Guwahati, June 19 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma, on Friday said that more than 1.85 lakh undergraduate students across the state have benefited from the government’s free admission initiative this academic year, describing the achievement as a reflection of the expanding reach of welfare schemes aimed at ensuring uninterrupted access to higher education.In a post on social media platform X, the Chief Minister stated that admission fees for 1,85,796 undergraduate students had…
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Bengaluru, June 13 (IANS) Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology Jitendra Singh on Saturday sparked a discussion on the state of higher education and research in India, asserting that many PhD holders enter doctoral programmes “by default” rather than out of genuine interest, aptitude or commitment to research. Speaking at the RISE 2026 conclave in Bengaluru, Singh said India’s education system had for decades encouraged students to view advanced degrees as…
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that the Centre and states were working together to accelerate the country’s growth momentum to achieve the goal of a developed India by 2047. Chairing the 11th meeting of the Governing Council of NITI Aayog, the Prime Minister said, “Guided by the spirit of cooperative federalism, we are working together to accelerate India’s development journey. The collective efforts of the Centre and states will play a pivotal r…
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair the 11th Governing Council Meeting of NITI Aayog at the Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre here on Thursday with this year’s theme of ‘Inclusive Human Development for Viksit Bharat @2047’, focusing on the well-being and development of every Indian, regardless of age, region, gender, or socio-economic background, according to an official statement.The Governing Council Meeting will deliberate on the approach to realise this visio…
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday met the Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and discussed implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, an official said. In a message on social media platform X, Pradhan said, “Pleased to meet Chief Minister of Goa, @PramodPSawantJi. Had fruitful discussions on strengthening the implementation of #NEP2020 and expanding skilling opportunities for the youth of Goa.””Looking forward to our continued collabora…
Chennai, June 4 (IANS) In a major push to improve higher education enrolment across Tamil Nadu, the School Education Department has directed all District Collectors to establish district-level control rooms by June 5 and work towards ensuring that every eligible Class 12 student secures admission to a higher education or technical institution.The initiative, first introduced last year, will be implemented from June to October and will cover all 5.44 lakh students who were enrolled in Class 12 du…
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) is monitoring 1,981 ongoing big-ticket infrastructure projects, with a total revised cost of Rs 42.78 lakh crore as of April 2026, across 17 Central Ministries and Departments. The cumulative expenditure incurred on these projects stands at Rs 20.36 lakh crore, accounting for approximately 47.59 per cent of the revised project cost, indicating steady progress in project implementation, according to a MOPI fl…
Chennai, May 18 (IANS) In a move aimed at improving administrative efficiency and ensuring closer coordination across departments, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay has assigned a wide range of government portfolios to senior officials in the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), outlining a new administrative structure for overseeing governance and policy implementation. According to an order issued by the CMO, senior bureaucrats have been entrusted with clusters of important departments to …
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) India and the Netherlands have unveiled an ambitious roadmap to deepen cooperation in emerging technologies, innovation, science and higher education, with semiconductors emerging as the centerpiece of the strategic partnership between the two countries.The agreement seeks to strengthen trusted and resilient semiconductor supply chains by expanding collaboration between industries, research institutions and governments in both nations. Building on the Memorandum of Under…
Bhubaneswar, May 3 (IANS) Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati on Sunday said that the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 is a transformative reform that will be instrumental in achieving the vision of ‘Viksit Odisha’ by 2036 and ‘Viksit Bharat’ by 2047, calling education the most powerful tool for nation-building. Addressing the National Level Workshop in Bhubaneswar on Implementation of NEP 2020 and Higher Education Reforms in Odisha, the Governor said NEP 2020 provides a roadmap to…