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Mandatory Hindi Provision Removed from the Draft Education Policy

After facing severe backlash especially from southern India, the Ministry of Human Resource Development has removed the clause from the draft national education policy (NEP) which made Hindi...

June 4, 2019

SPV s to Aid Direct Funding for Universities

Ten high-performing state universities are now setting up special purpose vehicles companies to receive the funds directly from the Central government. This model is being explored to cut...

May 28, 2019

Action plan to boost Higher Education

The Ministry of Human Resource Development is planning to launch an ambitious Rs 1.5 lakh crore action plan to improve the quality and accessibility of higher education over...

May 25, 2019

Tackling Anaemia

Even though India has was to dramatically reduce the number of people living in extreme poverty from 306 million people living on less than $1.90 (on a PPP...

May 20, 2019

National Institutional Ranking Framework 2019

The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) rankings have been released by the Ministry of Human Resource Development. The rankings list the best institutions and universities of India. The NIRF...

April 9, 2019

India and Afghanistan collaborates to boost digital online education

The Ministry of Human Resource Development has signed a MoU with the Ministry of Higher Education of Afghanistan to boost Digital Education Initiatives which will include programs built...

March 19, 2019

STARS launched by Union HRD ministry to fund science projects

On the occasion of National Science Day (NSD-2019), the Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister, Prakash Javadekar launched Rs 250 Crore scheme ‘STARS’ to fund 500 science projects....

March 4, 2019

Govind Prasad Sharma appointed as new Chairman of National Book Trust

The National Book Trust (NBT) has appointed educationist and author Govind Prasad Sharma as its new Chairman. Born in 1939, Sharma has served as the Principal of Government...

February 28, 2019

Govind Prasad Sharma appointed as Chairman of NBT

Educationist and Author Govind Prasad Sharma has been appointed as the Chairman of National Book Trust (NBT). Govind Prasad Sharma Govind Prasad Sharma in his long carrier has served as the Principal of Government P.G. College in Madhya...

February 27, 2019

70-Point Grading Index to Assess Quality of School Education in the States

The Ministry of Human Resource Development has launched 70-Point Grading Index to assess the quality of school education in the states. About the Grading Index The salient features of...

January 7, 2019

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