Everything you need to know about Nalanda College: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Nalanda College: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Patna, June 18 (IANS) Architects building the Nalanda International University at the ancient seat of learning in Bihar have decided to use the desiccant enhanced evaporative (Devap) air-cooling system. This is the first time such a system will be used in India.
Washington, June 2 (ANI): Researchers at Nationwide Children's Hospital have suggested that measuring blood flow in the brain may be an easy, noninvasive way to predict stroke or hemorrhage in children receiving cardiac or respiratory support through a machine called ECMO.
Bangkok, May 30 (ANI): Noting that institutional links between the two countries are progressing very well, India and Thailand on Thursday welcomed the increase in direct university to university collaboration and progress in the realisation of the shared goal of making the modern Nalanda University an international institution of excellence.
Nalanda (Bihar), May 27 (IANS) Flocked by thousands of scholars and thinkers from far and wide, Nalanda, the ancient seat of learning, was famed the world over as a hub of knowledge. The dream to revive the centre of excellence is taking shape in Rajgir as the Nalanda University.
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) In a major step towards realising the ambitious Nalanda International University, coming up in Rajgir in Bihar, an international jury has selected the architectural design of an Ahmedabad-based firm for the varsity.
Washington, May 16 (ANI): University of Missouri researchers have found that simvastatin, a generic type of statin previously sold under the brand name "Zocor," hindered the positive effects of exercise for obese and overweight adults.
Lumani (Nagaland), May 15 (IANS) India lacks quality academic institutions and there is a need to revive higher educational institutions, President Pranab Mukherjee said here Wednesday.
Washington, May 15 (ANI): Having a hysterectomy with or without ovary removal in mid-life does not increase a woman's risk of cardiovascular disease compared to women who reach natural menopause, a new study has revealed.
Silchar (Assam), May 14 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee attended the annual convocation of Assam University today at Silchar.
Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram has said that the assurance regarding the Nalanda University has given in Parliament would definitely be implemented and it will continue to receive all central assistance in the next ten years
Patna, May 12 (ANI): Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram has said that Nalanda University would continue to receive all central assistance in the next ten years.
Patna, May 11 (IANS) Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram Saturday said that Bihar will be accorded special category status after the change of criteria.
Patna, May 11 (IANS) Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram Saturday said that Bihar will be accorded special category status after the change of criteria.
Patna, May 7 (IANS) A Gujarat-based company will draft the masterplan and design the upcoming Nalanda International University at the ancient seat of learning in Bihar, its vice chancellor said Tuesday.
Washington, May 6 (IANS) A power venture formed by Indian and North American energy professionals plans to create a role model for the world by lighting up famed Buddhist sites in Bihar with a $240 million (Rs. 13 billion) solar energy project as part of a corporate social responsibility initiative.
Patna, May 4 (IANS) The much awaited Master Plan for the Nalanda International University at the ancient seat of learning in Bihar is in its final stage, the vice chancellor said Saturday.
Patna, April 29 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Monday asserted that he will not compromise with his basic principles, such as secularism, to stay in power and will instead prefer to quit.
Patna, April 23 (IANS) After attaining record production in 2012-13, Bihar has set a target of 100 lakh tonnes of paddy this year by using the SRI (System of Root Intensification) method of cultivation, an official Tuesday said.
Washington, March 31 (ANI): Stress is apparently everywhere and we dealt with it at almost area of life, but too much of it can be hazardous to our health, according to experts.
Patna, March 14 (IANS) Millions of impoverished farmers in Bihar are paying a heavy price for using chemical fertilizers, which are not only costly but are also contaminating the drinking water and affecting the soil, said a study by Greenpeace India released here Thursday.
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) Diplomat and poet Abhay K. has been awarded the SAARC Literature Award for his contribution to contemporary South Asian poetry.
Patna, March 10 (IANS) After creating a world record in rice production, Bihar could surpass Punjab in wheat production, says an internationally reputed wheat-breeder, who is an associate of Norman Borlaug, the pioneer of India's Green Revolution.
London, Mar 9 (ANI): The workforce that built the Stonehenge 4,500 years ago came in their thousands from the length and breadth of Britain, a new study has revealed.
Washington, Mar 3 (ANI): All employees are accountable for something, but very few fully understand exactly what they are accountable for, according to a new study.
