Direction is in line with SC's 7 November order asking all states/UTs and Centre to secure educational institutions and other public places from stray canines, says UGC.
Modi govt is set to introduce bill that proposes umbrella body for higher education, councils for regulation, accreditation. It will be headed by a chairperson appointed by the President.
In its guidelines, Commission urges HEIs to offer multi-level courses in at least 3 Indian languages, with incentives including career-linked benefits.
5 yrs after NEP 2020, Centre to move bill to establish HECI as sole authority for coordinating & determining standards in higher education, research, and scientific & technical institutions.
Kerala & Karnataka govt have said they wouldn’t adopt the curriculum. Over 900 academics signed petition against draft mathematics curriculum last month, urging UGC to withdraw it.
Supreme Court has appointed search-and-selection committees to choose vice-chancellors nominated by both chief minister and governor for state-run universities.
Many of the schemes recommended under the policy are now in place, but implementation is uneven. Stakeholders say it's too early to expect widespread results.
It is no accident that our universities have not produced any Nobel laureates. ‘I think they never will in the next 25 years, the way we are going,’ said Nayyar.
Vice chancellor Tim Jones tells ThePrint that the university aims to develop its India campus into a global institution, with the enrolment target of 10,000 students in 10 years.
They are expected to receive letters of intent in coming months & begin operations between 2026 & 2027, officials say. Additionally, 5 more universities are in early stages of talks.
Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.
Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.
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