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Wednesday, October 1, 2025
TopicHRD Ministry

Topic: HRD Ministry

How 270 court cases have stalled the govt’s B.Ed college clean-up

The HRD ministry is looking to streamline the working of 18,000 B.Ed colleges, many of which hand out degrees even without attendance. 

Farm visits, gardening, drama: How govt is hoping to overhaul school curriculum

HRD roadmap calls for focus on experiential learning and reduced burden on syllabus and textbooks.

IITs issue fresh JEE Advanced merit list, 14,000 more aspirants now make the cut

The low number of successful candidates had caused worry in the HRD ministry, which has a lot of investment at stake for each IIT seat.

Hold convocations every year, HRD ministry tells universities after Kovind nudge

Universities have pointed out financial and time constraints behind their decision not to hold annual convocations.

Centre moves to make new central universities as good as old

Push comes after President Kovind called for developing 17 new central universities. Centre begins with sorting infrastructure and faculty issues.

Colleges and universities asked to get India to stop spitting everywhere

Calling it a ‘social problem’, the higher education regulator said there is a need to raise voice against the practice of spitting in public places.

Sit for SAT: India’s private universities open new doors

Criteria so far used by American universities; Ashoka University and Azim Premji University among eight to adopt method so far. 

‘Tu jaanta nehin mera baap kaun hain’ and India’s anxiety about the father

Voter card and Aadhaar print only the father's name. Mother’s name is not mentioned. On the passport, father’s name is clubbed with ‘legal guardian’, and is placed above mother’s.

Smriti Irani: One of Team Modi’s key ministers has also been among its most controversial

The former actor was divested of I&B ministry Monday, just ahead of the 2019 elections. She had earlier lost the HRD ministry.

17.68 lakh seats lay vacant last year but govt may approve 800 new tech institutes in 2018

The technical education regulator is considering more than 800 new applications, despite the fact that 149 institutes closed down in 2016-17.

On Camera

Jana Sangh leader VK Malhotra brought Advani to Delhi, kept the party afloat after 1984 setback

Unlike his colleagues from the time of the BJS, several of whom became governors and held other constitutional posts, Malhotra chose to lead a quiet and simple retired life after the massive 2014 victory of the BJP.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

In Nepal, young dreams of serving in Indian Army crash as Agnipath halts a centuries-old tradition

Since 1815, Nepali Gorkhas have served in Indian & British Armies, as well as in Bihar, Bengal & Assam Police. Since Agnipath scheme came in, no Nepal-domiciled Gorkha has enlisted.

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.