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Monday, August 18, 2025
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Topic: HRD Ministry

HRD ministry forms 3-member panel to resolve JNU stand-off over hostel fee hike

In a letter sent to JNU Monday, the Ministry of Human Resource Development asked the university to “normalise” its functioning soon.

India prepares hard for global student assessment test — last time it finished in bottom two

A decade after its abysmal performance, India is preparing teachers and students of the participating schools in accordance with PISA test standards.

New education plan wants to make board exams easier, give more flexibility to pick subjects

The changes are part of the New Education Policy, which has been prepared by the HRD ministry and will go for Cabinet approval soon.

Weeks before HRD secretary was removed, Modi govt had quietly shunted out coal secretary

Sumanta Chaudhuri, a 1985-batch IAS officer, was appointed coal secretary in November 2018. He is believed to have been removed over alleged disagreements with PMO.

At special classes this Winter Session, MPs to get Sanskrit lessons from RSS affiliate

Samskrita Bharati is set to organise a 15-day camp for MPs during the Winter Session of Parliament.

Modi govt sends top IAS officer in HRD ministry back to parent cadre

School Education Secretary Rina Ray is believed to have been transferred after differences over policy issues with PMO.

HRD ministry ropes in IITs & IIMs to help accredit higher education institutes by 2022

The IITs and IIMs will aid existing bodies such as the NBA and NAAC in assessing over 30,000 higher education institutes.

Modi govt wants students to explore solutions to climate change, farm sector problems

Under DHRUV scheme, HRD ministry will train & mentor 60 schoolchildren at institutes of excellence across India in their chosen fields of arts & science.

Arabic lessons, private school fees — govt gets 1 lakh tips on New Education Policy

Concerns over PM leading proposed National Education Commission and lessons in charity are among other suggestions received by HRD ministry.

To check student suicides in IITs, govt wants professional counsellors & wellness centres

For other higher education institutions across India, HRD ministry is planning to involve over 300 counsellors for an online mechanism.

On Camera

History teaching requires revision more than textbooks

The kinds of revisions we’re seeing remove the very skills that make historical thinking meaningful. The result is a citizen who either dismisses history entirely or defends it without support.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

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?