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Saturday, July 19, 2025
TopicTechnical education

Topic: technical education

Only 42.6% Indian graduates are employable; non-technical skills, creativity low—Mercer report

The Mercer Mettl report draws insights from data collected from more than 2,700 campuses across 31 states and union territories, covering over one million students.

Guiding PhDs, having work published may no longer be mandatory for heads of technical colleges

Expert panel formed by AICTE also recommends widening selection criteria to include founders/co-founders of start-ups recognised by Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.

As demand rises, tech education body AICTE lifts 3-yr-old ban on new engineering colleges

An expert panel that recommended the ban in 2019 because of low demand for seats has now suggested it should be lifted. The moratorium will be lifted next academic year.

Technical regulator asks universities, colleges to recognise & admit students of Vedic board

The move came after the Association of Indian Universities in August granted equivalence status to the Maharshi Sandipani Rashtriya Veda Sanskrit Shiksha Board.

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Critical minerals are the new oil. India can’t afford to depend on China

Mineral security is no longer just an economic concern but a national security imperative, underpinning the country’s ambitions in clean energy, defence self-reliance, and advanced manufacturing.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Joys of Trumplomacy: India & the world are learning US President’s 99 moods and 1 goal

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.