India continues to be the largest beneficiary of the Erasmus + programme, with over 2200 students having received the prestigious Erasmus Mundus Scholarship since its inception in 2004.
CBI charged 20 institutes in March 2024 for allegedly diverting funds in the name of scholarships to students from SC/ST categories, but 2 of them were given clean chits.
Kumar Tuhin, director general (ICCR), Ministry of External Affairs, said no student would be forced to leave India against their wishes, adding scholarships issue will be resolved.
Bihar and Uttar Pradesh had long-running govts led by OBC leaders. But it's Jharkhand, Kerala, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Maharashtra that provide scholarships to OBC students going abroad.
Maulana Azad National Fellowship for PhD scholars & pre-matric scholarships scrapped. Finance minister said those chosen before 2022 will get funds, but students claim money wasn't received.
Indeever Madireddy, a senior student from a leading private school in Silicon Valley, successfully sequenced the genome of freshwater angelfish after his pet fish died.
Anshika Patel from Pakri Godam village in Jaunpur made an impression at the prestigious Washington and Lee University without even sitting for the SAT.
Telangana has not implemented Centre’s modified version of Post Matric Scholarship for SC students. Under new scheme, funds are transferred directly to students, not to institutions via states.
Ministry of Social Justice is in the process of establishing a robust IT network for effective implementation of the scheme to ensure that there is no scope for misuse of funds.
Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.
On NSG raising day, Home Minister also opens Special Operation Training Centre at NSG facility in Manesar. Besides NSG troops, it will also train state police forces.
Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.
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