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Plastic waste as school fees: A school in Assam adopts a novel idea
- The Akshar Forum School in Guwahati is giving admission on a condition that the students will have to collect and submit 200 plastic waste items every month.
- Guwahati in Assam produces nearly 3,700 kg of plastic garbage on a daily basis.
- The school students recycle waste products to form ecological bricks.
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India sees a 50% jump in women candidates taking the ‘CAT’ exam for entry into its top business schools
The number of women candidates taking the latest Common Admission Test (CAT), mandatory for entry…
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Engineering graduates in India are far more employable than MBAs: survey
Andhra Pradesh was ranked as number one with the highest employable talent for the second year…
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The coming changes to PhD programs at India’s IIMs: Here’s what you need to know
India’s leading B-school, the Indian Institutes of Management (IIM), were recently instructed by th…
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The pace of Indian students going to the US is the lowest it has been in five years
The growth rate of Indian students moving to the US for higher education appears to have slowed dow…
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Budget 2017 didn’t promote much of tourism in India. Here’s why
There are some silver linings in the industry though
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2017 Union Budget: What India is yet to learn from Global Education Systems
Post Jaitley’s push to jobs, here are some basic points that India can learn from global counterpar…
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The funniest Twitter reactions to Arun Jaitley's Budget 2017
But, as the comm0n man still comes to terms with the consequences of all the policies announced tod…
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Experts are happy with focus on healthcare
Also, to increase the number of doctors in secondary and tertiary care, the government is making st…
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This is what Jaitley has to say to rating agencies
IMF also cut India’s growth rate from 7.6% to 6.6% due to temporary negative consumption shock of d…
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Here's how the real estate sector rated Arun Jaitley's Budget 2017
If Prime Minister Narendra Modi is to be believed, Arun Jaitley's Budget 2017-2018 is going to boos…
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Where Indian start-ups stand globally after Union Budget 2017-18
In the sluggish global economy and a slowdown in venture capital funding, India has managed to reta…
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Can FM’s scheme of transparent political party funding survive without a ‘Lobbying model’ like the US?
For a fact, 75% of the total funding of the political parties is made through unknown sources and t…
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Jaitley just announced a National Testing Agency, so CBSE doesn't have to bother about academic entrance exams
This will take away the burden from Central Board of Secondary Education and All India Council for …
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Budget 2017: Here’s how much income tax you will have to pay now
1. Anyone with a taxable income of Rs 3.5 lakh will pay a tax of Rs 2,575 as against Rs 5,150 payab…
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Bad news: Smartphone prices to go up, thanks to Budget 2017
And the reason behind it is the increase in the prices
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Tax experts give thumbs up Arun Jaitley’s Budget. Here’s what their analysis says
Also, the FM has levied a surcharge of 10% on people earning an income between Rs 50 lakh and Rs 1 …
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Brace up! Your mobilephone is going to become expensive
The component is a populated printed circuit boards (PCB) used for mobile phones and the government…
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Budget 2017: What just got cheaper and what's dearer
Here's what's getting dearer and cheaper
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This should have been the ideal budget for the manufacturing sector in India
This would be an ideal budget for the manufacturing sector in India
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It becomes easy to invest in India with the abolishment of FIPB
Finance minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday announced the abrogation of Foreign Investment Promotion…
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Arun Jaitley increases defence budget by 5.8%
Jaitley also announced that a central defence travel system is open for use and now soldiers can bo…