Education

The District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) of Madurai district has reported that 17,906 cases were settled and Rs.38.5 crores ordered as settlement to litigants at the Lok Adalat held as part of the national-level Lok Adalat at the Madurai district court complex on Saturday. The cases decided  had been pending for more than five years relating to the government acquisition of land. Other cases relating to accident claim,  rent-related ones, bank recoveries and others were also settled quickly. The Lok Adalat in…

UK’s Minister for Science and Universities Jo Johnson said Indian students are welcome to study and work in Great Britain for it is a brain gain for UK. During a visit to India for the ‘UK-India Year of Education, Research and Innovation for 2016’, he said, “The cream of British universities are here in India to showcase  UK as the place for study in higher education.” “We are working closely with the Indian government to ensure that our systems of higher…

Tata Trusts are among India’s oldest, non-sectarian philanthropic organizations that work in several areas of community development. They have an annual investment of over Rs 550 crore in philanthropic work of which 80% is allocated to partnerships for initiatives reaching out to over four million households. It partners with the Khan Academy for five years to provide free and quality education for anyone based anywhere in India using Khan Academy’s existing resources and tools to…