IIM (Amendment) Bill 2023 will amend 2017 act & appoint the President 'Visitor' of each IIM, giving govt final say in appointing chairperson of board of governors & director.
The bill proposes to appoint President of India as 'Visitor' of every IIM via insertion of new section in the principal Act. This will give central govt a say in decision-making of IIMs.
Board of Governors decided to retain director Dheeraj Sharma despite education ministry flagging 'discrepancies' in his qualifications. Ministry now exploring legal options.
Ministry of Education is considering a proposal to check malpractice at the level of IIM boards. It will allow for action against the board of governors.
HRD ministry officials say India has no provision for a Master’s degree to be awarded for a one-year course, but IIM-Ahmedabad says they’re following the IIM Act.
Board of governors had recommended the appointment of Prof. Errol D’Souza in October, but the appointment is stuck in a logjam at the Centre ever since.
Over generations, Bihar’s bane has been its utter lack of urbanisation. But now, even Bihar is urbanising. Or let’s say, rurbanising. Two decades under Nitish Kumar have created a new elite in its cities.
Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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