IoE panel may be expanded to pick more institutionsIt is gathered that high level discussions are on in the government over bringing in new members to the EEC ahead of the second round of se...
Institutes of Eminence status given without field visits, rankingsEEC was announced in February and started work on April 2 with a briefing by HRD secy and UGC chairman.
Committee struggles to find 20 institutes of eminenceA committee, appointed for the purpose, has indicated that the difficulty in finding such institutes is due to a key criterion related to g...
OIL signs MoU with Houston univ to augment reserves baseTerming the MoU as historic, Union Oil & Gas minister Dharmendra Pradhan said this will go a long way for the pilot study of CO2 capture te...
India-US bilateral trade progressed under PM Narendra Modi: Renu Khator"After he became the PM, trade between two countries has progressed a lot," Khator, who has his roots in the district, said.
Indian-American Renu Khator to head US' council on educationCurrently the Vice Chair of ACE, she says she feels tremendously honoured to be selected for the new position by fellow presidents.
2 NRI families provide financial support for University of HoustonConstruction on the $51 million Multidisciplinary Research and Engineering Building began this fall with occupancy scheduled for 2016, univ...
Round-up of those whose worth went up or down todayHere is a round-up of Gautam Adani and Renu Khator whose worth went up or today.
Big issues between India, US gone now: S Jaishankar, Indian Ambassador to USHe noted that though bilateral trade has expanded four-fold in the last eight years, but at $100 billion, it is still not enough.
Indian varsities must engage educationists across world: Renu KhatorIndia also needs to engage Indian educationists in different countries through non-traditional technological approaches like open online co...
Indian-American named deputy chair of Dallas federal boardThe Federal Reserve Board in Washington DC on December 13 made the appointments for the 12 Federal Reserve Banks nationwide.
Budget 2013: FM proposes 10% export duty on bauxiteThe FM's proposal to impose a 10% export duty on bauxite is likely to discourage exports of an important raw material for aluminium industr...
- FDI in retail: Global retailers like Walmart, Carrefour in wait and watch mode post FDI relaxation
Global retail giants, including IKEA, Walmart and Carrefour, are studying the finer details of India's relaxed FDI norms
- Indian Ambassador to US Nirupama Rao inaugurates new CGI building
A new spacious Consulate General of India here in the oil-rich US state of Texas has been jointly inaugurated to better serve the growing I...
- Indian Chancellor earns highest status in research for HU
In its newly published classifications, it cites 109 varsities for Top Tier designation which have very high research activity.
- Economy may grow at 7% this year: PM
PM said govt would like to address key constraints in infrastructure and agriculture sectors. Gainers: BSE ( A, B ), NSE | Losers: BSE ( A,...
- New US government a boon for new Indian businesses
The new govt and new economic realities in America will open up opportunities for new Indian businesses. Ghosts of 1929 | Top banking crise...