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India Among 17 Countries Facing "Extremely High" Water Stress: Report
India is among the 17 countries, which are a home to a quarter of the world's population, facing "extremely high" water stress, close to "Day Zero" conditions when the taps run dry, according to a report that was unveiled today.
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Expert Panel Recommends Increasing Number Of Institutions Of Eminence To 30
The IoE project for internationalisation of Indian campuses and creating world class universities was rolled out by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) in September 2017.
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1200 Graduates From IITs, NITs Selected To Teach At Engineering Colleges In Poor Districts
The Union Minister for Human Resource Development, informed that as part of TEQIP III more than 1200 Highly Qualified Graduates from Premier Institutions will be placed in Backward Areas to improve quality of Technical Education.
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UGC Receives 100 Applications For HRD's World-Class Tag
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has received 100 applications, maximum being from public institutions, including seven IITs, for the Human Resource Development Ministry's ambitious 20 world-class institutions project, according to an official data.
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Kalinga Institute Of Social Sciences Declared Deemed University
First Tribal University in the World Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS), a sister-concern of Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT), has been granted the deemed university status by the Ministry of Human Resource Development.
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India To Set Up 20 World Class Research Institutions: HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar
India will set up 20 world class institutions across the country to promote research and innovation, said Union Human Resources Development Minister Prakash Javadekar on Saturday.
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Why 2.5 Billion People Moving To Cities By 2050 Is A Big Reason To Worry
In fast-growing cities across the developing world more than 70 per cent of residents lack access to basic services like clean water, affordable transportation or decent housing, a research group said on Friday ahead of a UN conference on urbanization.
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Situation At Srinagar's NIT Normal, Says Education Ministry
The Human Resource Development ministry today said normalcy has been restored at National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar, which witnessed clashes between students over India's defeat in the semi final clash with West Indies in the ongoing World T20 Cup.
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'Chennai Floods an Eye Opener for City Planners': Experts
The severe flooding in Chennai caused by torrential rains is a result of climate change and should be an eye opener for city planners, experts here have warned.
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Global Carbon Pricing Off Menu at Paris Climate Talks
Climate experts say the need to agree on a global carbon price to cut pollution and aid clean technologies is a no-brainer, and yet the topic will have no place at the upcoming Paris climate talks.
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Vladimir Putin to Attend Paris Climate Summit: French Foreign Minister
Russian President Vladimir Putin will attend the November 30 opening of a UN summit in Paris tasked with producing a climate rescue pact, France's top diplomat said today.
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Renewable Energy Supply to Double in Major Economies By 2030
Renewable energy supply in eight major economies will collectively more than double by 2030 due to new national climate and energy plans, according to a study by the think tank World Resources Institute (WRI).
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Carbon From Indonesia Fires Exceeds US Emissions: Green Groups
Fires raging across huge areas of Indonesia are spewing more greenhouse gases into the atmosphere every day than the US economy, according to estimates from global environment watchdogs.
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Barack Obama Nominates IIT Alumnus to Key Post
US President Barack Obama has nominated an IIT alumni to his advisory commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs).
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RK Pachauri, Accused of Sexual Harassment, Not to be Arrested Till March 27: Delhi Court
Rajendra K Pachauri, one of the world's top climate change officials, was today granted relief by a Delhi court, which protected him from arrest till March 27. But the court has also banned him from his Delhi-based think tank The Energy Resources Institute (TERI) and said he cannot leave the country without permission.
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India Among 17 Countries Facing "Extremely High" Water Stress: Report
India is among the 17 countries, which are a home to a quarter of the world's population, facing "extremely high" water stress, close to "Day Zero" conditions when the taps run dry, according to a report that was unveiled today.
-
Expert Panel Recommends Increasing Number Of Institutions Of Eminence To 30
The IoE project for internationalisation of Indian campuses and creating world class universities was rolled out by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) in September 2017.
-
1200 Graduates From IITs, NITs Selected To Teach At Engineering Colleges In Poor Districts
The Union Minister for Human Resource Development, informed that as part of TEQIP III more than 1200 Highly Qualified Graduates from Premier Institutions will be placed in Backward Areas to improve quality of Technical Education.
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UGC Receives 100 Applications For HRD's World-Class Tag
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has received 100 applications, maximum being from public institutions, including seven IITs, for the Human Resource Development Ministry's ambitious 20 world-class institutions project, according to an official data.
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Kalinga Institute Of Social Sciences Declared Deemed University
First Tribal University in the World Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS), a sister-concern of Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT), has been granted the deemed university status by the Ministry of Human Resource Development.
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India To Set Up 20 World Class Research Institutions: HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar
India will set up 20 world class institutions across the country to promote research and innovation, said Union Human Resources Development Minister Prakash Javadekar on Saturday.
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Why 2.5 Billion People Moving To Cities By 2050 Is A Big Reason To Worry
In fast-growing cities across the developing world more than 70 per cent of residents lack access to basic services like clean water, affordable transportation or decent housing, a research group said on Friday ahead of a UN conference on urbanization.
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Situation At Srinagar's NIT Normal, Says Education Ministry
The Human Resource Development ministry today said normalcy has been restored at National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar, which witnessed clashes between students over India's defeat in the semi final clash with West Indies in the ongoing World T20 Cup.
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'Chennai Floods an Eye Opener for City Planners': Experts
The severe flooding in Chennai caused by torrential rains is a result of climate change and should be an eye opener for city planners, experts here have warned.
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Global Carbon Pricing Off Menu at Paris Climate Talks
Climate experts say the need to agree on a global carbon price to cut pollution and aid clean technologies is a no-brainer, and yet the topic will have no place at the upcoming Paris climate talks.
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Vladimir Putin to Attend Paris Climate Summit: French Foreign Minister
Russian President Vladimir Putin will attend the November 30 opening of a UN summit in Paris tasked with producing a climate rescue pact, France's top diplomat said today.
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Renewable Energy Supply to Double in Major Economies By 2030
Renewable energy supply in eight major economies will collectively more than double by 2030 due to new national climate and energy plans, according to a study by the think tank World Resources Institute (WRI).
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Carbon From Indonesia Fires Exceeds US Emissions: Green Groups
Fires raging across huge areas of Indonesia are spewing more greenhouse gases into the atmosphere every day than the US economy, according to estimates from global environment watchdogs.
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Barack Obama Nominates IIT Alumnus to Key Post
US President Barack Obama has nominated an IIT alumni to his advisory commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs).
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RK Pachauri, Accused of Sexual Harassment, Not to be Arrested Till March 27: Delhi Court
Rajendra K Pachauri, one of the world's top climate change officials, was today granted relief by a Delhi court, which protected him from arrest till March 27. But the court has also banned him from his Delhi-based think tank The Energy Resources Institute (TERI) and said he cannot leave the country without permission.
