Bhubaneswar, July 18 (IANS) The Odisha government on Monday asked its departments to come up with their updated skill development action plans within 10 days to provide quality skill development training to 8 lakh youths…
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha on Monday passed a bill for establishment of regional centers for biotechnology, under the auspices of UNESCO, in the National Capital Region. The Bill seeks to establish…
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar will on ‘Guru Purnima’ on Tuesday felicitate all MPs having an academic background, an official source said here. The source said the brief…
Hyderabad, July 18 (IANS) The first Tata STRIVE Skill Development Centre (TSSDC) centre was launched here on Monday. Spread over 17,000 square feet, this state-of-the-art centre will skill youth in Telangana in the BPO, banking,…
Dhaka, July 18 (IANS) The hoarding of Peace School and College, reportedly managed by Jamaat-e-Islami supporters at Rajshahi in Bangladesh, has been changed into Legend Academy. Rajshahi Metropolitan Police spokesman Ifte Khayer Alam said the…
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Two important bills that seek to replace ordinances to keep state boards out of the ambit of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) for this academic year will be taken up…
Kolkata, July 18 (IANS) Schools affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) in the eastern metropolis will soon restrict access to students who commute on their parents’ two-wheelers without helmets, an…
Ghuman (Punjab), July 17 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Sunday called for strengthening cultural bonds amongst states to promote social cohesion and harmony in India. Addressing a big gathering here in Gurdaspur…
Dhaka, July 17 (IANS) The Bangladesh government on Sunday held a meeting with authorities of all private universities in the country against the backdrop of several of their students being linked to militant outfits. The…
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar on Saturday said that the education policy should be job oriented focusing skill development and emphasising on quality. “The education policy of the country should…
Kolkata, July 16 (IANS) Days after former and present vice chancellors of University of Calcutta advised students to refrain from politics, West Bengal Education Minister Partha Chatterjee on Saturday also urged students not to adopt…
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday honoured Super 30 founder Anand Kumar with the prestigious Lakshmipat Singhania – IIM Lucknow National Leadership Award, at a function organised here. The mathematician…
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) A row has erupted over HRD Ministry’s refusal to extend contract of a firm tasked with managing warehouse of the National Book Trust (NBT), with the company complaning to Prime…
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar on Friday urged the students community in the country to concentrate on innovations that could change the face of the nation in the world. Javadekar,…
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) Literacy levels among India’s disabled population have gone up considerably with both men and women attaining a new high even in higher educational levels. “Out of the total disabled population…
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar on Thursday announced two new Kendriya Vidyalayas will come up including in Uttar Pradesh’s Rae Bareli district, which comprises Congress President Sonia Gandhi’s…
Chandigarh, July 14 (IANS) Punjab teachers showing poor results of their students will now have to attend classes themselves, a minister said on Thursday. Punjab Education Minister Daljit Singh Cheema said that it has been…
Kolkata, July 14 (IANS) University of Calcutta’s interim Vice Chancellor Sugata Marjit on Thursday asked students to refrain from politics and called for a ban on student agitations including strikes and ‘gherao’ (confinement) of teachers….
Chandigarh, July 14 (IANS) The Punjab Child Rights Commission has ordered a complete ban on serving junk food in schools in the state, its chief said here on Thursday. The commission has constituted various committees…
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed doubt over validity of the ordinance providing that states could hold their own entrance examination for admission to undergraduate medical courses for the current…