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Sunday, June 1, 2025
TopicHuman Resource Development (HRD) ministry

Topic: Human Resource Development (HRD) ministry

Current academic session not likely to be treated as zero year, govt tells parliamentary panel

Higher Education Secretary Amit Khare tells Rajya Sabha panel the govt will provide all logistical support to ensure that school and college exams are held.

Eye on $5 trillion economy, PM wants ministries to set goals with global standards in mind

After Make in India and ease of living, global benchmarking is slated to be the next big thing in governance under PM Modi.

Modi govt likely to slash school education budget by Rs 3,000 crore citing funds crunch

A sum of Rs 56,536 crore was sanctioned to the school education department in 2019-20, from which the finance ministry is likely to cut Rs 3,000 crore. 

Sharp rise in number of students opting for private schools, even in poor states

HRD data says student enrolment figures in govt schools show a dip – from 19.9 crore in 2011-12 to 18.9 crore in 2016-17.

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Why public intellectuals don’t confront authority today: Romila Thapar

On 26 October 2014, professor Romila Thapar delivered the Third Nikhil Chakravartty Memorial lecture, reflecting on the eroding space for public intellectuals in India.

TN confident of retaining Apple despite US tariff threat—state planning commission official J Jeyaranjan

In a conversation with ThePrint, Tamil Nadu Planning Commission Executive Vice-Chairperson says it's impossible for Apple to shift manufacturing units from Tamil Nadu to US, given the cost.

Defence Secy bats for competitive bidding, says Centre cut red tape to save up to 69 weeks

Speaking at CII event, Defence Secy Rajesh Kumar Singh also said MoD is revising Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP) 2020 to better align with operational realities and expedite decision-making.

Asim Munir just stole his 5th star & has nothing to show for it. It’ll make him desperate, dangerous

Asim Munir locked up Imran Khan, had his handmaiden parliament give himself an extended tenure. But the additional jingle of that fifth star will not change facts on the ground.