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Digital Learning-May 2012

Guest EditorialTechnical Education in the New World Order: Prof S S Mantha Chairman, AICTE

EditorialThe Challenge of Higher Education

Cover Story
The Scenario for Higher Education in India
Issues, Challenges and New Opportunities

Academia Speak

Prof S K Sopory, Vice Chancellor, Jawaharlal Nehru University

Dilip K Bandyopadhyay, Vice Chancellor

Sushma Berlia, President, Apeejay Stya group

Anand Sudarshan, Managing Director & CEO, Manipal Education Services

Dr Darlie O Koshy, Director General IAM & ATDC, Apparel Export Promotion Councile

Prof Ranbir Singh, Vice Chancellor, National Law University, Dwarka

Dr Anup K Singh, Director, Jaipuria Institute of Management

Dr D K Modi, Founder-Chairperson (Chancellor)

Dr S C Jain, Vice Chancellor, Mangalayatan University

In Conversation

Rajeev Shorey, President, NIIT University

Dr Rajendra Kumar Pachauri, Chancellor, TERI University

Opinion

Technology Platforms for Open Ended Learning
By Prof C  Shanath Kumar

Policy Matter

J S Saharia, Additional Chief Secretary, Department of School Education, Government of Maharashtra

On its Second Anniversary,  RTE Inspires a New Round of Debates

Dr Vandana Lulla, Director and Principal, Podar International School, Mumbai

Amol Arora, Vice Chairman and Managing Director, Shemrock & Shemford Group of Schools

Sujit Bhattacharya, Director, Indus World School

Tech Focus

Shaji Thomas, Executive Director (Business Development), Entab Infotech Pvt Ltd

Rajendra CM, Managing Director, Asia Pacific & EMEA, Talisma Corporation

Karan Garg, MD, IFW Techno Creations Pvt Ltd

Corporate Diary

Vinod P John, Senior Director (Sales), Ellucian

Perspective

Social Media in Education

News

Policy

Corporate

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Frontline-Vol. 29 :: No. 10 May 19 - Jun 01, 2012

Cover Story Fear of freedom Interview: Justice J.S. Verma A Bill and its meaning Just let the press be Interview: Rajdeep Sardesai Target of intolerance Censoring the Net Politics Presidential election:Congress' dilemma India & The U.S. Hillary Clinton's agenda Corruption Bangaru Laxman's conviction Defence Interview: Avinash Chander, DRDO World Affairs Out goes Sarkozy © Guardian News & Media 2012 Peace plan & Syria UNCTAD XIII: The Doha knot Afganisthan: U.S. for an exit strategy

The Sudans: Back to 'war' Wildlife Many moods of the macaque Essay Jinnah's concept of Pakistan Interview Shinya Yamanaka, Japanese stem cell researcher Social Issues Age of Consent Bill:Blind to realities Divorce laws: For a fair deal Uttar Pradesh: Land and caste Industry NTC: Modern by design Interview: K. Ramachandran Pillai, Chairman Finance MFIs: Capping growth Literature Ngugi Wa Thiong'o: Asia in my life The States Kerala politics: Testing times

Column C.P. Chandrasekhar:Austerity backlash Bhaskar Ghose:Narrowing identities R.K. Raghavan: Tepid on terror Praful Bidwai: Initiative on Iran? Jayati Ghosh: And pension for all Books Revisiting Tagore review article by William Radice Lenin's argument review article by C.T. Kurien Unmasking America review article by Shelley Walia A lost cause? review article by A.G. Noorani Update Kazmi's ordeal Also Letters

