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Tuesday, April 23, 2024
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Topic: IIT

Restless, young India has no connection to IITs & IIMs, but Rahul Gandhi can’t see it

Neither is Rahul Gandhi young nor are his ideas.

Inside India’s Rs 3,000-cr IAS coaching industry & the mysterious man seen with SP leaders

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

Will IITs become post-graduate-only? IIT Council to discuss on 21 August

The idea came up as a way to curb the billion-dollar private coaching industry that has grown up around the IIT entrance exam, JEE.

The caste calculus inside BJP’s own house, & how patriarchy is holding back Priyanka Gandhi

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint in the past week.

IAS officers losing their sheen under Modi govt, & where higher education funds are going

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint in the last 24 hours.

IIT Delhi’s older alumni are leaving wills in the name of their alma mater

US-based construction firm owner pledges property worth a million dollars, authorities say the start of a new trend.

Modi govt forms panel to tackle industrial pollution near Taj Mahal

The panel comprises officials of the environment ministry, experts from NEERI, IITs and various other forums.

Constitutionality of 377 first, personal rights later, CJI says on rights of homosexuals

A 5-judge bench differed on how to approach the case even as BJP-led central govt is yet to make its position clear on Section 377

Bollywood’s supine superstars and how a WhatsApp rumour led to 29 deaths

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week

Govt to make competitive exams easy to sideline multi-billion dollar coaching industry

To reduce the role of private coaching as well getting more students to fill seats, the govt looks at easier exams.

On Camera

Influencer is a real job. They are shaking up the internet

The reach and impact of influencers are so significant that even politicians such as Prime Minister Narendra Modi have recognised their value—the National Creators Award is proof.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

‘No brides for Agniveers’: In Rajasthan’s ‘Shaheedon ki nagri’, few takers for defence coaching centres

Coaching centres for Army aspirants in Jhunjhunu are shutting down due to plummeting admissions in the face of a lack of job guarantees under Agnipath Scheme.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.