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) Calling education an area of priority, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram Thursday announced an increase of 17 percent in the budget allocated to this sector to Rs.65,867 crore ($12,285 million).
New Delhi, Feb.28 (ANI): Health for all and education for all remain one of the highest priorities of the government, and accordingly, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Thursday proposed to allocate Rs. 37,330 crore to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in the Budget 2013-14.
Patna, Feb 18 (IANS) Bihar's farmers have done it again. A farmer from Sohdih village of Bihar's Nalanda district has set a new world record in potato production through organic farming this year.
Patna, Feb 12 (IANS) A special provision of funds will be made in the union budget for the upcoming Nalanda University in Bihar, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said Tuesday.
Rajgir (Bihar), Feb.12 (ANI): External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid hosted the first meeting of the Parliamentary Consultative Committee on External Affairs for 2013 at Rajgir on Tuesday.
Patna, Feb 12 (IANS) The ruins of the ancient Nalanda University in Bihar should be in the UNESCO list of World Heritage sites, External Affairs Minister Salman Kuurshid said Tuesday.
Patna, Feb 10 (IANS) Bihar will export organic mushrooms and vegetables grown by hundreds of farmers in Nalanda district to Japan, Ukraine, Saudi Arabia and Hungary among other countries, official said.
Patna, Feb 7 (IANS) Indian External Affairs Minister Salman Kuurshid will visit the site of the upcoming Nalanda University in Bihar Feb 11 to review the progress of work, officials said Thursday.
Patna, Feb 5 (IANS) Singapore has decided to donate a library to the upcoming Nalanda International University in Bihar.
Patna, Feb 4 (IANS) Planning Commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia Monday said it was not possible to grant Bihar the status of a special category state but its special package can be improved.
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Tibetans across the globe have invested in democracy and non-violence in their 50-year struggle for autonomy but have not got adequate international support, Lobsang Sangay, the elected leader of the Tibetan people, has said.
Patna, Feb 1 (IANS) Eight architectural companies, including six from abroad, have shown interest in designing the upcoming Nalanda University in Bihar, the vice chancellor said Friday.
Washington, January 30 (ANI): Male Savannah sparrows sing distinctly different songs today than did their ancestors 30 years ago - changes passed along generation to generation, according to a new study of more than three decades' worth of sparrow recordings by University of Guelph researchers.
Hyderabad, Jan 25 (IANS) A galaxy of speakers will address One Globe 2013: Uniting Knowledge Communities, scheduled to be held at Delhi Feb 7-8.
Jaipur, J Jan 24 (IANS) The 21st century will be a century of dialogue, Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said here Thursday while stressing the importance of good relations between India and China.
Patna, Jan 17 (IANS) Hundreds of students in Bihar's seven engineering colleges are angry over being forced to appear for their examinations without completing their courses - thanks to lack of teachers.
Abu Dhabi, Jan 15 (IANS/WAM) Abu Dhabi will host an international conference on information technology supported by the Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Patna, Jan 15 (IANS) Nobel laureate Joseph E. Stiglitz is impressed by the organic farming practices in Bihar's Nalanda district, terming its practitioners "better than scientists" and calling for their experiences to be researched so that these can be replicated elsewhere.
Patna, Jan 14 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Monday demanded that the ruins of the state's ancient Nalanda university be included in Unesco's list of World Heritage Sites.
Patna, Dec 29 (IANS) Hundreds of people, many of them young students, hit the streets here Saturday to mourn the death of the Delhi gang-rape victim.
Patna, Dec 26 (IANS) Bihar is set for a record arrival of over one million foreign tourists in 2012, Tourism Minister Sunil Kumar Pintu said Wednesday.
Melbourne, December 26 (ANI): Smiling and cheerful teens are likely to earn more money than morose adolescents when they grow up, according to a study.
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) The Buddhist tourism circuit in India is getting a new fillip with the luxury tourist shuttle, the Mahaparinirvana Express, expanding its run to touch Buddhist sites in Odisha from Jan 20 besides those in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) It's a luxury tourist special train, but riding it could be a host of pilgrims from around the world: the Mahaparinirvana Express is set to expand its run to touch Buddhist sites in Orissa - Bhubaneswar, Lalitagiri, Khandagiri and Udayagiri - from Jan 20.
Patna, Dec 21 (IANS) The upcoming Nalanda International University, near the ancient seat of learning in Bihar, has initiated a global competition to select the best architectural designs for its buildings, an official said.
