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Despite economic constraints India has boosted budgetary allocation for the science sectors. [NEW DELHI] India has hiked funds for its ministry of science and technology by 20 per cent in its 2013-14 annual budget, with major initiatives in the agriculture sector and support for grassroots innovations.(...) - SciDev.Net, by T. V. Padma, 1 mars 2013
Lack of quality teaching, absence of industry collaborations, a slowing economic growth rate and excess supply have forced the closure of hundreds of management and engineering institutions in India over the past few years, an industry study has revealed. (...) - University World New, by Alya Mishra, 23 February 2013 Issue No:260
India’s University Grants Commission (UGC) has done away with a mandatory requirement for universities to select and promote academics based solely on a performance index that includes scores for research publications and attracting research grants. The decision will affect more than a million university and college lecturers.(...) - University World News, by Alya Mishra, 02 February 2013 Issue No:257
With its promise of generating employment and addressing major national challenges of energy and food security, the environment, nutrition and affordable healthcare, scientific innovation will be the focus of the new science, technology and innovation (STI) policy announced by Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh last week.(...) - University World News, by Alya Mishra, 06 January 2013, Issue No:253
The past decade has seen Canada’s intake of international students increase by 75%. Perhaps even more impressively, the number of students from India – one of the world’s largest sources of international students – has jumped 220% since 2008. All of these ‘good news’ items appeared in A World of Learning: Canada’s performance and potential in international education 2012, released by the Canadian Bureau for International Education (CBIE) on 5 November, in conjunction with its 46th annual conference.(...) - University World News, by Patrick McDonagh, 08 November 2012, Issue No:247
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Emerging economies such as the BRICs – Brazil, Russia, India and China – and South Korea have been catching up with the West and Japan in research and development spending for some years, and their research ‘portfolios’ are showing significant areas of world-class excellence, according to a new report by Thomson Reuters. (...) - University World News, by Yojana Sharma, 27 February 2013, Issue No:261
The higher education sector is facing shortage of capable leaders, says a survey on ‘The Leadership Challenges Faced by the Indian Higher Education System’. According to 92 per cent of respondents, this trend is expected to continue till 2020. (...) - Deccan Herald, Feb 14, 2013
India's policy of concentrating scientific research in specialised institutes has deprived the university system of top talent and funding. (...) - - SciDev.Net, by Archita Bhatta, 8 janvier 2013
KOLKATA, INDIA—The Indian government today adopted a new science, technology, and innovation policy that calls for doubling the investment in science in the next 5 years and establishing India among the top five nations in output of scientific publications by the end of the decade. The initiative differs from a similar announcement a decade ago in that it emphasizes innovation but does not specify bold new actions.(...) - ScienceInsider, by Pallava Bagla on 3 January 2013
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