ANUPAM NEHA

Like last year the topper of the Class-X Bihar School Examination Board once again hailed from Nalanda.Five of the six top candidates are girls. What is more, like the first topper, Anupam Neha, the fifth ranked, Khusboo Kumari, is also from the same school, S S High School, Biharsharif. So Nalanda, as a district, is fast emerging as the Neterhat of pre-Jharkhand days as there are more candidates from the district in the top ten position.

Janvi Thoshani---all-India ICSE topper

For the third year in a row, Mumbai has produced the all-India topper at the Indian School Certificate Examinations (ICSE). Janvi Thoshani, a student of Lilavatibai Podar School, Santacruz, scored 98.80% (English plus best of four subjects), making it a hattrick for Mumbai. Last year, Mumbai student Rishi Mehta topped the board with 98.2 per cent. Her score — she got 100 marks in four out of seven subjects — is the board’s highest ever. Thosani is planning to study chartered accountancy.

मैट्रिक परीक्षा

.बिहार विद्यालय परीक्षा समिति की 10वीं क्लास का परिणाम शनिवार को घोषित कर दिया गया। इस वर्ष भी छात्राओं ने बाजी मारी है। मैट्रिक के नतीजे में टॉप टेन में 7 छात्राएं शामिल हैं। इतना ही नहीं पहला और दूसरा स्थान भी छात्रा अनुपम नेहा और खुशबू ने हासिल किया है। बिहारशरीफ के एस.एस.ग‌र्ल्स हाई स्कूल की छात्रा अनुपम नेहा 92.8 प्रतिशत अंक हासिल कर नया इतिहास बनाया है। इसके साथ ही इस वर्ष भी सर्वोच्च अंक लाने वाले पहले तीन परीक्षार्थी छोटे शहर से हैं।इस वर्ष सर्वोच्च अंक लाने वाली अनुपम नेहा नालंदा के एस.एस. बालिका उच्च विद्यालय की छात्रा हैं। वहीं दूसरे स्थान पर हैं जो खुशबू कुमारी कटिहार के सोनाली उच्च विद्यालय की छात्रा हैं। इसी तरह तृतीय स्थान पाने वाले राहुल कुमार भी नवादा टीं आईं बीं उच्च विद्यालय के छात्र हैं। पिछले वर्ष की परीक्षा में प्रथम तीन स्थान प्राप्त करने वाले छात्र-छात्राएं क्रमश: पालीगंज, रोसड़ा और अंदौर (समस्तीपुर) के थे।इस वर्ष 10वीं की परीक्षा में 70.90 फीसदी छात्र-छात्राएं सफल रहे। पिछले वर्ष 68.28 फीसदी परीक्षार्थी उत्तीर्ण हुए थे।परीक्षा में कुल 9,74,340 विद्यार्थी शामिल हुए, जिसमें छात्रों की संख्या 5,66,792 एवं छात्राओं की 4,00,850 है। 6,86,109 छात्र-छात्राओं ने सफलता हासिल की, जिनका प्रतिशत 70.90 है। लगभग 3 लाख छात्र-छात्राएं असफल रहे। टॉप -5 1. अनुपम नेहा-एसएस गर्ल्स हाईस्कूल,बिहारशरीफ -464 2.खुशबू कुमारी-एएल हाईस्कूल, सोनाली,कटिहार -463 3.राहुल कुमार-टीवी हाईस्कूल,गोविंदपुर,नवादा -456 4.नंदिता कुमारी-हाईस्कूल,बिंद,नालंदा-455 5.खुशबू कुमारी- एसएस गर्ल्स स्कूल,बिहारशरीफ 453.

Orissa Civil Services 2006

Orissa Public Service Commission declared much-awaited result for Orissa Civil Services 2006. This year 378 candidates have qualified for the elite posts. Sambit Kumar Gadnayak has topped the list whereas Aneeta Panda has secured the second spot.About 4,500 eligible candidates had appeared for the main examination. The OPSC had to re-conduct the main examination following a directive on May last year by Orissa High Court cancelling the previously declared results in which 3,730 candidates had appeared the test.Earlier in March 2006, the government had made a requisition to OPSC for recruitment of at least 400 class II posts, including 100 OAS and an equal number of OFS officers. These vacancies were lying since 2000.. There are 378 candidates Qualify in the examination .there are 162 candidates are woman.List of top 10 in the Examination.Sambit Kumar Gadnayak (Toper),Anita panda (female toper),Indira sahoo,Satyajit Rout,Debi Prasad Mohanty,Gopinath Kanhar,Surendra Nayak,Amibika Prasad Dash ,Ashish Kumar Dash,Trilochan Mohanty.

