Today, India began the first by clinical studies on humans an experimental vaccine candidate aims to prevent HIV / AIDS. The process is a partnership between the Government of India - by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and the National AIDS Control Organization (NACO) - and not-for-profit International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI).

In announcing the negotiation of the European Union Ministers of Public Health and Family Help Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss, said: “The development of a vaccine for AIDS prevention is one of the most difficult scientific challenges of our time. It is also one of the most urgent health needs. Perseverance is the way forward And India has a long-term commitment. ”

IAVI board member and Minister of State, Science and Technology, Mr. Kapil Sibal, said: “Vaccine research is also important that the ministry of health and science and technology ministry, hands, in order to strengthen efforts to support it needs.”

Dr NK Ganguly, Director General of the ICMR, has sounded the process as part of the commitment, the Indian government to fight against the AIDS epidemic: “Our country is emerging as a global leader in the field of research Biomedical. With this first attempt to provide an Indian scientist makes an important contribution to the world a step closer to a vaccine against AIDS. ”

Dr SY Quraishi, Director General of NACO, said: “The process of launching is a great culmination of the tripartite partnership among ICMR, Naco and IAVI. We expect that further testing of candidate vaccines in the years to come, through this partnership. ”

More than 20 years after HIV / AIDS was identified, emerging infections in the world are a total of 14000 each day. Experts in public health are ok, it is essential that the development of a safe and effective vaccine.

The researchers followed several candidate vaccines at the same time, because he was not sure that many possible approaches can be effective.

Dr. Seth Berkley, president and CEO of IAVI, highlighted the need for a global partnership: “The partnership in India is an example of the kind of international cooperation is essential for finding a vaccine. We must work together to mobilize the best scientists in the fight against the epidemic. ”

The process of Pune

Phase I of the study began today at ICMR’s National AIDS Research Institute (NARI) in Pune, outside Mumbai, and test a vaccine candidate tgAAC09 appointed. Targeted Genetics Corp., Seattle, a biotechnology company and Columbus Children’s Research Institute (CCRI) in Ohio designed the vaccine candidate in partnership with IAVI.

Despite the efforts of various agencies of the state and central government bodies, open universities and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), India is facing challenges in the field of education at various levels. “Indeed, the ultimate challenge of education is useful strong nation of one billion on an ongoing basis. A brief overview of these challenges, distance education scenario in the country, resources Crunch, etc., which are to the extent possible long-term strategies for education in the country, “says Dr. K. Kasturirangan, Chairman of ISRO.

It was the provision of the 7th Annual Meeting Pr G. Ram Reddy Memorial Lecture, organized by the Indira Gandhi National Open University (Ignou), in collaboration with the Commonwealth of Learning here this week.

The India hosts the one and the largest population of illiterates in the world. According to the 2001 census, there are 302 million Indians over the age of six are illiterate. Female illiteracy is higher than the 45.8 percent of rural and illiteracy is about 43 percent, he said.

“While the figures appear in the expansion itself is the challenges of quality education, the massive development of knowledge and information base led to rapidly changing needs and requirements. Regardless of that, at any level they teach all teachers must be fully equipped with rigorous intellectual and other qualities and worth of their own culture and to help learners, different events going on around them, “said Kasturirangan.

Higher education faces, other constraints such as lack of scientific equipment latest up-to-date libraries and research institutes. It is a non-availability of latest information, data, teaching techniques and the inability to interact with peers, scholars and experts, he said.

Given the challenges facing the country in education and in view of the possible use of Satcom support to education, is now also thought of launching a satellite to devote to meet the needs of the sector of Education.

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is setting up a contemplation of satellites dedicated to education called `Edusat” in the near future, “he said.

The Association of International Education in science, economics and entertainment (AIESEC), the world’s largest student-Run Organization has a network of more than 30000 students from 800 universities, is the organization of a conference on the theme “Leadership Development” in clubs Sterling to Puri, Orissa. The National Leadership Development Seminar (NLDS), September 22 to 27, in the presence of 300 students from 11 cities in India.

The objective of the conference is where the qualities of leadership among the delegates and inculcate values, to facilitate the effective use of these qualities. The conference aims to promote the development of certain basic skills - the presentation, sales, planning and inter-personal skills, students receiving secure housing in career management and other areas.

AIESEC in its 21 year in India, was the implementation of the seminar per year and it is important to herablassend veterans of the industry as Adi Godrej, Ratan Tata and MS Banga. Each year, the organization of a batch of new recruits volunteering by students in Indian universities to facilitate the achievement of its goals - the global leader in development.

The Psychology Department of Maharshi Dayanand University is holding an assessment camp at Sri Ram Senior School here tomorrow. The thrust of the camp would be the use of standardised psychological tools to assess interests, attitude, aptitude, intelligence level, adjustment, personality traits etc of the students. The head of the department, Dr N. R. Sharma, said that the camp was aimed at enhancing awareness in masses about the application of psychological principles vis-a-vis understanding human potential and behavioural patterns.

Further an acupressure camp, a free workshop on acupressure as well as a paid acupressure basic training programme are also being organised at the university health centre. These started today and will be on till December 20.

