Amazing stuff… While browsing through the net looking for stuff to help my children learn about concepts better than they do in school, I happened on the Khan Academy. In an era where everyone looks at monetizing their offerings, here is a special person who has provided a whole bunch of stuff meant for children [...]
MORE and more children go to school but they continue to learn a fraction of what they should. Focused leadership by the government and community involvement help to raise the standards of teaching. These are some of the findings from non-government organisation Pratham’s 2010 edition of Annual Survey of Education Report. Top-down focus works [...]
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http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Daily/skins/ETNEW/navigator.asp?Daily=ETM&showST=true We all agree that the cost of computing has been dropping. But going to a $35 level is a bit too steep-even by our standards. But that does not stop our bureaucrats to try and get some quick “visibility” by launching a $35 Laptop! This is the end result of yet another “experiment”. After [...]
The Times of India: January 08, 2011 London: The Indian economy will register the second fastest growth between now and 2050 and emerge as the second biggest economy in the world by the middle of this century, according to a forecast by the consultancy group, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, released on Friday. In terms of GDP at purchasing [...]
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The happy days are here again! A recent article mentions that there are more than 1 Crore (10 Million) people who will be employed in the IT sector in the coming years! This could be an opportunities Galore in the years to come- and hopefully the employees are able to crack jobs that will make [...]
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