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Centre wants to merge three school education schemes – but experts say it is not a good idea

On Tuesday, the Ministry of Human Resources Development hosted a national workshop for states on the merger of the three major Central schemes supporting education – the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan for elementary school (Classes 1 to 8), the Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan for secondary school (Classes 9 and 10) and the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Restructuring and Reorganisation of Teacher ... Read More »

WhatsApp Gets Legal Notice, Facebook’s Aadhaar Requirement, Idea Rs. 309 Plan

HIGHLIGHTS WhatsApp served legal notice over middle finger emoji in India Facebook asks some users to sign up with ‘name as per Aadhaar’ Idea Rs. 309 plan now offers 1.5GB data per day, up from 1GB daily WhatsApp has been served a legal notice by a New Delhi-based lawyer, asking the company to remove the middle finger emoji from its platform. ... Read More »

Why Hiring Non-Academics to Teach Entrepreneurship is a Bad Idea

These days, hiring non-academic instructors to teach entrepreneurship in graduate and undergraduate programs is a common strategy of university deans. When research faculty fail to get tenure or retire, they are often replaced with people who don’t, and can’t, do research. This is a big strategic mistake. It contradicts much of what we know about how people learn, leads to ... Read More »

Idea Announces Slash in Mobile Data Rates Across All Circles

HIGHLIGHTS The new data packs will be available from Friday Data benefits are up to 45 percent, Idea said Revised rates are for 2G, 3G, and 4G data packs Idea Cellular said on Friday it has slashed mobile Internet rates to offer more value to customers on their 4G, 3G and 2G data packs. The revised data packs are available ... Read More »

Idea, Airtel Shares Slump Amid Allegations Of Rs 45,000 Crore Telecom Scam

Shares of mobile operators fell sharply on Friday, following the Congress party’s allegation about a staggering Rs 45,000-crore telecom scam. Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala on Thursday alleged that the government is “surreptitiously taking steps to protect the interests of six leading telecom companies by helping them avoid the payment of charges rightfully owed to the government.” The telecom companies named ... Read More »

Sensex Ends Flat, HCL Tech, idea mobile hunch Over 6%

The BSE Sensex and the 50-percentage Nifty ended flat after a selection sure consultation on Friday as losses in IT stocks have been offset by means of profits in banking and steel stocks. Sensex closed three.52 points better at 25,606.62, at the same time as the 50-proportion Nifty ended 2.fifty five points higher at 7,849.eighty. amongst man or woman stocks, ... Read More »