Meanwhile, consequent upon his appointment as Dean, Faculty of Commerce, Dr S. N. Mittal, will be a member of the Executive Council and the Finance Committee of the university under Statute-II and Statute-15 of the MDU Act with effect from December 19, 2002 to July 19, 2003.

Arena Multimedia, leaders in multimedia training in Asia, has achieved a significant milestone by enrolling one lakh students. The student, who took the number to one lakh, was felicitated at a glittering ceremony in the Capital.

Arena also announced the launch of its multimedia awareness project, especially for the underprivileged, titled Project Srishti, under which it will initially train 1,000 underprivileged students on multimedia technologies nationwide.

Arena Multimedia, in a span of over six years, has a 55 per cent market share in India and is present across seven countries in 260 centres. It has also partnered with the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) during the CIIs’ declaration of the year 2002-03 as the Year of Multimedia recently. Arena has held a series of seminars and workshops and launched new courses to further popularise the use of multimedia and multimedia applications in the country.

It also organised the first International Conference on Multimedia & Design, (ICMD-2002) under the aegis of SIGMMA to present and observe the latest research results and idea for researchers and practitioners worldwide.

Erzürnt by privatization efforts of higher education in the country, AIFUCTO (All India Federation of University College and professor of organizations) and FEDUCTA (Association of Universities funds Teachers’ Associations) have launched a campaign ‘Save Education ” . The campaign began in possession of a dharna outside the UGC office.

More than 1000 teachers across the country gathered to protest against what they claim is the creeping privatization, opening the doors of foreign universities, subversion of the secular nature of education and the attack on teachers ” Conditions of service and entitlements.

She also requested an increase in the allocation of public investment in education and basic education compulsory, with the exception of a ban on foreign universities.

The teacher argued that the UGC and the HRD ministry began, the squandering of public funds by launching currently playing on art, astrology and karamkand, shrinking resources for laboratories and libraries.

The International Institute of Fashion Technology (IIFT) has a fully equipped centre in Noida in JOP Plaza, Sector-18. Here, students from various courses taught as Fashion Design, Interior Design, Computer-Aided Design fashion, clothing, etc. Merchandising

The founder and CEO of IIFT, M. Ratnadeep Lal, so that the mode of technology is one of the main areas in which India can be an important and deserve valuable currency for the country.

India is a pioneer in the field of embroidery, glass beads, colors and Indian products are very popular throughout the world.

The opening of the IIFT has been celebrated as a wonderful contribution to the implementation of India in the fashion world map and the opening of the Noida center is feared that the recognition at international level. The Centre was established in the presence of a number of students, specialists and directors of the Centre, Sanjay Agarwal and Vivek Agarwal.

The Noida center organized a fashion show at the hotel, where Shipra models have been renamed to the bottom of the ramp, wearing beautiful Indian and Western clothing designed by IIFT students. The clothes were highly appreciated by the public.

Mr. Sanjay Agarwal (director) said that the centre is the first of its kind in Noida, where students receive quality education in the field of fashion and design. Already IIFT students worthy of the name both in India and abroad. The Centre is also introducing a new course on computer-aided design.

Rendu, publishers have decided to come together to share their experiences with the accession of the publication of the branch. Penguin India’s David Davidar and potash for women Urvashi Bhutalia belong to those who teach the curriculum by the Association of publishers and booksellers associations in India (FPBAI) the introduction of three months, a certificate, of course, when publishing on June 2. Twenty-five students are enrolled in courses by them to the Jamia Millia Islamia. Students receive an experiment to introduce editorial, production and marketing with the help of three training modules developed by the FPBAI School of Science Publishing.

The course is open to fresh graduates and those who only for the industry. The Federation has roped in big names in the publication sector, a contribution to golf.

Amity has joined hands with the Zambian technical education and vocational regulatory body, the Technical Education Vocational and Entrepreneurship Training Authority, to promote quality educational and management programmes and training in Zambia and India.

Atul Chauhan, President, Amity, and Dr. Patrick Nkanza, Director General, TEVETA, signed the MoU, as per which both will conduct a study to identify the training needs of the Zambian training institutes.

Student and faculty exchanges will be undertaken and training will be offered in areas like Business Management, Finance, Behavioural Science, Biotechnology and Insurance and Actuarial Science.

The TEVETA will assist Amity in setting up institutions in Zambia by providing information on general political and economic environment.

Debate with journalism students during a seminar on “The importance of journalism and media, science today,” organized by the Institute of training in integrated management, Dr. Chandan Mitra, editor, The Pioneer, pointed out that the expanded scope and career in the sector.

Asserting that India is as a super-power of the media, he stressed that the insatiable appetite of information, coupled with increased consumption per capita purchasing power is triggering a growth exponentially in the media sector. Citing figures, he recalled that the only Delhi has 20000 daily, but also the maximum number of days of English newspapers.

The four current media - press, television, radio and Internet - meet to access the growing need, white, as was evident in the recent past. He also had a word of caution for the future journalists: “journalism as a profession requires a good knowledge, discipline and good communication skills.”

The emphasis on the need to acquire more skills and the ability to compel multitasking in an era of convergence, Mr. Mitra has ensured the rise of journalists that “the Indian media among the best in the world and journalists in India one of the best lots.