The University Grants Commission (UGC) has formally issued Letters of Intent (LoIs) to leading universities from the UK, USA, Australia, and Italy, allowing them to establish campuses in Mumbai and Navi Mumbai region. The handover took place at a ceremony in Mumbai today, presided over by Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, along with Maharashtra Deputy […]
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The University of Liverpool, established in 1881, has received formal approval from the University Grants Commission (UGC) to open its first campus in India. In an announcement today, the University announced that a new campus will be launched in Bengaluru, sometime around July next year. This development supports the Indian government’s initiative to invite leading […]
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The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class 10 and 12 examinations saw a slight dip in the number of high-scorers—those crossing the 90% and 95% mark—from last year with girls outshining boys once again. The board released the results for over 38 lakh students Tuesday, with marginal improvements in overall pass percentages across both […]
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Eminent professors of education from across the world, including Prof Michael Apple at University of Wisconsin, Prof William Pinar at the University of British Columbia, and Prof Robin Alexander, Fellow of Wolfson College, University of Cambridge, have appealed to Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan to cancel plans to discontinue the B.El.Ed (Bachelor of Elementary Education) programme, […]
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Officials discovered an elephant carcass at Kuldiha Sanctuary in Balasore district on March 24 and tusks of the elephant were said to be missing. Image for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Notwithstanding court and National Green Tribunal (NGT) orders concerning the safety of elephant population in Odisha’s famed wildlife sanctuaries, jumbos continue […]
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Newly sworn-in Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma. | Photo Credit: ANI Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma has written to Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan urging him to exempt the state from conducting Common University Entrance Test (CUET). In a letter dated March 7, the Chief Minister said, “The State of Meghalaya has recently undergone […]
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Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said that steps are being taken to enhance the production and marketing of forest produce of tribal communities. File | Photo Credit: PTI The government is taking steps to enhance the production and marketing of forest produce of tribal communities and engaging with e-commerce players like Amazon and Flipkart to push their […]
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It would open up new doors of opportunities for the economically weaker sections, says Pradhan It would open up new doors of opportunities for the economically weaker sections, says Pradhan Bharatiya Janata Party leaders and Ministers on Monday lauded the Supreme Court verdict upholding the validity of the 103rd Constitutional Amendment providing 10% reservation to […]
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Ten days have passed since the Union Education Ministry launched the National Curriculum Framework (NCF) for children across different age groups, including the first-ever such framework for children between the ages of 3 and 8, and it has already generated a lot of discussion amongst educationists and parents. From welcoming ideas like the emphasis on […]
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THE National Curriculum Framework (NCF) for foundational stage education, released by Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday, has recommended that the mother tongue should be the primary medium of instruction for children till eight years of age, in both public and private schools, saying a new language “reverses the entire learning process” in the […]
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