Javdekar inaugurates IIT in Dharwad
Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javdekar will formally launch IIT Dharwad chapter today in Dharwad. The inauguration that was planned last month end, had to be postponed due to…
Universities must be bastions of free expression: Prez at Nalanda
By andalib akhter The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee today reminded that Universities should remain the bastions of free speech and expression. He said that it must be the arena…
Jamia Millia starts MD and Ph D in Unani Medicine
M J AKHTER / NEW DELHI In a landmark decision, Jamia Millia and Islamia has decided to start MD and Ph D in Unani medicine from the current academic year.…
IITs to increase seats in various courses for non-resident students
IITs have decided to increase the number of seats in various courses for admitting “non-resident students” with an aim to take their total intake to one lakh by 2020. An…
Presidential Award for Sanskrit, Pali, Prakrit, Arabic, Persian Scholars announced
The President of India has awarded the Certificate of Honour to the following scholars of Sanskrit, Pali, Prakrit, Arabic and Persian: The distinction is conferred once a year on the…
New and uniform education policy soon: Javadekar
Union Human Resources Development Minister Prakash Javadekar has said that a new and uniform education policy will be evolved soon. Speaking to media persons in Hyderabad yesterday, he said the…
Beedi workers being trained for alternate jobs: Minister
Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Bandaru Dattatreya has said the beedi workers are being given vocational training for alternate jobs in other sectors. This follows the closure of…
New Initiatives at Nav Nalanda Mahavihara, Nalanda
AMN / Ministry of Human Resources Development has taken some major initiatives at “Nav Nalanda Mahavihara (NNM)” Nalanda Bihar to promote educational and research facilities there. ‘Nav Nalanda Mahavihara (NNM)’…
HRD Minister felicitates poor meritorious students
Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar on Sunday felicitated students from underprivileged backgrounds who scored well in standard 12 in New Delhi. Speaking on the occasion, Mr Javadekar said the…
Nalanda University joins UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites
The ruins of ancient Nalanda Mahavihara also known as Nalanda University in Bihar’s Nalanda district has been included in the list of UNESCO’s World Heritage Site. The world cultural organisation…