Section of faculty, students and alumni oppose MoSPI's draft Bill that seeks to replace Indian Statistical Institute's elected Governing Council with government-nominated board.
Draft Bill was released for public consultation in September. It aims to bring in sweeping changes to 94-yr-old iconic Indian Statistical Institute by repealing ISI Act, 1959.
Legendary statistician CR Rao has been a recipient of not just the Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan, but also the prestigious International Prize in Statistics, awarded in 2023.
Indian-American statistician CR Rao is known for making seminal contributions to statistics such as development of Cramér-Rao Lower Bound, Rao-Blackwellization, & Lagrange multiplier test.
If the government wants to spend taxpayers’ money to make India a better place, then spend it on building more courts, improving the collapsing bureaucracy. But, of course, politicians will only think of themselves.
The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz eases supply fears, but controlled shipping, slow output recovery, and high costs may delay oil flow normalisation for months.
This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.
American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.
One more DEAD INSTITUTE ON ITS WAY !!