Sportstar VOL.35 :: NO.19 :: May. 10, 2012

News Update Group Sites The Hindu Business Line Sportstar Frontline Publications eBooks Images Home  Star Poster: RAFAEL NADAL Cover Story Riding roughshod over monopoly Apart from struggling to come to terms with the blown diffuser ban, F1 teams have largely laboured through the first four races this year, trying to master the art of handling the latest generation of Pirelli tyres that have shown a tendency to be highly inconsistent and abrade quickly. Working the tyres to the right temperature has also been a big headache for the drivers this year. Over to G. Raghunath.  Cricket IPL ROUND-UP Viru the destroyer With three half-centuries in a row, Virender Sehwag showcased his awesome form. The Delhi Daredevils skipper was in splendid touch, making the bowlers look mediocre. By Vijay Lokapally. IPL DIARY Sehwag has his revenge The Delhi Daredevils skipper kept smiling all along, retaining his composure even in the presentation ceremony after Pune shocked Delhi at the Kotla. A few days later he would turn the tables on Pune in its own backyard. Over to Arun Venugopal. IPL in the fourth week London Calling LONDON CALLING Strauss will stay in place Andrew Strauss was dismissed cheaply for Middlesex against Durham. He needed a couple of long, imposing innings to re-establish his status as one of England's leading batsmen and now he is under the microscope again. By Ted Corbett.  Football FOCUS The fall of a giant This Barca era might have come to an end, but there will obviously be a rebirth, probably in a refined avatar. But all future Barcelona sides will be measured against Guardiola's class of 2008-2012 and matching that record will be no easy task. By Ayon Sengupta. KICKING AROUND Refereeing howlers English referees have made a series of blunders this season that might affect the League positions dramatically. Over to Brian Glanville. STARWATCH Didier Drogba has the last laugh Fans' favourite Drogba was not on the score-sheet in the heroic 2-2 draw with Barca in the second leg at Nou Camp, but he worked tirelessly to ensure the English Premier League club surprisingly dumped out the European champions. Striking the right chord Many had questioned whether City were capable of mounting a title challenge, and whether Aguero would be able to adapt to the pace of the English Premier League. But Aguero has been outstanding in his first season in England with an impressive tally of 29 goals in all competitions, writes Tom Coleman.

Sportstar VOL.35 :: NO.20 :: May. 17, 2012

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Star Poster: REAL MADRID TEAM

Cover Story

Pecking order still not clear
How does women's tennis look like this year? The stories write themselves: Serena Williams looking for dominance in her 30s to strengthen her case for being the greatest ever; Maria Sharapova looking to add to her Grand Slam collection, which stands at an underwhelming three; Petra Kvitova and Victoria Azarenka looking to usurp power and establish legacies. Women's tennis is decidedly looking up. An analysis by S. Ram Mahesh. 

Cricket

IPL ROUND UP
Some amazing finishes
RCB and Mumbai Indians produced stunning wins even as Sourav Ganguly's PWI faltered against KKR in the much hyped match at the Eden Gardens. By Vijay Lokapally.

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IPL DIARY
Battle Royale!
The KKR-PWI match at the Eden Gardens had plenty of dramatic moments accentuated by the simmering sub-plot, but things finally went KKR's way. Over to Arun Venugopal. 

On The Ball

W.V. RAMAN COLUMN
IPL 5 lacks in quality
The consistency shown by Sehwag, Gambhir, Rahane and Dinda will delight the Indian fans but in the overall scenario, most of the players who figured in the tri-series in Australia and the Asia Cup have flattered to deceive. 

Football

STARWATCH
Outstanding talent
Much has been made of the vast amount of money Manchester City have spent since they were taken over by the Abu Dhabi United Group in 2008, but it is one of their less costly signings Vincent Kompany who has put up a good show.

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LET'S BE FRANK
Hodgson has earned England chance
The newly-appointed manager specialises in galvanising unheralded individuals and turning under-achieving teams into forces beyond what they could have imagined, writes Frank Malley.

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KICKING AROUND
Barcelona exposed?
The idea that Barca had concocted a style, a nursery and a team with such skill and success, resplendently superior to all other sides, crushing conquerors of Manchester United in last year's final at Wembley, were virtually unbeatable perished in the space of a week. Even at Nou Camp, Barca were beaten by their oldest and most bitter rivals Real Madrid. Over to Brian Glanville. 

Badminton

INDIA OPEN
A few bright spots
The premier event at home helped Indians to firm up their Olympic spots. However, much work needs to be done if the Indians are to turn from mere participants to medal contenders in the Olympics, writes Rakesh Rao. 

Table Tennis

INTERVIEW/KAMLESH MEHTA
‘Marketing can be better'
“Although corporate sponsorship is lacking, the scene in table tennis is getting better. One needs to learn from cricket marketing and adapt on a smaller scale, although finding sponsors for TT would be tougher,” says Kamlesh Mehta in this interview to A. Joseph Antony.

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Kids need access to affordable infrastructure

In a southern state's recent ranking table tennis tournament, where facilities were excellent thanks to the sponsor, there were only 16 entries for the women's singles event and 32 for the men's. In one semifinal, I was the only spectator ...

