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Sunday, September 29, 2024
TopicHRD Ministry

Topic: HRD Ministry

HRD Minister Pokhriyal extends deadline for comments on National Education Policy draft

Public inputs have been sought on four categories — school education, higher education, additional key focus areas & transforming education.

India’s draft education policy isn’t a conservative conspiracy. But it may never take off

In the last five years, Narendra Modi government has walked in the opposite direction to the one recommended in this policy document.

Controversial 3-language formula includes flexibility of choice, says Pokhriyal

Education minister Ramesh Pokhriyal told the Lok Sabha that the National Education Policy (NEP) does not discriminate against or impose any specific language.

Why Hindi is causing stress for officials in Ramesh Pokhriyal’s HRD ministry

New HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal prefers Hindi over English and that has sent officials scampering for translators and Google Translate.

New HRD minister Pokhriyal has a pet project – developing Sanskrit-speaking villages

HRD ministry will enlist tutors to teach language to villagers or people living in the vicinity of Sanskrit institutions.

Ayush minister’s proposal to HRD ministry – make yoga compulsory in schools & colleges

Union Ayush Minister Shripad Naik wants yoga to be a part of the curriculum in schools and colleges from 2020.

Now, IIT graduates make a lateral entry into HRD ministry to work as consultants

Ten graduates have been hired from IITs and other top institutes to work on a higher education project on a salary of Rs 70,000 per month.

Modi govt panel wants school fees regulated, Indian languages given prominence

The new policy, by a panel set up by the Modi govt in 2017, has also called for primary school education in the mother tongue and a four-year liberal arts degree.

Haridwar MP Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank is HRD minister, new education policy his top priority

A prolific writer, Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, who is a former Uttarakhand CM, is one of the 24 new faces inducted into the union cabinet.

Ashoka University removes economist Mihir Shah as visiting faculty, students up in arms

Mihir Shah taught a popular course on Political Economy of India’s Development. Ashoka University students & alumni have started a reinstatement petition.

On Camera

Hassan Nasrallah’s assassination underlines Israel’s military supremacy. Will it win peace?

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has no intention of being drawn into another attritional war with Hezbollah. His commanders they are unlikely to win.

10 yrs ago, battery leasing failed to boost demand for EV cars in India. Now, it’s making a comeback

Under this model, battery is provided to EV owners on a subscription basis or lease. With more people open to buying EV cars, the lower upfront cost could likely drive wider acceptance.

Morocco signs pact with Tata for joint manufacture of WhAP Infantry Fighting Vehicle

The armoured platform is India's first amphibious infantry combat wheeled vehicle. Last year, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces had procured 90 military trucks from the Tata Group.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?