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40% people in Delhi-NCR reluctant to get vaccinated: NCAER

The telephonic survey of 3,168 respondents found that 20% of NCR residents were certain that they would not take the vaccine, 15% were unsu...

People with fever, pregnant and breastfeeding women avoid Covaxin, says Bharat Biotech

The vaccine maker in the fact sheet on Covaxin, posted in its website, said the clinical efficacy of the vaccine is yet to be established a...

COVID-19: India records 10,064 new cases, caseload rises to 1,05,81,837

The country's death toll increased to 1,52,556 as 137 fatalities, the lowest in around eight months, were recorded in a span of 24 hours, t...

NCP demands JPC on purported chats between Arnab Goswami, Partho Dasgupta

The Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Monday asked the government to set up a Joint Parliamentary Committee to probe the...

Opposition seeks JPC probe into Arnab Goswami’s WhatsApp chats

They demanded an investigation, including by a Joint Parliamentary Committee, into the contents of the chats, the transcripts of which are ...

The curious case of investment in education

Empirical evidence suggests that while the overall returns to education are positive, there exists significant heterogeneity. Indian policy...

Bharat Biotech inks pact with Precisa Medicamentos for Covaxin supplies to Brazil

The Brazilian Ambassador to India Andr Aranha Corra do Lago expressed keen interest on behalf of his government towards procuring the vacci...

BTech degrees, Diploma in Engineering awarded by IGNOU till 2011-12 session valid, says AICTE

It said that the apex court has now granted some relief to petitioners from the 2010-11 and 2011-12 academic sessions and opined that since...

Need to train students, teachers for NEP to succeed: Union Education Minister

He said the NEP touches upon the interdisciplinary studies and integrated course curriculum in higher education for wider learning opportun...

Now, Covaxin to be tested on toddlers as young as 2 years

Covaxin, being developed by Bharat Biotech in collaboration with Indian Council of Medical Research and National Institute of Virology, was...

New science policy draft focusses on self-reliance, enhanced funding in S&T

The policy states that its aim is "to achieve technological self-reliance and position India among the top three scientific superpowers in ...

View: It hasn't been that bad a year for India at all

On the whole, this year did seem, at times, to be without hope and a roadmap. Fortunately, India, with strong leadership at its helm, was a...

India, UK to set up joint task force for mutual recognition of academic qualifications: Nishank

"India and the United Kingdom have agreed to set up a joint task force consisting of designated higher education organisations from both th...

Government proposes amendment in Rehabilitation​ Council of India Act 1992

The RCI will encourage professionals to adopt latest research in their work and contribute to research, to maintain and enforce high ethica...

National Education Policy to transform India into knowledge superpower: Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank

The NEP, unveiled by the Centre amid the COVID-19 crisis in July, will pave the way for holistic and multidisciplinary education, Pokhriyal...

Government considering strengthening code of conduct for broadcast news, says Javadekar

The minister was speaking at a webinar organised by the Press Council of India on the National Press Day. He said while different regulator...

KP Krishnan joins the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER)

Krishnan assumed the position of the Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF) chair professor in regulatory economics, NCAER said. “Kr...