CBSE RESULT

The overall pass percentage of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class 12 board exams saw a drop of 1.13 percent. The board results were declared in Delhi, Guwahati and Allahabad.The overall pass percentage was 79.87 percent compared to 81 percent last year.The pass percentage for girls was 85.28 percent, compared to 75.90 percent for boys.The results, which were uploaded on the board's website www.cbse.nic.in were declared for the three zones at 8 am. In Ajmer, Chennai and Panchkula regions, the results were declared on Wednesday.The overall pass percentage was the highest in Chennai - 92.12 percent.The pass percentage for regular students was 81.95 percent while it was 41.99 percent for those who studied through correspondence.This year, 699,129 students - 408,367 boys and 290,762 girls - took the Class 12 board exams in the country and abroad.

IPhO 2010

Sarda from Mumbai, Mehul Kumar from Jaipur; Sanchar Sharma from Jodhpur; Shivam Handa from Delhi and Vipul Singh from Bhilai will all represent India in the 41st IPhO 2010 to be held in Zagreb, Croatia, from July 17 to 25. About 36,000 students from across the nation participated in the first level examination. Of these, 312 were selected to move up to the next level, the Indian National Physics Olympiad (INPhO) examination. The INPhO examination was conducted in 15 centres across the nation and 37 students were selected to participate in an intensive training camp from May 4 to 17. On Monday, the five finalists were declared. In physics, India has been faring rather well at the Olympiads — since some years, the Indian team's tally has remained similar , it has bagged four gold medals and a silver.

CIVIL SERVICES 2009

A KASHMIRI aspirant Shah Faesal, a doctor by training, has topped the list of 875 candidates, who have cleared the Civil Services Exam held in 2009-2010. Prakash Rajpurohit, a BTech from the II T Delhi, has bagged the second position while. Iva Sahay from the JNU has secured the third position who is also the topper among women candidates. A total of 680 male and 195 female candidates have been recommended for appointment to the prized Indian Administrative Service, Indian Foreign Service, Indian Police Service and other central services. A total of 30 physically challenged candidates passed the test.This year 21 Muslim candidates could make it through this prestigious competitive exams.The number of vacancies reported by the Government for the Indian Administrative Service is 131 (66 General, 38 Other Backward Classes, 18 Scheduled Castes and 09 Scheduled Tribes); for the Indian Foreign Service is 30 (15 General, 10 Other Backward Classes, 01 Scheduled Castes and 04 Scheduled Tribe); for the Indian Police Service is 150 (77 General, 39 Other Backward Classes, 21 Scheduled Castes and 13 Scheduled Tribes); for the Central Services Group ‘A' is 582 (298 General, 159 Other Backward Classes, 81 Scheduled Castes and 44 Scheduled Tribes) and for Central Services Group ‘B' is 96 (57 General, 27 Other Backward Classes, 06 Scheduled Castes and 06 Scheduled Tribes). This includes 30 vacancies for Physically Challenged candidates.

World Robot Olympiad

Over 2,000 students from 40 countries will take part in an international robot olympiad to be held here in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in 2011.The students will be required to identify robot hardware, according to specific mechanisms and functions and to programme robots through voices and movements that would be received by the robots through sensors.The robot olympiad would promote creativity and competition for students of all levels. The competition will have two categories - regular and open. The regular category requires participants to solve basic problems within a set time period, while the open category will require students to assemble robots under a certain theme. The 2010 edition of the world robot olympiad will be held in Manila in November.

GM Modi Award

The Gujar Mal Modi Science Foundation has presented this year's GM Modi Award for outstanding contribution in innovative science and technology to T V Ramakrishnan, DAE Homi Bhabha Professor (also Emeritus Professor), department of physics, Banaras Hindu University (BHU).Award, comprising a cash prize of Rs 2.01 lakh, a silver shield and a scroll of honour.The award is presented annually to a leading scientist of India for his/her outstanding contribution to research resulting in new innovative technology.Ramakrishnan is known for his seminal contributions of condensed matter physics and has been a fellow of all the National Science Academies, as well as the Royal Society of London. He is a Padamshri awardee and the former president of Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore.

Magsaysay Awards

A Philippine governor crippled by polio, an Indian couple providing medical care and education to tribal people and an unconventional Japanese publisher are among winners of this year's Magsaysay awards.The awards, seen as Asia's equivalent of the Nobel prize, also honored Ahmad Syafii Maarif, the head of Indonesia's powerful Muhammadiyah group, Thai prosthetic limb manufacturer Therdchai Jivacate and Sri Lankan social worker Ananda Galappatti.The Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation named Prakash and Mandakini Amte for the community leadership award. The couple, both medical doctors, run a hospital and school for the Madia Gond tribals in a remote part of central India.

