India-ASEAN Youth Dialogue

The third India-ASEAN Youth Dialogue as held between June 8, 2020 and June 10, 2020. The dialogue was held in virtual mode. Highlights During the dialogue, India and ASEAN enhanced cooperation constructively in skill development, youthful energy and education. These areas were identified as strategic partnership between the two countries at the dialogue. The leaders ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020

Category: International Current Affairs

Topics: ASEAN • ASEAN-India • india-asean • Indian Youth • Nalanda University • Youth • Youth Development • Youth Exchange Programme

5th Dharma-Dhamma conference being held in Rajgir, Bihar

5th International Dharma-Dhamma conference is being held Rajgir International Convention Centre in Rajgir, Bihar from 27-28 July 2019. The conference was inaugurated Union Minister of State Kiren Rijiju who is also the Chief Guest of Conference. It is being hosted by Rajgir for 2nd time. About 5th International Dharma-Dhamma conference Objective: To address people about ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2019

Category: Art & Culture Current Affairs • Places in News Current Affairs

Topics: 5th International Dharma-Dhamma conference • Bihar • Centre for Study of Religion and Society-India Foundation • Nalanda University • Rajgir • Sat-Chit-Ananda and Nirvana Dharma-Dhamma Tradition

Dr Vijay Bhatkar appointed new vice-chancellor of Nalanda University

President Pranab Mukherjee has appointed Dr Vijay Bhatkar, architect of India’s first supercomputer the Param series, as the chancellor of Nalanda University. He will have term of three years from the date of his appointment as provided under Section 11(3) of the Nalanda University Act. He shall succeed George Yeo, former Foreign Minister of Singapore, ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2017

Topics: appointments • Education • Nalanda University • National • Persons in News • Vice Chancellor • Vijay Bhatkar

Nalanda University Chancellor George Yeo quits

Within the days after Amartya Sen got excluded from the newly constituted governing board, the chancellor of the prestigious Nalanda University, George Yeo has quit citing attack on autonomy as the reason. According to him, the move to create a new governing board was a complete surprise to him and the changes were effected without ..

Topics: Amartya Sen • Bihar • George Yeo • India • Nalanda • Nalanda University • Rajgir • States and union territories of India

Amartya Sen has no place in Nalanda University Board

President Pranab Mukherjee has dissolved the Nalanda Mentors Group (NMG) which was the de-facto governing body of the Nalanda University. Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen was part of the Nalanda Mentors group (NMG) since 2007. NMG was constituted to revive the Nalanda University. Amartya Sen resigned as Chancellor of the University in February 2015 but continued ..

Topics: Amartya Sen • Arvind Panagariya • Bihar • India • Nalanda • Nalanda University • Rajgir • States and union territories of India • Sugata Bose