The National Commission for Minorities (NCM) has decided to take up the issue of news channels practice of isolating Muslims after every bomb blasts with the Press Council of India and the News Broadcasting Standard Authority (NBSA). NCM Chairperson Wajahat […]
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13% of teacher’s educators can handle curricular changes: CII : India
While Union and state governments regularly revise the school curriculum, teachers who are supposed to impart the skills to students are not qualified for such changes. The Industry body Confederation of Indian Industries report which was released on Tuesday suggests […]
Continue reading »Odisha likely to implement RUSA: India
Bhubaneswar: In a bid to improve quality and accountability of Higher Education, the Odisha Government plans to implement Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) in the state, sources said. As per the RUSA guideline, the state will have SCHE, once the […]
Continue reading »BHEL launches training initiative under the ‘Udaan’ project: India
New Delhi, February 20: The Govt. of India has evolved a scheme called ‘Special Industry Initiative’ (SII) to train the educated youth of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K), who have the potential to contribute to national growth/development, so as to enhance […]
Continue reading »Pre-matric scholarship for minority students constitutional: Gujarat HC: India
A five-judge bench Gujarat High Court in a majority decision on Friday held that Union government’s scheme of pre-matriculation scholarship for students of five minorities does not violate the Constitution of India and directed the Narendra Modi government to implement […]
Continue reading »Principal Secretary Minority Welfare Karnataka hails Minority welfare schemes in AP: India
Hyderabad, February 17: Principal Secretary Minority Welfare Karnataka B S Anil Kumar hailed Minority welfare schemes of Andhra Pradesh and told that he is returning to his state with the details of schemes being implemented by the minority institutions of […]
Continue reading »A global education for all
Padma Chandrasekaran and R Ravichander The panel discussion on ‘Can Indian Students Afford Global Education’ on day two of the conclave was kicked off with the question, ‘Which India are we talking about?’ Neharika Vohra, chairperson of the session and […]
Continue reading »Implement scholarship for minority students now, high court tells state: India
Ahmedabad : A division bench of the Gujarat high court on Wednesday directed the state government to immediately implement the Centre’s scheme of pre-matriculation scholarship for students belonging to five religious minorities. The direction came after a five-judge bench concluded […]
Continue reading »Students with Disabilities to be Trained under ‘Hunar Se Rojgar Scheme’ NHFDC & ITDC signs an MoU: India
Students with Disabilities will now be trained in the Hospitality Industry under ‘Hunar Se Rojgar Scheme’. This is a pro-poor scheme aimed to bridge the gap of skilled manpower in the hospitality sector. This is a new initiative of the […]
Continue reading »Bhutan brings children’s rights to monastic schools
Thousands of Bhutan’s poorest children living and studying in monasteries can now report any mistreatment or abuse. A child monk studies at a monastic school in Bhutan. Photograph: Jean-Baptiste Lopez/Unicef The Dechen Phodrang monastery sits on top of a steep […]
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