Academia

Nasscom bets on digital to push Indian technology industry forward to next phase

Riding on the hard work of over 3.86 million employees and growth of 5% over the financial year 2016, digital capabilities will drive the Indian technology industry's next phase of development, industry's representative body Nasscom said on Wednesday.

Rohith Vemula, one year on: Severe administrative failures still dot academic landscape

But what perhaps is the greatest administrative failure that still remains is this, if Vemula wished to speak to someone about his predicament, the University of Hyderabad's medical centre, would be ill equipped with mental health professionals to assist him as it lacks any.

In a new book, The Burning Forest, Nandini Sundar looks at the Maoist conflict in Bastar

Nandini Sundar talks to Firstpost about the academia’s role in studying the Maoist conflict in Bastar, the politics of co-option by the state, the maligned adivasis, the future and what it may bring to the region

The embedded systems industry is set to expand because of increased usage of electronics

Terming the present times as the golden period of embedded systems programming, experts on Tuesday said the technology was at an inflection point due to increasing use in electronic products across industry verticals.

Raghuram Rajan's RBI exit and return to academia is better for the world

For it also returns Rajan to academia; and one great thing about academia is that its members can say anything, however radical and outrageous, and get away with it.

The glass ceiling: Its 2016 and women still don't have top positions in academia

In many premier institutions girls outnumber boys. They account for more than 60 per cent of students in several courses of Jawaharlal Nehru University.

Engaging with academia: Political scientist Nandini Deo says strategies mobilise people, not religious ideologies

On a visit to India, Nandini Deo spoke to Firstpost about her latest research findings. Her thoroughly researched book takes the form of a historical analysis of the rise and fall of Hindutva and the role of feminist politics in India.

'Make in India' depends on academia-industry synergy

President Pranab Mukherjee Friday said the government's "Make in India" initiative depends to a large extent on the deepening of the alliance between academia and industry.

Data Security Council of India signs MoU with NLSIU

They will undertake collaborative research and conduct public advocacy in the areas of cyber laws and data protection.

Pulping Doniger's book: Will publishers only print 'safe' books?

Will no one be able to question conventional wisdom about history, politics and mythology? Will no one be able to expose the wrong-doings of politicians and corporate leaders?