Panel chairman Prof C.I. Issac (Retd), a historian and RSS ideologue, says committee has also suggested toning down the focus on ‘Hindu defeats’ in social sciences curriculum.
Through a 20 September circular, the Union Health Ministry allowed MBBS candidates, who had appeared for NEET-PG, 2023, to opt for leftover seats in medical colleges. But has not got a favourable response as these seats are in non-clinical branches.
States express opinion on NEP in submissions to Centre’s committee on developing a new NCERT curriculum, which is headed by former ISRO chairman K. Kasturirangan.
Haryana proposes students be taught that Maharishi Kanada is father of atomic theory not John Dalton. YSRCP-led Andhra says need to 'not succumb to superstition in name of antiquity'.
Last week, IIT-B's mess council sent an email designating some tables in a common mess as ‘vegetarians only’. Students reportedly protested by eating meat at such tables.
National Medical Commission rule, to be enforced next academic year, will restrict Andhra, Kerala, Telangana etc from opening new institutes or increasing MBBS seats as they exceed ratio.
Tangible outcome of this transformation is students who clear Class 10, 12 will receive a joint certificate of AP board & International Baccalaureate, says vision document.
Developed by National Institute for the Empowerment of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities, the test is meant to assess and certify intellectual disability in children.
UGC chairman Professor M. Jagadesh Kumar says regulations for foreign universities looking to set up campuses in India 'in final stage & will be announced soon'.
In 2021, the government allowed telcos to convert interest on deferred spectrum payments and AGR dues into equity. This made it the single largest stakeholder in Vodafone Idea.
New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.
A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.
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