2 yrs work time in UK

Indian students pursuing education in British universities can now work in the UK for two years after completing their courses, instead of one year as allowed earlier. students can seek employment for up to two years under Tier 1 of the Points-Based System (PBS).Many self-financing Indian students take up work while studying or after completing their courses to recover the costs.In 2007 almost 22000 student visas were issued across India, representing a 10 per cent increase in 2006.Tier 1 (post-study work) replaces IGS and the Fresh Talent: Working in Scotland Scheme and provides a bridge from study in the UK to highly skilled or skilled work.Under PBS, applicants need sufficient points to qualify for a visa. Points are awarded for objective criteria such as qualifications, previous earnings,age and UK experience.

IIST

The concept of a “nursery” for ISRO took firm footing in 2006, when ISRO chairman G Madhavan Nair took it on as a pet project. Inaugurated on September 14, 2007, the IIST is envisioned as a centre of excellence in advanced space science and technology, offering undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programmes.It now has B Tech programmes with specialisation in avionics and aerospace engineering, and integrated Masters in applied science. The first academic year came to a close on June 28. by September, 2009, the ISRO plans to shift the facility from its temporary home at the VSSC, Thumba, to a permanent campus next to the Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC), Valiyamala — Thiruvananthapuram.In the years ahead, the institute hopes to forge strategic ties with like-minded agencies across the globe for exchange programmes. Already, ISRO officials have toured some of the best the US and Europe have to offer — the California University of Technology (Caltech), Pasadena, and the International Space University, Strasbourg, France.The IIST has attracted a young and talented 26 academics. C.S. Narayanamurthy, who has a Ph.D. from IIT Madras, was teaching in the Maharaja Sayajirao University, Vadodara, before he joined the institute. He is now the Head of the Department of Physics. Raju K. George is the Head of the Department of Mathematics. P.S. Robi, who heads the Department of Aerospace Engineering, earlier taught at IIT Guwahati.The institute does not charge tuition or other fees and hostel accommodation is totally free of cost. Besides, the students are given Rs.3,000 every semester as book allowance. Students completing the course with a first class will be absorbed into ISRO. They will be asked to sign a bond that they will work for ISRO for five years. If they jump the bond, they will have to pay Rs.10 lakh to the Department of Space.

HUNUR

Human Resource Development Ministry inaugurated a new project for providing vocational training to Muslim girls in Bihar.Named HUNUR,it is a collaborative project of ministry and the Government of Bihar. Under the scheme the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) will provide free skill training to some 12,000 girls studying in different schools in Bihar.The courses offered include gram sakhi, jute production, cutting and tailoring, early childhood care and education, basic technology and beauty culture.This scheme will be implemented through Maktabs, Madarsas and Darul-uloom. The NIOS plans to offer concessions related to infrastructure, fee as well as number of students at study centers under this scheme.The scheme also plans to relax norms for accreditation for traditional educationally backward institutions especially Madarsas and Maktabs. The NIOS will provide them free course material under this programme.The scheme for providing free education to Scheduled Castes (SC) Scheduled Tribes (ST) learners in Bihar through NIOS also was inaugurated.NIOS as per government policy has been giving fee concession to SC/ST learners. Now, the Government of Bihar has taken the decision to give total free education to SC/ST learners of Bihar, both girls and boys.This initiative is expected to improve their access to school level education and will open the path for all other government offered educational schemes and jobs.

Himadri’

India inaugurated a permanent base near the North Pole to enable scientists to carry out research, especially on climate change. The research base named ‘Himadri’ was equipped with state-of-the-art facilities and was situated on the west coast of Spitsbergen, the largest island in the Svalbard archipelago of Norway.Himadri will be managed by the National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research (NCAOR),an autonomous institute under the Ministry of Earth Sciences.India has become the 10th country to have established its full-fledged research station in the region. Other countries that have already set up their stations include Norway, Germany, Britain, France, Japan, South Korea and China. Indian Arctic Programme that started in August 2007 as a small contingent of five scientists has expanded to become a full fledged research station in less than a year.A heritage building that was once a school for the children of coal miners in the town of Ny-Alesund, on the Norwegian island of Spitsbergen, has turned into India’s first Arctic research base.Indian team includes scientists from the Birbal Sahni Institute of Paleobotany, Lucknow, the Snow and Avalanche Establishment, the NCAOR and a university in Bhopal. Scientists from the Geological Survey of India and the National Physical Laboratory will fly there later this month.

