There is an interesting anecdote about choosing September 5 as ‘Teachers’ Day’. When Dr Radhakrishnan became the President of India in 1962, some of his students and well-wishers requested him to permit them.. [By Dr. Eugene DSouza]
Having spent the night at Mannheim, our tour programme for the 16 July was to proceed to the Cuckoo Clock Factory after travelling through the picturesque Black Forest and later to visit the wonderful Rhine Falls. As we.. [By Dr. Eugene DSouza]
A few hundred hectares of land within the cluster of villages lying east of SH67, north of SH101, west of SH13 and south of SH70 will be referred as Niddodi Power Project Area (PPA) in this article. A wider area consisting of localities within Aikala, Kondemula.. [By Philip Mudartha]
On 15 July, the seventh day of the ‘Wonders of Europe’ tour we proceeded to another important country-Germany and our destination was Cologne, the home of the magnificent Cologne Cathedral which could be considered as an architectural
On the fifth day of the ‘Wonders of Europe’ Tour, we started early in the morning to proceed to the next country on our itinerary-Belgium whose capital, Brussels was our destination. After invoking “Ganapati.. [By Dr Eugene DSouza]
As of January 2013, Karnataka state had a power generation installed capacity of 13,596.28 MW which consisted of 7,279.56 MW of state share, 4,720.63 MW of private share and 1,596.09 MW of central share. The state.. [By Philip Mudartha]
On the third day of our ‘Wonders of Europe’ tour, we had early wakeup call at 3 am. By 4 am we were ready with our luggage outside the hotel and waited to the coach to drive us to St. Pancreas Railway station to take the high-speed ‘Eurostar’ train to Paris.. [By Dr Eugene DSouza]
Eid al-Fitr is one of the most joyous days in the Islamic calendar. It is a festival of thanksgiving and joy that marks the end of Ramadan, a holy month of fasting observed by Muslims. This year Eid al-Fitr is being observed on Thursday, August 8, 2013.
Having toured some parts of India, especially the Himalayan region, I had been waiting for an opportunity to travel to some of the European countries and see the places and monuments that one normally views in pictures and other media. Being a student and.. [By Dr Eugene DSouza]
This is a standard job description for hiring school teachers: To impart knowledge and learning skills to the students in his/her assigned class in a manner that meets the professional standards of the school. Most importantly, the teacher should have the.. [By Philip Mudartha]
The primary schools enroll students in Class 1 and pass them out at Class 5. Small and even remote villages have them. It is no longer necessary for children aged 6 to 11 to travel far from their homes. Enrolment in government and aided private schools.. [By Philip Mudartha]
Garbage disposal is a major challenge to economies worldwide, while the developing economies find it difficult to manage mounting heap of garbage that is generated daily. It not only causes air pollution in the cities and towns and poses health
With increasing recognition that education should help students to develop a well-rounded personality, the bodies and officials administering the education systems have rolled out an overhaul of school syllabi across the nation. Education in India.. [By Philip Mudartha]
I was planning for a long time to write a few articles to Bellevision viewers with guidelines to students as well teachers in order to enhance their knowledge in selection of courses for higher studies, scope for jobs, etc. However due my extensive travels to south [By Philip Mudartha]
Way back in 1997, I was a 13 year old studying in 7th standard in a private school in Kundapura. I had a classmate Mohan who used to travel from a place called Shankarnarayana. The .. [By Anil DSouza]