Education

Manohar Parrikar presents budget, focuses on agriculture, education

The new BJP-led government in Goa today presented its first budget that targeted an economic growth of 11 per cent in 2017-18 and laid special focus on agriculture, social security and education.

 

Mar 24, 2017, 15:02 PM IST

Budget 2017: The school education crisis - and opportunity

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Jan 26, 2017, 17:22 PM IST

Delhi gets first state-of-the-art 'model' government school

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Wednesday inaugurated the national capital's first 'model' government school with "state-of-the-art" facilities and infrastructure, an official statement said.

Jan 25, 2017, 23:46 PM IST

Are bureaucrats willing to send their wards to govt schools: Delhi HC on poor quality of education

Terming as poor the quality of education and infrastructure in government schools here, the Delhi High Court today questioned the AAP government whether its bureaucrats are willing to send their wards to such institutions.

Jan 24, 2017, 20:29 PM IST

Kerala education sector the most corrupt: AK Antony

Incidentally, Antony as the Chief Minister in 2001, opened up the professional education sector to the private sector by giving NOCs to all those who applied to start engineering, medical courses.

Jan 23, 2017, 13:06 PM IST

DNA: Analyzing how Sonam Wangchuk from Ladakh is changing the life of children through education

Analyzing how Sonam Wangchuk from Ladakh is changing the life of children? Watch complete news story of DNA to get the detailed news updates!

Jan 22, 2017, 00:29 AM IST

Maharashtra: Direct cash transfer in students' a/cs for breaking contractor nexus, says Vinod ​Tawde

The direct transfer of money into bank accounts of children was recommended by Finance Department.

Jan 18, 2017, 18:57 PM IST

Portal launched on education in Germany for Indian students

The Indian Embassy in Berlin has launched a portal for Indian students to ease their transition here and to keep them abreast of opportunities and events back home.

Jan 10, 2017, 19:14 PM IST

Haryana monitors schools, warns teachers against poor results of students

Haryana has issued a warning to its schools and their teachers where students did not do well in recently conducted tests to evaluate the minimum learning level of students.

Jan 05, 2017, 00:50 AM IST

Haryana monitors schools, warns against poor results

Haryana has issued a warning to its schools and their teachers where students did not do well in recently conducted tests to evaluate the minimum learning level of students.

Jan 04, 2017, 13:00 PM IST

Disabled may get 5 percent quota in colleges from next session

Under the newly-enacted Act, the government has increased the types of disabilities from the existing seven to 21.

Jan 03, 2017, 14:16 PM IST

Real empowerment of women possible only through education: President Pranab Mukherjee

President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday said real empowerment of women would be possible only through education, encouragement of economic self-dependence and provision of opportunities.

Dec 24, 2016, 19:54 PM IST

AICTE chief pitches for enhanced quality in education

"We need to put constant efforts to the challenge and create models of excellence in education so that at least 10-20 institutes appear in top 100 institutes," Sahasrabudhe said.

Dec 24, 2016, 18:54 PM IST

Your heart health is at stake if you haven't completed your education!

Researchers say that heart attack risks are doubled for those people who leave school without a school certificate.

Dec 18, 2016, 15:52 PM IST

Hindus, Muslims least educated religious groups in world, Jews world's best educated: Survey

The vast majority of the world's Hindus live in India (94%) or in the bordering countries of Nepal (2.3%) and Bangladesh (1.2%).

Dec 14, 2016, 23:38 PM IST

The other side of education: Weight gain linked to college degree

The study measured student weight and body-mass-index at the beginning and end of students' first and second semesters and again at the end of their senior year.

Dec 12, 2016, 15:34 PM IST

Friday no more weekly holiday for government-run high madrassas in Assam

The Assam government has decided to discontinue the weekly holiday on Friday in some of government-run high madrassas in the state, said Health & Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday.

Nov 28, 2016, 18:43 PM IST

NITI Aayog to revamp UGC for better quality education

The regulatory framework of the University Grants Commission (UGC) will undergo revamp to enhance the quality of higher education in India, the government said on Thursday.

Nov 24, 2016, 22:09 PM IST

Key lies in closing gap between academia, industry

Indu Kannan/IANS

`Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much` - Helen Keller

Nov 23, 2016, 14:02 PM IST

Constitutional provisions on education will not be tinkered with: Javadekar

"The cabinet has not cleared any policy draft on New Education Policy. It is in the making," Javadekar said.

Nov 05, 2016, 22:06 PM IST