Hockey

INTERVIEW/SARDARA SINGH
This 3G is a 3D player
“Modern hockey is very fast. The world's top sides like Germany, Holland and Australia play this way, so to stand up against them and play like them we need to train the way they do,” says Sardara Singh in this chat with Nandakumar Marar.

Billiards

PROFILE/UMADEVI
Life begins at 47
“It all began in 1995. I was going for table tennis to the Karnataka Government Secretariat (KGS) Club and its then secretary Krishna Kumar took me to the billiards room and thrust a cue in my hands. The rest is history,” Umadevi tells Avinash Nair.

Motoring May 2012

LAMBorgyNI (Geddit?) It's the Summer of Speed and we're having a Lamborgyni (geddit?). No, we're not ashamed of saying that aloud. Srini drove three exciting Lambos in their home country, dropped by at the Lambo factory and returned with much on the Lambo Urus SUV – we don't know which one will get your heart-beat racing the most! As if that weren't enough, Pablo's got a proper road test of the Aventador right here on Indian soil! And, because this is BSM, we didn't stop there. Nick Hall, our international su MERCEDES-BENZ SL 350 vs BMW 640D TOP IT UP Top-down motoring with just the girlfriend for company or smug coupe with space for four? We pit the new BMW 640d against Mercedes' SL350, giving the iconic convertible one last shot at the throne before the all-new SL comes later this year. Regardless of who won, we had fun. Lots. JAGUAR XKR-S FEELING BLUE What's British, blue and doesn't give two hoots about the people around it? If you thought of anything else than the Jaguar XKR-S, you are wrong. It's perhaps one of the best sounding cars BSM has ever driven and in the process, doesn't quite mind deafening anyone it passes by. Summer of speed, makes our ears bleed... FERRARI FF FF OFF Despite it being a bit of a diversion from purist Ferraris, the FF is mind-boggling. You could also say it's one of the more expensive ways to take your small family out on holiday... and scare the living daylights out of them!

Mathematics Today May 2012

Maths Musing Problem Set - 113 

Challenging Problems 

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Aptitude Test Mock Test Paper : BITSAT - 2012 Solved Paper : CBSE Board 2012 Mock Test Paper : ISI - 2012 Problems for National Olympiads Solved Paper : WB-JEE 2012 Mock Test Paper : AIEEE 2012 (Online) Maths Musing - Solutions 85

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Frontline Vol. 29 :: No. 09 May 05 - 18, 2012

Cover Story Reign of intolerance Maverick mass leader Mamata phenomenon Interview: Surya Kanta Mishra, CPI(M) leader Managing Maoists Warring allies Interview: Om Prakash Mishra, Congress leader Extremism Chhattisgarh:Abduction as strategy A father's appeal Education RTE: A reality check Lesson in justice Social Issues Uthapuram: Wall vs will World Affairs Nepal: Chance for peace Sri Lanka: Indian MPs' visit and after

Perceptions and realities Sushma's role UNCTAD XIII: South vs North United States: Clashes over FDA © 2012 New York Times News Service Mali: Libyan blowback Wildlife Jamnagar: Where birds and industries coexist Cinema `Vengayam': A family and a film Interview: Sankagiri Rajkumar, director of the film Literature Zehra Nigah: Veils and verses Essay Origins of Indian communism Interview Shinya Yamanaka, Japanese stem cell researcher Special Feature: Education & Career Aiming at success Interview: A.K. Mishra, Chanakya IAS Academy Interview: Bhawani Singh, NIAS Academy Interview: A.R. Khan, Khan Study Group Interview: V.P. Gupta, Rau's IAS Study Circle Interview: Pranav Kumar, Pathfinder Academy Interview: Manoj Jha, Chronicle IAS Academy

Defence Agni-V success story Story of self-reliance Agni-V and neighbours Spotlight Hazards on the high seas Column C.P. Chandrasekhar:The real paralysis Bhaskar Ghose: Angry young men Praful Bidwai: A dangerous high R.K. Raghavan: Gun in campaign Jayati Ghosh: A policy for industry Books Essence of Banaras review article by Kuldeep Kumar On the margins review article by Vikhar Ahmed Sayeed Satan and mystics review article by A.G. Noorani Also Letters

