Chennai professor elected to international engineering bodyHindu Business LineProf K Manivannan of the Chennai-based RMK Engineering College has been elected as member of the executive committee of the International Federation of Engineering Societies (IFE …

MarketWatchOil prices on the retreat after inventory data sparks a rallyMarketWatchU.S.-traded oil prices climbed more than 2% overnight after the U.S. Energy Information Administration's latest data showed U.S. crude supplies fell by 3 million barrels …

New York TimesOil Glut? Here Comes Some More!New York TimesThe discoveries have been hailed by the oil industry, even though companies have largely cut back on exploration over the last two years in an effort to reduce costs as oil prices fell from over $1 …

The StateAcademic fees rising rapidly for some USC studentsThe StateBut those fees are rising rapidly at USC's College of Engineering and Computing, where – university officials say – efforts to revamp the college are costly. A rising student-to-facult …

Daily News & AnalysisChennai: Now, kindergarten fees higher than those of engineering courses!Daily News & AnalysisIn this structure, the fees for kindergarten schools have been found to be higher than those for engineering courses, including those at Anna …

Structural engineering body to increase membershipThe PunchThe Nigerian Institution of Structural Engineers (NIStructE) has unfolded plans to increase its membership in view of the critical role structural engineers play in the development of the nation an …

Editorial: Engineering regressionFinancial ExpressFor a country that needs to bridge significant gaps in higher education, a move to cap fees in unaided private-sector technical institutes is ill-advised. By 2020, the government hopes to increase gross enr …

The Indian ExpressGovt panel suggests cap on fee for MBA, engineering courses in private institutesThe Indian ExpressThe ten-member panel has pegged the maximum (tuition and development) fee for a two-year MBA course in the range of Rs 1.57 lakh to Rs 1.71 …

The Indian ExpressGovt panel suggests cap on fee for MBA, engineering courses in pvt institutesThe Indian ExpressThe upper limit for the four-year engineering degree (BE or B.Tech) has been fixed in the range of Rs 1.44 lakh to 1.58 lakh every year. It has …

Genetic engineering Boosting 'gene drive' safetyNature.comResearchers have developed a way to reduce the risks of a method that genetically engineers entire populations with unprecedented speed. 'Gene drives' are genetic changes, based on i …