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Delhi University (DU) North Campus

DU Complies with UGC After Days of Tussle

Delhi University has agreed to comply with the University Grants Commission's order to scrap four-year undergraduate programme. Admission is likely to begin from Saturday. Jun 28, 2014
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Divide within DU Academic council surfaces as some demand removal of FYUP while others favour it

New Delhi, June 25 (ANI): Divide within the Delhi University Academic Council surfaced as some demanded removal of FYUP while others justify the same on various grounds. Professor Vijay Chaudhary said that the council has decided certain guidelines for the removal of FYUP for the honours course and carry on the three years foundation courses and that the UGC should let the B. Tech courses remain functional for four years as that would only clear the interest of the students. Chaudhary also said that these are the directives to the Vice Chancellor and he will have to listen to the same. Jun 25, 2014
Artist impression of a white dwarf star in orbit with pulsar PSR J2222-0137. It may be the coolest and dimmest white dwarf ever identified. [B. Saxton (NRAO/AUI/NSF)]

Astronomers Spot Earth-sized Diamond in Space

A team of researchers have detected the faintest and the coldest white dwarf star. Over the ages, the carbon content of the ancient lunar remnants has crystallized thus forming an Earth-size diamond in solar system. Jun 24, 2014
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DU teachers backing FYUP, go on hunger strike over DU-UGC tussle

New Delhi, June 24 (ANI): With the standoff between the University Grants Commission (UGC) and Delhi University (DU) continuing, the university teachers who are in favour of the Four-year Undergraduate Programme hold a hunger strike on Tuesday. They alleged political interference in the issue and say that the Human Resource Development Ministry and the University Grants Commission are responsible for the mess. Meanwhile, Professor Surender Kumar also alleged attack by NSUI and ABVP member on him. The Delhi University Principals' Association on Monday had announced that the admissions to the colleges are being deferred as there is a conflict between the guidelines issued Jun 24, 2014
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TN professor develops robot to save children trapped in borewells

Tamil Nadu, June 24 (ANI): A 43-year-old college professor from Tamil Nadu, M Manikandan has developed a unique robot, which can rescue children who accidentally fall into open borewells – answering prayers of parents who have had the misfortune of their children falling into narrow open pits. Manikandan said he was inspired to invent the robot after his own son fell into a borewell almost a decade ago -- but was luckily rescued. Professor Manikandan developed the nine-feet-long robot with human-like arms along with clamps resembling fingers that can clutch and pull the trapped child out of borewell. The robot can be operated with batteries and works with the help of an air piston. Jun 24, 2014
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Protest against FYUP continue with demand of DU VC's resignation

New Delhi, June 23 (ANI): The members of All India Students Association (AISA) on Monday, while staging protest a protest in front of the HRD ministry over the Four Year Undergraduate Program (FYUP) in Delhi University were caught in a scuffle with the Delhi Police. The students demanded clarification regarding admissions under the programme which has lead to widespread difficulties due to the ongoing tiff between the University Grants Commission (UGC) and the University. An AISA Member Anmol demanded DU Vice-Chancellor Professor Dinesh Singh's resignation after he reportedly defended the FYUP against the UGC notices asking the varsity to roll back the course. ABVP members also protested outside DU's Faculty of Arts over the issue and demanded the VC's resignation. Meanwhile, HRD Minister Smriti Irani called an emergency meeting of a University Grants Commission (UGC)-appointed 10-member committee on Monday afternoon in attempt to arrive at an acceptable solution to the ongoing academic crisis. Jun 23, 2014
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Maternal Exposure to Pesticides linked to Autism in Children

In the study, pregnant women who lived near fields sprayed with pesticides like organophosphates, pyrethroids and carbamates had two-thirds greater risk of giving birth to a child with autism or other developmental delays than others. Jun 23, 2014
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