education in India are out of its ambit, according to a joint report by the industry lobby Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and ...

New Delhi: Shortage of research scholars will hinder India's progress as a knowledge economy, with the market economy devaluing the academic profession, National Knowledge Commission (NKC) chairma...

Thiruvananthapuram: The Government of Kerala is planning to upgrade the Rajiv Gandhi Academy for Aviation Technology (RGATT) to a national institute to cater to the growing need of professionals in th...

Bangalore: India on Friday became the fourth country in the world to land a man-made object on the lunar surface when its moon impact probe (MIP), with the tricolour painted on it, landed on the earth...

Thiruvananthapuram: Eminent education experts including Tariq Ali and S.K. Thorat will address a seminar to examine how far the present education system in India is relevant to the building of a truly...

New Delhi: On Children's Day on Friday, President Pratibha Patil played host to over 100 boisterous children aged two to 17 years at her residence here, stressing that girls needed to be educated ...

New Delhi: If your eyes feel blurry and your vision is clouded, don't just dismiss it as fading eyesight. It could be an indication of diabetes and could even lead to loss of vision if left untrea...