SPAV among global top ten urban planning schools

Edit The Hindu 03 Jul 2016
Mary Jander, managing director of UBM Future, a global online community of 150 leading experts in urbanisation, wrote on its website that the options for students of urban planning were growing, and that SPAV and nine other institutions have distinguished themselves on the world stage through their graduate and undergraduate (UG) programmes ... Various post-graduate and short-term certificate programmes aree proposed to be introduced....

She came, she saw, she conquered

Edit The Hindu 03 Jul 2016
Finding your way through the maze of Delhi University’s admission process can be as taxing as was preparing for one’s Board exams ... to confirm her seat in the Political Science course ... Ria was instead accompanied by a friend and her father ... Moving to the ICT Lab, which is on the first floor on the other side of the building, Ria said ... Outside the ICT Lab stood a group of students who had applied for Political Science and B.A ... ....

UN Council: Seriously, Nations, Stop Switching Off the Internet!

Edit Slashdot 03 Jul 2016
"From impunity for the killings of bloggers to laws criminalizing legitimate dissent on social media, basic human rights principles are being disregarded to impose greater controls over the information we see and share online." ... the boundaries between state and private ICT actors....

CARICOM SG, youth hold wide-ranging discussions (CARICOM - Caribbean Community)

Edit Public Technologies 03 Jul 2016
The engagement is anchored at the CARICOM Secretariat.The special focus is on education and key elements of the discussions so far have included Information Communication Technology (ICT) and how youths are being prepared for the workforce; the strides of the Caribbean ......

Let's collectively contribute to SADA's success - Coalition

Edit Modern Ghana 03 Jul 2016
By GNA. By Caesar Abagali, GNA ... The forum was meant to seek their views on the Livelihood Improvement and Poverty Reduction aspects, especially within the Northern Savanna Ecological Zone ... He said some cities in the SADA zone would have zoning plans and urban design proposals; environment plans, transport, utilities and ICT infrastructure proposals ... GNA. ....

It's berry picking time in Jersey: Gloucester County Nature Club

Edit NJ dot com 03 Jul 2016
Learn about edible berries growing in the wild ... I would not try to live by foraging alone, but in the summer I eat the wild fruits that grow in our area ... But there are still plenty of them out there growing wild, usually in somewhat damp, highly acid soil, especially in the Pine Barrens ... All are edible and tasty.  ... The ripe fruits are black ... Its canes are tan, covered with both hairs and spines, and they grow to be 5 feet tall....

Farm looks to make all-Ohio beer possible

Edit The Columbus Dispatch 03 Jul 2016
Barrels of beer are growing in Matt Cunningham’s backyard, lots of barrels of beer ... Cunningham began growing barley and hops last year as way to diversify the family farm operation — 2,600 acres of corn and soybeans — and tap into a booming Ohio craft beer industry ... Like barley, hops need to be processed — often formed into pellets and frozen — in order to keep, and Ohio’s growers are still focusing on the growing part, Bergefurd said....

Pakistan staring at political turmoil after Eid

Edit Topix 03 Jul 2016
Pakistan is staring at political turmoil post-Eid on the back of opposition parties threatening to hit the streets over the ruling Sharif family's alleged holding of illegal offshore assets, and a growing clamour for the extension of its army chief's term, due to end this year....

#GrowingUpInLouisiana: Louisiana natives share it all with Twitter hashtag

Edit The Times Picayune 03 Jul 2016
What is it like growing up in Louisiana? Thousands of native Louisianans posted in 140 characters or less on Twitter just what a Louisianan childhood is like, using #GrowingUpInLouisiana ... Do you agree with these Twitter users? Is this what it was like to grow up in Louisiana? Tell us what #GrowingUpInLouisiana was like for you ... ....

VECV to raise capacity at Indore plant to 7,000 units

Edit Deccan Herald 03 Jul 2016
“With regard to the growing demand, we are taking steps to increase the plant’s capacity to 7,000 units by adding a new assembly line, which will be realised by this year-end,” VE Commercial Vehicles CEO Vinod Aggarwal told Deccan Herald ... “In terms of expanding our product spread, we are bullish on all segments — light and medium trucks, heavy duty trucks, and buses....

Development is the goal for Williamstown, at the heart of it all

Edit Philadelphia Daily News 03 Jul 2016
Technically, we're in Monroe Township, but the emphasis is on Williamstown, the center of this Gloucester County municipality ... "Most residents recognize that we are growing," says Miller, 25, a native whose family came from Sicily to farm....

Brain eating amoeba found at unusually high levels at water park

Edit CNN 03 Jul 2016
"Our findings here are significant," said Dr ... that are not required to be regularly tested for pathogens, said Cope ... "We don't know very much about how Naegleria lives and grows in systems like this," said Keener, "but factors such as soil runoff, uneven surfaces, stones on the bottom where slime can grow, along with shallow channels that allow water to warm quickly on hot days, makes it a unique environment."....

Tehranis best flower lovers in country (Tehran Municipality)

Edit Public Technologies 03 Jul 2016
Tehrani plant enthusiasts are seen in International Exhibition of Flower and Plants in Tehran. Tehranis are at the vanguard of buying flowers and plants in the country, members of Union of Flowers and Plants say ... that 'house plants growing is a culture for Tehranis'....
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