Patna, Nov 23 (IANS) The central government will set up a 350?bed cancer hospital in Bihar's Nalanda district, an official said here Friday.
London, Nov 20 (IANS) Happy adolescents are more likely to grow into wealthy adults, independently of every other influence, says the first indepth study in this regard.
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh travels to Cambodia Sunday for the ASEAN and East Asia summits during which he is likely to hold bilateral talks with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and other leaders.
London, Nov 17 (ANI): A 38-year-old British man has become the first Western Tibetan Buddhist monk to die by self-immolation at a monastery in southwestern France.
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) A 21?year?old post?graduate student of Delhi University allegedly hanged himself to death in his hostel room Friday, a police official said.
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) A 21?year?old post?graduate student of Delhi University allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in his hostel room Friday, a police official said.
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) With 50,000 ships using the international waters in the East Asia region for trade, maritime security will figure high on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's agenda at the 7th East Asia Summit from Nov 18 and possibly in bilateral meetings with US President Barack Obama and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao.
London, October 22 (ANI): Abbey Crouch, who attended the Liverpool Fashion Week on Saturday night in a very revealing low-cut dress, was left spending most of her evening trying to pull her outfit back up.
Sydney, Oct 16 (IANS) A genetically modified mouse has been created by US scientists to help detect landmines.
Washington, October 10 (ANI): Caffeine consumption has been linked to a reduced risk of Alzheimer's disease in recent studies.
Nalanda (Bihar), Sept 30 (ANI): Tonnes of chemicals got reduced to ashes after sudden fire engulfed a pesticide factory here on Sunday.
London, Sep 27 (IANS) A key factor which slows down muscle repair during ageing can also be reversed, potentially opening the way to their renewal, says a study conducted on mice.
Bhopal, Sep 21 (IANS) Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa Friday laid the foundation stone of a Buddhist university in Sanchi and called for tolerance and understanding in the world, saying it was of great relevance in view of the violence sparked due to religious causes.
London, September 3 (ANI): Scientists at Cleveland Clinic in Ohio claim discovery of a new compound, which they believe could one day cure Alzheimer's disease.
London, September 3 (ANI): Scientists are working on a way of measuring the level and location of pain felt by patients using a special "pain map" of the brain.
Nalanda, Sep 2 (ANI): Two pilgrims were killed in a stampede near the Brahmakund hot water spring in Rajgir in Bihar's Nalanda District today. Twelve others were reportedly injured in the incident.
Patna, Sep 2 (IANS) At least two Hindu pilgrims were killed early Sunday in a stampede near a hot water spring in Bihar's Nalanda district, police said.
Patna, Aug 31 (IANS) Farmers in Bihar's Nalanda district are happy that potatoes grown by them through organic farming will be exported to Russia, an official said Friday.
London, August 14 (ANI): Scientists have discovered a completely new route by which male androgen hormones fuel the growth of prostate cancer, raising the prospect that existing drugs could be used to treat the disease.
Patna, Aug 9 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee will inaugurate a railway coach maintenance workshop in Bihar's Nalanda district this month, an official said Thursday.
Islamabad, Aug 5 (IANS) Young women medical professionals and nurses in Pakistan are among the many groups vulnerable to workplace violence and sexual harassment, a leading Pakistani daily said Sunday.
Kolkata, July 23 (IANS) Terming President-elect Pranab Mukherjee as one of the greatest "political scholars" of the country, Nobel laureate Amartya Sen Monday said he was extremely happy both as a Bengali and as an Indian over him getting the country's top job.
Patna, July 20 (IANS) Nobel laureate Amartya Sen Friday stressed the need for India to provide primary education to all its people on the lines of Southeast Asian countries.
Patna, July 20 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday expressed hopes of speedy reconstruction and functioning of the Nalanda International University.
Patna, July 19 (IANS) Nobel laureate Amartya Sen was Thursday appointed as the first chancellor of the upcoming Nalanda International University in Bihar, an official said.
Patna, July 18 (IANS) Nobel laureate Amartya Sen arrived here Wednesday to attend a meeting of the board of governors of the upcoming Nalanda International University in the state.
Patna, June 15 (IANS) Four more children succumbed to acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) Friday in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district, taking the death toll to 147 in the state in the last one month. The government has identified 10 districts where the disease has spread, officials said.
