India proposes private universities

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A bill in the Indian Parliament proposes to create India's first private universities, to give potential employers more control over curricula and relieve some of the burden for higher education from the state. Business leaders say current graduates are poorly prepared to work in industry.

Schools, Business and education, Industry and education, Private universities and colleges

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India cracks whip to end addiction to state funds

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The Indian government is encouraging university scientists to find private sources of funding through sharing royalties and providing greater protection to intellectual property. Industry's share of total research expenditures increased from 24.3% to 26.4% from 1990 to 1993.

Research, Federal aid to research, Government aid to research

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India struggles to handle an embarrassment of riches

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Indian officials believe that remote-sensing technology in the form of an Earth-orbiting satellite is helping India to become one of the international leaders in remote-sensing technology. However, the system suffers from problems such as difficulties with data availability.

Artificial satellites in remote sensing, Satellite remote sensing

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