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Sunday, August 17, 2025
TopicHRD Ministry

Topic: HRD Ministry

Ambedkar Navodayas, scholarships — Modi govt eyes education sector for Dalit outreach 

Modi govt is considering a proposal to set up 150 Ambedkar Navodaya Vidyalayas, on the lines of the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas, for SC students.

JNU hostel fee hike issue sorted, protests not justified now: HRD minister Pokhriyal

While JNU students have continued to hold protests, union minister Ramesh Pokhriyal said the utility and service charge will now be borne by the UGC.

HRD says sacking JNU V-C Jagadesh Kumar not the solution, rules it out

Amid demands by students to remove vice chancellor Jagadesh Kumar, the government said its focus was to address the main issues that have cropped up on JNU.

Hundreds march from Mandi House to HRD ministry to protest Sunday’s JNU attack

Around 34 people were injured after a masked mob stormed the campus and attacked students and teachers in three hostels with sticks and iron rods.

V-C Jagadesh Kumar came to JNU to change its character: HRD ministry told PMO last year

HRD ministry wrote to PMO in November last year during fee hike protests that ‘there’s no love lost between the VC and the student community’.

No ABVP or Left in JNU report on Sunday attack, it says students scuffled at JNUTA meet

JNU report avoids mentioning Left or ABVP in context of Sunday violence. Instead addresses them as ‘students who did not want others to register’ and ‘others who wanted to register’.

HRD ministry meets JNU officials to take stock, Vice-Chancellor skips meeting

The govt on Sunday sought an immediate report from JNU Registrar Pramod Kumar after the attack on students and teachers took place.

Smriti Irani’s HRD successors have removed 3 V-Cs she appointed, reversed other decisions

Irani’s successors Prakash Javadekar and Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ have overturned decisions on issues like the New Education Policy and autonomy of IIMs.

HRD minister ‘Nishank’ urges JNU students to maintain peace, ministry seeks report

HRD ministry asks JNU registrar Pramod Kumar to file an immediate report on the attack on students and teachers by a masked mob Sunday.

Introduce on-demand exams at undergraduate level, UGC panel tells Modi govt

The panel on evaluation reforms has suggested that exams should take place ‘when the learners consider themselves ready to appear’.  

On Camera

Mahindra is gearing up for future buyers. Unveils limited edition ‘Bat’ BE6, 4 new concepts

This is the first time Mahindra is making an ‘all-in-one’ platform like global carmakers. However, it will most likely skip hybrid vehicles.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?