Green Journey

Aditya Kumar(16), a student of Sanskriti School-New Delhi has been selected to attend the 'Green Journey' programme in China from July 14-30, 2008.The British Council selected 20 climate change champions from each of the 31 countries including India and every champion is raising awareness about climate change in his/her respective area.He will travel the country by train, and see first-hand environment ally responsible schemes and organisations. He will also get to visit the Li Keng Domestic Waste Incineration Facility in Guangzhou - the only facility of its kind that incinerates waste for electricity generation.

MP, AP to get new architecture schools

Two new Schools of Planning and Architecture would come up in Bhopal and Vijayawada from 2012-13.The total cost for setting up the two schools would be Rs 348.50 crore, including non-recurring expenditure of Rs 265.60 crore.The institutes would inte -grate graduate, post-graduate, doctoral and post-doctoral education in architecture and town planning and foster research in these areas.The SPAs will create a cadre of high calibre faculty members,who will be devoted to teaching,research andconsultancy in all disciplines that deal with planning and architecture.They will also be socially responsible institutions providing research feedback to the government for physical development of human settlements.

Debate on science education

Former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam and renowned space scientist Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan will debate the state of science education in India with hundreds of school teachers over a significant drop in the number of students pursuing science and mathematics in higher studies. The human resource development ministry in collaboration with the SRF Foundation, a non-profit organisation is organizing a national conference on science and mathematics education in secondary schools.
Kalam will in augurate the three-day conference beginning June 30. Kasturirangan, who currently is the director of the Indian Institute of Advanced Studies, will deliver the keynote address.The conference is being organised in response to the government’s growing concern that there is a significant drop in the number of students pursuing science and mathematics in higher studies.The participants will deliberate and suggest ways and means to improve the facilities and quality of teaching in schools that will motivate the students to take up science and mathematics for higher studies.

India 3rd most popular for sourcing talent

India is the third most popular country for sourcing foreign talent after China and the US, a survey by global recruiting firm Manpower Inc.The Borderless Workforce Survey conducted in 27 countries also showed India received the highest remittances ($27 billion) from nationals working abroad.It is closely followed by China ($25.7 billion), Mexico ($25 billion) and the Philippines ($17 billion).Of the 26 countries surveyed other than India, all countries with the exception of Costa Rica and Peru believe that India provides competitive threat to their own country's ability to compete economically.So far as Indian employers are concerned, they consider China, the US and the UK as the biggest competitive threats.

world's population

The world's population will reach 7 billion in 2012, according to a new U.S government projection.There are 6.7 billion people in the world today. The US ranks third, with 304 million, behind China and India, according to projections released by the Census Bureau. The world's population surpassed 6 billion in 1999, meaning it will take only 13 years to add a billion people. By comparison, the number of people did not reach 1 billion until 1800.That is slowing the growth rate, though it is still high in many countries. The global population is growing by about 1.2 per cent per year. The Census Bureau projects the growth rate will decline to 0.5 per cent by 2050.By then, India will have surpassed China as the most populous country.

Lifetime achievement awards

The government will confer the ‘One Time Award for Life Time Achievement’ on film luminaries Dilip Kumar, Tapan Sinha, Lata Mangeshkar and Saroja Devi as part of the commemoration of the 60th anniversary of India’s independence.Due to Tapan Sinha’s failing health, the award would be given to him at his residence on Friday by West Bengal Governor Gopal Krishna Gandhi in the presence of Minister for Information and Broadcasting Priyaranjan Dasmunsi.He would receive the award for film direction.The national awards function will be held at Delhi’s Vigyan Bhavan in August.The award comprised of a cheque of Rs.1,000,000 ($25,000) a shawl and a citation.Sinha has won 19 national film awards in various categories along with laurels in international film festivals like those in Berlin, Venice ,London, Moscow,San Francisco and Locarno.Starting his film career in with 'Ankush', Sinha developed deep interest into films dealing with subjects of social relevance . storyteller par excellence, Tapan Sinha's films are well-crafted in terms of structure and technique, exhibiting his virtuosity and capability to handle a range of subjects with equal simplicity and sensitivity.some of which earned him wide acclaim in the country and abroad.Some of his cinematic excellence includes Ankush(1954)Uphaar(1955), “Safed Haathi” (1977), “Ek Doctor Ki Maut (1991), Kabuliwala (1957), Haatey Bazaare (1967), Louhapat(1957), Sagina Mahato” (1970) and “Shatabdir Kanya” (2001).