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Topic: HRD Ministry

HRD works on big-ticket higher-education reforms to keep them ready for new govt

The new programme, called EQUIP, aims to improve quality and boost access to education. It will be a single-window plan for development of higher education. 

As CBSE Class 12 students score 499, non-CBSE state boards worry about DU edge

Only two students from this CBSE Class XII batch have fallen one mark short of a perfect 500, while 21 others have scored over 495.

Subramanian Swamy wins salary battle with IIT-Delhi, to get Rs 40 lakh in dues

Saket court orders IIT-Delhi to pay Swamy his salary for the period between 1972 and 1991. BJP leader had taught economics in the institute in the late 1960s.

Modi govt moves to appoint VCs to 3 central universities after go-ahead from poll body

HRD ministry looks to name VCs to Jamia Millia Islamia, Mahatma Gandhi Central University and Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya.

Pay up or leave — what Delhi private schools are telling poor students as RTE window ends

Students who took admission in Class 1 in 2011-12 batch have completed Class 8 this year, which means the RTE Act's EWS quota no longer applies to them.

Modi govt now says PhDs on ‘national priorities’ was a bureaucratic blunder

Minutes of an HRD meeting mention 'national priorities' but govt never issued a circular nor an order directing universities to comply with it.

HRD ministry officials will head to Mussoorie to discuss ‘future of higher education’

About 15 HRD ministry officials of the rank of joint secretary and above are heading to Mussoorie on a three-day official retreat from 21 April.

Modi govt’s appointment of junior academic to IIT Bombay board raises questions

Academic credentials of Paresh K. Joshi, a reader at TIFR, have been questioned as he was appointed to the prestigious Board of Governors at IIT Bombay.

Modi govt could use ordinance to push through university-wise quota for faculty hiring

According to new calculations upheld by SC, quota for SCs, STs and OBCs will be determined on basis of department strength, not entire institution's staff strength.

Deal with Sena shows BJP is desperate

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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?