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) A parliamentary panel has expressed its concern at "serious under-resourcing" of the ministry of external affairs (MEA), saying its staff and budget were not commensurate with the scale and range of India's external challenges.
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) A parliamentary panel on defence Monday concurred with Indian Army chief Gen. V.K. Singh on shortage of arms and ammunition in the force, noting that it was 'alarmed over the way the deficiencies have been allowed to persist' in aviation assets, artillery guns and tank ammunition.
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Defence Minister A.K. Antony Wednesday called for a fresh report from the Indian embassy in Rome on alleged malpractice in the Indian procurement of 12 helicopters for VVIP transport worth Rs.3,546 crore ($788 million).
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) For the first time in its history, India has imposed a penalty on a foreign defence vendor for breach of contract in the establishment of a plant for manufacturing bi-modular charges for the Indian Army's 155mm howitzers at Nalanda ordnance factory in Bihar.
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) For the first time in its history, India has imposed a penalty on a foreign defence vendor for breach of contract in the establishment of ordnance factories for manufacturing bi-modular charges for the Indian Army's 155mm howitzers at Nalanda in Bihar.
Patna, April 16 (IANS) The SRI (System of Rice Intensification) organic method of paddy cultivation that has been successfully employed in Bihar has aroused interest in other states as well, officials here said Monday.
Nalanda (Bihar), April 12 (IANS) A farmer from Bihar's Nalanda district has set a national record in organic wheat production, say officials.
Washington, April 7 (ANI): Scientists have identified a protein that protects cancer and other cells from treatments like chemotherapy and radiation.oth radiation and many forms of chemotherapy try to kill tumours by causing oxidative stress in cancer cells.
Patna, March 28 (IANS) Bihar's legislators have received a unique gift - organically grown potatoes - to relish and encourage farmers in their constituencies to adopt the farming practice which has led to a record yield of the tuber in the state.
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) Bihar-born designers Samant Chauhan and Arun Tiwari are set to mark 100 years of Bihar with a fashion show called "Silks of Bihar".
Now there is another reason for triumph in Bihar. This time Nalanda, a district of Bihar has accredited on world map by a record production of Paddy crops and surpassed Chinese records
Washington, Feb 23 (ANI): A new injectable hydrogel that could be an effective and safe treatment for tissue damage caused by heart attacks has been developed by researchers at the University of California, San Diego.
Washington, Feb 23 (ANI): A new injectable hydrogel that could be an effective and safe treatment for tissue damage caused by heart attacks has been developed by researchers at the University of California, San Diego.
Washington, Feb 4 (ANI): Mars may have been arid for more than 600 million years, making it too hostile for any life to survive on the planet's surface, researchers have said.
Washington, Feb 4 (ANI): Mars may have been arid for more than 600 million years, making it too hostile for any life to survive on the planet's surface, researchers have said.
London, Jan 29 (ANI): Men can actually tell from a woman's voice when she is having her period, a new study has claimed.
London, Jan 29 (ANI): Men can actually tell from a woman's voice when she is having her period, a new study has claimed.
London, Jan 25 (ANI): Researchers have now identified the entry point of hepatitis C virus - the first step leading to the chronic infection- thus opening the door to a number of possibilities for therapeutics.
Washington, Jan 19 (ANI): Few researchers have now cast doubts over the popular notion - "men are better at math"- saying that the studies supporting the stereotype had major methodological flaws, utilised improper statistical techniques and many of them were scientifically incorrect.
Washington, Jan 19 (ANI): Few researchers have now cast doubts over the popular notion - "men are better at math"- saying that the studies supporting the stereotype had major methodological flaws, utilised improper statistical techniques and many of them were scientifically incorrect.
Patna, Dec 31 (ANI): Artists from India and abroad have made a replica of the proposed new structure of the ancient Nalanda University in Patna here today.
Washington, Dec 25 (ANI): The bittersweet nostalgia we experience during holidays about good times and loved ones long gone, helps us feel connected both around the vacation and at other times, an expert has claimed.
Washington, Dec 24 (ANI): A new study has found that if all of UK's discarded wrapping paper and Christmas cards were collected and fermented, they could make enough biofuel to run a double-decker bus to the moon and back more than 20 times.
London, Dec 15 (ANI): Men who have a less blessed appearance often overestimate their looks, which helps them approach more women, a new study has claimed.
