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JNU professor who rewrote Russian textbooks after USSR fell awarded Pushkin Medal

Meeta Narain's academic excellence in Russian Philology and Translation Studies has been recognised worldwide and has won her many accolades.

20 hours a week, no homework: That’s the Finland school system RSS chief wants in India

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat highlighted Saturday that Finland’s school system is the world’s best, and that India should emulate it. Here’s what makes it the best.

RSS-linked outfit vouches for Vedic maths books that will make students forget calculators

Outfit to discuss its suggestions on draft NEP and their implementation in a 'Gyan Utsav 2076' seminar in Delhi on 17 August.

Kejriwal wants students to be patriotic, will introduce ‘Deshbhakti Curriculum’ in schools

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal says aim of ‘Deshbhakti Curriculum’, to be introduced next year, is to make every citizen aware of duty towards the nation.

Hindi has grown from 20,000 to 1.5 lakh words in 20 years, and very quietly

Hindi dictionaries of the government add words without fanfare. They are not accompanied by an announcement, and there’s no log of evolution either.

Modi govt plans NCERT syllabus change again, this time a major one

The NCERT books, last revised in 2017, will have their syllabus changed again within the next two years once the new education policy is in place.

Modi govt looks at bringing back 4-year undergrad course, doing away with Master’s for PhD

The idea is being discussed by an internal review panel in the UGC, and a final decision on the plan is likely to be arrived at in September.

5 years after DU’s FYUP was scrapped, UGC recommends 4-year undergraduate course again

The University Grants Commission is pushing for increasing undergraduate courses by a year with a strong research component to ensure students are better prepared for post graduation.

IITs fill up all seats during admissions for the first time ever, says HRD ministry

A total of 13,604 undergraduate admissions were completed across the IITs this year. Last year, 118 seats across the 23 institutes were left vacant.

UGC denies ’eminence’ tag to Ashoka, KREA, Jadavpur and Azim Premji universities

UGC said private institutes on the list have been denied Institute of Eminence status because they did not figure in national or international rankings.

On Camera

Bihar mimics 19th-century American South. Citizenship is now weaponised to exclude voters

Disenfranchisement by institutional fiat is profoundly undemocratic. The effect of the ECI's new documentary process in Bihar will tilt the scales in favour of the BJP.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.