Cabinet approves an IIM for Jammu
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved the establishment and operation of an Indian Institute of Management (IIM) in Jammu at a cost of nearly Rs 62 crore. The cabinet meeting…
Education
Skilled persons more employable than educated ones: Rudy
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Rajiv Pratap Rudy on Wednesday said a skilled person stands brighter chances of being employed than a person who is only…
Sri Lanka progresses to end child marriages: UN
Colombo, Oct 12 (IANS) While Sri Lanka has made substantial progress in addressing child marriage and teenage pregnancy, some girls in the south Asian nation are still being deprived of a carefree childhood and the…
Michelle Obama urges girls to be ‘hungry’ for education
Washington, Oct 12 (IANS) Michelle Obama has urged all girls everywhere to be “hungry” for education, not to fear failure and to do what they can to help each other, as she announced new private…
Toddlers in Kerala learn their first letters on Vijaya Dashmi
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 11 (IANS) On account of Vijaya Dashmi on Tuesday, thousands of toddlers across the state were initiated into the world of letters. The largest crowd gathered at the Thunachan Paramabu near Thrissur, considered…
Girls take over as traffic cops for a day
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) On the eve of International Day of the Girl Child (IDG), over 100 girls took over as traffic controllers at four places here, spreading the word about gender equality through…
Over 17 years, same 5 states hobble sanitation mission
By Prachi Salve Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and Jharkhand are the worst performing states under the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM), which celebrated its second anniversary on October 2, 2016 with fanfare. No more…
President stresses on quality skill training for youth
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday underlined the need to equip the youth with necessary skills through proper training and facilitate their greater interaction with the industry. “Majority of our population…
Edutainment platform for primary schools in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 9 (IANS) Close to 1.5 million students studying in Classes 1 to 4 in Kerala can now enhance their learning ability with the introduction of a new textbook which integrates even games through…
‘MaharashtraNet’ to be set up to provide online health, education facilities
Mumbai, Oct 8 (IANS) A MaharashtraNet broadband network, inspired by the Centre’s ‘BharatNet’, will be set up in Maharashtra to ensure online healthcare and education facilities to people in the remotest villages, Chief Minister Devendra…
Salaries of guest teachers to be hiked: Kejriwal
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) In good news for guest teachers serving in the city, the Delhi government has decided to increase their “effective” monthly salary by up to two times, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal…
Will change the curriculum to create environmental consciousness: Javadekar
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar on Saturday said that he will update the existing educational curriculum with environmental issues for creating awareness among the future generations. “We will change…
Bihar toppers scam: Ruby Rai did not write copy herself
Patna, Oct 8 (IANS) Ruby Rai, an accused in the Bihar toppers scam, did not write her examination copy herself but it was written by someone else, police said on Saturday on the basis of…
Italy’s anti-graft chief targets country’s universities
Rome, Oct 7 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s national anti-corruption chief Raffaele Cantone on Friday vowed to wage war on nepotism, cronyism and graft in the country’s universities. “We are going to tackle this problem head-on and involve…
Hyderabad varsity students stage protest over panel report
Hyderabad, Oct 7 (IANS) Students at University of Hyderabad (UoH) on Friday staged a protest against the report of Justice Ashok Kumar Rupanwala Commission, terming it an attempt to shield two Union ministers and the…
NGO files contempt plea in Delhi HC on teachers’ vacancies
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) An NGO on Friday moved the Delhi High Court to seek action against the Delhi government and authorities of three municipal corporations for alleged non-compliance with the court’s earlier order…
MIAL first Indian airport to bag IGBC ‘Platinum’ rating
Mumbai, Oct 6 (IANS) The Mumbai International Airport Pvt Ltd (MIAL), which administers the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, has bagged the prestigious Platinum rating of the Indian Green Building Certification (IGBC), an official said here…
Yogendra Yadav resigns from CSDS
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) Three days after taking over as national president of the newly-launched Swaraj India party, Yogendra Yadav on Wednesday resigned from the faculty position at the Centre for the Study of…
Punjab border schools reopen; no word on evacuated villages yet
Chandigarh, Oct 5 (IANS) Schools in border areas of Punjab reopened on Wednesday — although with less than 50 per cent attendance, officials said. Reports from schools in the six border districts of Amritsar, Pathankot,…
Delhi Police to inaugurate annual school road safety drive
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) In a bid to educate 10 lakh students of 866 Delhi schools about traffic rules within three months, Delhi Police Commissioner Alok Kumar Verma will on Thursday inaugurate the ‘Annual…