National Institute of Fashion Technology has declared the Result of Written Entrance Examination held on 21st February, 2010.
NIFT written examination result 2010 can be checked from the official website of NIFT- www.nift.ac.in Candidates can directly access the NIFT result page link – http://specialtest.in/NIFT2010/ResultNift.asp
Based on various parameters, Cliff Arnall, a British psychologist has developed a new formula that could help in calculating the play value of a toy.
The formula is – P(i)+P(o)+Cr + S + U + H + (T*L) / (square root of C)=play value.
In the formula, parameter P(i) stands for playing alone; P(o) for playing with others; Cr for creativity of the toy; S for co-operative social interaction with others and U for utility of the toy; H denotes whether it can be handed down to other child; T for es...
Christie’s auction house on Sunday said it is selling a rare first edition of Charles Darwin’s “On the Origin of Species”.
The book one of around 1,250 copies first printed in 1859 had been on a toilet bookshelf at a family’s home in Oxford.
The book will be auctioned on Tuesday, the 150th anniversary of the publication of the famous work. Christie’s said the book is likely to sell for 60,000 pounds approximately $99,000.
Do you know that in India there are more than 1,000 forms of saris?
A book on the Indian attire sari was released in Delhi, on Wednesday. The book was released in India by Wisdom Tree and the National Institute of Design (NID) at an event co-hosted by Craft House and Chivas.
Shedding light on the sari’s traditional significance and styles of weaving, design vocabulary and style of draping, the book titled ‘Indian Saris: Traditions-Perspectives-Design’ was written by Vijay Singh Katiyar. Th...
The UK Environment Film Fellowships have been awarded every year since 2005 to Indian environmental filmmakers.
Four fellowships will be awarded, through a countrywide bidding process, to a team of environmental filmmakers and climate change professionals or institutions; to make 12 minute documentaries on this year’s theme.
The fellowships are open to a join team comprising a filmmaker and climate change professional/ expert/ institution. The competition is open to Indian filmmakers only....
The Radcliffe Institute fellowship programme supports scientists, scholars, artists and writers of exceptional promise and demonstrated accomplishment, providing them with support to focus on their work for an academic year, unfettered by other obligations.
Candidates in any field with a PhD in the area of the proposed project by Dec 2008 are eligible. Stipends for one year with additional funds for project expenses are up to $65,000. The fellowship extends from early September 2010 to 30th J...
Williams College is accepting applications for two post-doctoral fellowships in environmental studies, beginning in 1st July, 2010.
Candidates with a PhD or who have completed their PhD within the last five years will be eligible.
Successful candidates will be appointed for a one or two year term and will carry a teaching load of one course each semester. The stipend is $38,940 per year plus an allowance of $4,500 for research and professional travel expenses.
Applications must be postm...
University of Cambridge announced the Dr. Manmohan Singh scholarship 2010 offering 35,000 pounds scholarship per students at St. John’s College, UK.
Application from Indian students with a PhD degree will be eligible for scholarships for up to three years with three scholarships already planned for 2010-11.
Applications are open and the closing date for the scholarships is 15 Dec, 2009.
contact: delhi.scholarship@in.britishcouncil.org
Macalester College is accepting applications for a two year Winston & amp; Maxine Wallin postdoctoral faculty fellowship from recent PhDs or those who have completed their PhD within the last 5 years focusing on the Islamic world. Candidates may also come from social science or humanitarian discipline.
The fellowship will begin in September 2010 and entails half time teaching. Candidates should be interested in teaching in a rigorous liberal arts environment. And also hold promise of subs...
