EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

Education Ministry seeks extension of loan-based funding

Education minister Ramesh Pokhriyal has written to his colleague Nirmala Sitharaman and education secretary Amit Khare has also taken up th...

China defends Confucius Institutes now under fire from US

Foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian disputed that characterization and accused Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and U.S. politicians of...

Don’t take Hefa loans for new educational institutes: FinMin to Ministries

​​The Hefa guidelines have been reviewed following a detailed review by the finance ministry.

Some of the changes in education effected by pandemic will outlast it, says experts

Of course, a complete shift is out of the question. At institutes such as the IITs and the IIMs, students enrolled in full-time programmes ...

Assam readies SOP for phased reopening of educational institutions from September

All the teachers and staffs of the government educational institutions will have to undergo compulsory Covid-19 test by August 30, Assam he...

Critical analysis, assessment paved the way for success of PSLVs, GSLVs: K Kasturirangan

According to the ISRO website, of the four launches, two of the ASLV missions were 'unsuccessful' in 1987 and 1988, respectively.

COVID-19: Assam government asks educational institutions to waive off 25% school fees

Following COVID-19 pandemic, Assam government has asked private educational institutions to waive off at least 25 per cent fees of students...

DIHAR to educate farmers in Leh to produce of medicinal herbs for Indian Army

Defence Institute of High Altitude Research in Leh has been training local farmers in producing veggies, fruits & medicinal herbs for the I...

Global Classroom boss uses lockdown-time to bond with son, likes playing Chinese checkers & Mastermind

Sunita Gandhi shares how she is working from home amidst the pandemic.

Bengaluru: ‘B’ Kharab land in private hands around city to be regularised

In the process, the Cabinet also reversed its decision last month to regularise such ‘B’ kharab plots that are in private hands in rural ar...

Karnataka to set up 16 varsities, 34 institutions in 3 years

With the setting up of the institutions, the aim is to achieve the goals of the new Education Policy by year 2030, he told a press conferen...

Cerestra Advisors plans Rs 2,900-cr infra InvIT

The firm currently operates two funds, Cerestra Edu Infra Fund and Cerestra Special Situations Fund, with combined equity totaling $150 mn.

Odisha to allow partial reopening of schools for classes 9-12 from November 16

With regard to reopening places of worship, the state government said local authorities may issue such permits with appropriate restriction...

Seven higher education institutions in India introduce AWS Educate cloud computing curricula in mainstream college education

Cloud computing is a top workforce skill sought by companies, as reported by a LinkedIn study conducted annually over the last five years. ...

India ranks at 94 in Global Hunger Index; experts blame poor implementation, siloed approach

The neighbouring Bangladesh, Myanmar and Pakistan too are in the 'serious' category but ranked higher than India in this year's hunger inde...

RBI asks lending institutions to implement waiver of interest on interest scheme

The scheme mandates ex-gratia payment to certain categories of borrowers by way of crediting the difference between simple interest and com...

Sikkim to reopen educational institutions from June 15

Senior official in the state government said, “In phased manner classes will start from class nine to university level from June 15. Howeve...