SCB got back the 43 seats it had recently lost
Dharitri has reported that SCB has got back the 43 seats it had recently lost.
July 7th, 2007
List of Research Institutes in Orissa
Following is a list of research institutes in Orissa which I earlier compiled at http://orissalinks.com.
Continue Reading 33 comments May 31st, 2007
Apparel training and design center in Bhubaneswar
There is now an apparel training and design center in Bhubaneswar. Its recent ad is as follows:
Continue Reading May 24th, 2007
Time Magazine on Anil Agarwal and Vedanta University
Time Magazine in its recent issue lists Anil Agarwal at number in its list of 12 Powergivers. The others in the list are Angelina Jolie, Rania al-Abdullah, Yu Panglin, Prince Alwaleed bin Talal al-Saud, Sir John Templeton, Li Ka-shing, Pierre & Pam Omidyar, David Rockefeller, Gordon Moore, George Soros, and Bill & Melinda Gates.
Following is an excerpt of what Time says about Mr. Agarwal and Vedanta University.
Cause: University education in India. The London-based mining magnate has pledged $1 billion to establish a world-class, need-blind university in Orissa, eastern India. To be called Vedanta (the name of his mining group), the school will focus on liberal arts, in contrast to India’s many technically oriented schools.
Impact: Vedanta will help address the region’s dearth of university spots, which keeps qualified students from going to high-quality colleges.
It says Vedant University will focus on liberal arts and not like the technical schools in India. What it means probably is that it will not be unidimensional like the IITs were (they are changing), the IIMs are, etc. It does not mean that it will not have disciplines like science, engineering, management etc. In fact Vedanta University’s website lists all these disciplines and my guess is that in their first phase they will have disciplines like Engineering, Management and Medicine (as they recently promised) which are in demand and which will attract paying students.
(Thanks to Jibanendra babu for tipping of about the Time magazine article.)
May 12th, 2007
AIIMS-like institution in Bhubaneswar
Following are some details on the AIIMS like institute in Bhubaneswar: architecture competition; RFP for consultancy; Notice inviting tender for survey works; Reply to queries raised by bidders ; More details (Drawing1, Drawing2, Drawing3, Architect’s brief). The "Architect’s brief" is a comprehensive document on what is planned for the AIIMS like institution. In the health budget of 2007-08 there is 150 crores for the 6 new AIIMS type institutes and upgradation of 10 state govt hospitals. In 2006-07 this was 75 crores which was revised down to 10 crores. There is a rumor in Orissa papers that the 150 crores in the 2007-08 is only for upgradation and nothing will be spend on the new AIIMS like institutions. I don’t believe it. Lets wait and wtach.
March 29th, 2007