Physics For You May 2012

Solved Paper IIT-JEE - 2012 

Practice Paper : AIPMT (Mains) - 2012 

Practice Paper : BITSAT - 2012 

Solved Paper AIPMT (Prelims) - 2012 

Practice Paper : AIIMS - 2012 

Brain Map : Kinetic Theory of Gases 

Practice Paper : BHU (Mains) - 2012 

Solved Paper CBSE Board - 2012 

Examiner’s Mind : Forces & Fields

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Express Computer-23-4, 16-30 April 2012

On a Growth Spree Thanks to hardware commoditization and the technology’s socio-economic impact, High Performance Computing is seeing growing interest in the Indian subcontinent.  Editorial   • IT in Education Education isn’t the sector that comes first to mind when you think of IT adoption let alone cutting edge stuff but the Indian education sector has emerged as the biggest consumer of projectors and, going by the present trend, the same might be true of tablet computers as well.  News   • Cisco invests in Aavishkaar to drive rural entrepreneurship in India • Geojit BNP Paribas deploys Brocade's switching infrastructure • India printer copier and multifunctional product market declines in the fourth quarter of 2011 - Gartner • Simmtronics becomes the first tablet manufacturer in India to touch three lakh units per month • CA Technologies appoints Sunil Manglore as Vice President • HP offers home decor solution with HP Scitex LX 850 printer • Smartlink Network Systems appoints Bimal Raj as the CEO • India to be the world’s third fastest growing enterprise software market through 2016 - Gartner • HP announces ProLiant Generation 8 (Gen8) line of servers • India to become the world's second largest mobile broadband market in four years - GSMA study • Dell buys Clerity Solutions • SAP unveils strategy to gain predictive insights from Big Data • Bharti Airtel appoints ZTE to supply, manage 4G network in Kolkata • India PC shipments to grow 17 percent in 2012 - Gartner • Toshiyuki Kasai appointed as the new President of Epson India • Government of India, military research organisations and Indian shipping companies cyber attacker traced in China  Features   • The IT effect in animation or special effects All of us have been kept on the edge of our seats time and again by the special effects and animation that we see in movies. However, the entire IT gamut behind these goes almost unnoticed. Let us take a detailed look at how this sector is being shaped by IT and vice versa. • Casual gaming comes of age Mobile gaming is second to console gaming but it’s on a faster growth trajectory. • Locally Yours Indian language (Indic) computing has come a long way. Although it still has miles to go, the journey so far has been quite an impressive one. KTP Radhika logs in to check the scenario.  News Analysis   • Digital Education for the masses Indian vendors are trying to cash in on the opportunity in digital education with low-cost Android tablets for students. • Asus gears up to conquer Asus plans to crash the top five in the notebook & netbook segment assisted in its efforts by a company-owned local warehouse and a broader retail presence.  Case Study   • Max Healthcare pilots Telecardiology solution Max Healthcare has tested portable ECG devices with embedded SIMs for faster response to emergency cases with cardiovascular issues. • Approvals on the go A mobility solution from RIM helped Greatship India substantially shorten its approval cycles and, in the process, save some money.  Event   • An in-house business model is the need of the hour As the Global In-House Centers (GICs) in India shape up for the next phase of growth, they have to focus on becoming revenue centers that influence the direction taken by their parent organizations.  Interviews   • “Software is going to play a more comprehensive role in enterprise storage” - Helmut Beck, Vice President, Storage, Fujitsu Technology Solutions • “Smaller companies have realized that it’s better to recover rather than recreate data” - Sunil Chandna, CEO, Stellar Data Recovery • “OpenFlow will future proof enterprise networks” - Sanjay Jotshi, Director, HP Networking, HP India • “We need security that follows the database rather than the network” - Michael Sentonas, Vice President & Chief Technology Officer, Asia Pacific, McAfee • “To meet the standards set by MNCs, Indian providers will have to adopt technology to survive and excel” - Sudesh Jain, Senior Vice President (IT), Transport Corporation of India (TCI) Group • “Customers can deploy more computing per rupee with the M300” - Manish Sharma, Vice President Asia Pacific, NComputing, Inc.  Products   • Products - GIGABYTE dual UEFI 7 series motherboards - Edimax IC-3030iWn - Stellar Phoenix launches Windows Live Mail to PST convertor V1 - Axis P33 fixed dome network camera - Stellar Phoenix releases OLM Repair v1 - Mercury mTab Neo2 - HP Z1 - Vertex 4 SATA III SSD series