Indian chess stars R Praggnanandhaa, D Gukesh and Divya Deshmukh keep India's title hopes alive with winsIndia's young chess stars D Gukesh and R Praggnanandhaa delivered strong performances in Round 7 of Norway Chess. Gukesh won his Armageddon...
02 Jun, 2026, 11.17 AM IST
Norway Chess: Gukesh downs Praggnanandhaa to revive title hopes; Divya storms into leadIndian chess prodigy D Gukesh reignites his Norway Chess campaign with a win over R Praggnanandhaa. Magnus Carlsen's struggles continue as ...
31 May, 2026, 10.34 AM IST
Super Chess Classic Romania 2026: R Praggnanandhaa held to draw by Jorden van Foreest as Vincent Keymer takes sole leadVincent Keymer moved into the sole lead at the Superbet Classic Chess tournament after securing an important victory, while Indian Grandmas...
18 May, 2026, 12.48 PM IST
NITI report says India has solved school access challenge, retention remains a hurdleIndia has succeeded in bringing children to school but struggles to keep them enrolled in higher classes. A NITI Aayog report reveals a sig...
11 May, 2026, 01.59 PM IST
Bigger than subprime crisis like the previous recession? Unsustainable housing bubble could surpass the infamous crash of 2006, say expertsThe housing market is currently in one of the biggest dilemma till now and could lead to a major crisis, even worse than the one seen in 20...
01 Sep, 2024, 01.27 AM IST
Taipei looking forward to join hands with India, other nations to safeguard peace in Taiwan Strait: Taiwanese Envoy GerTaiwan's de-facto Ambassador, Baushuan Ger, has expressed the country's desire to collaborate with India and other like-minded partners to ...
07 Oct, 2023, 04.16 PM IST
Steady decline in school dropout rate, increase in enrolment: Eco surveyThere has been a steady decline in the school dropout rate and increase in enrolment both in school and higher education, the Economic Surv...
31 Jan, 2023, 06.08 PM IST
India, Taiwan need to join hands to fend off "expansion of autocracy": Taiwanese EnvoyIndia does not have formal diplomatic ties with Taiwan but both sides have trade and people-to-people relations. In 1995, New Delhi set up ...
02 Oct, 2022, 07.43 PM IST
Germany to recognise Covaxin for travel from June 1In a tweet, Lindner said, "Very happy that GER government just decided to recognize WHO-listed Covaxin for travels to GER, starting June 1!...
26 May, 2022, 03.29 PM IST
HRD points to India-China gaps across education parametersAccording to the data presented by the ministry, China had posted a GER of 25.65 in 2011 while India was at 22.76 during the same period. T...
01 Jul, 2020, 09.38 AM IST
Poor quality of curriculum hindering higher education system: Parliamentary PanelHigher education is faced with the problems of poor quality of curriculum, instruction, teacher quality and research, a Parl Panel said.
06 Sep, 2013, 04.14 PM IST
Higher education GER to be raised to 30 per cent by 2020: Pallam RajuThe government has begun efforts to enhance the Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in higher education to 30 per cent by 2020.
24 Aug, 2013, 06.15 PM IST
- Higher education scenario bleak in India, says report
The higher education sector is plagued with various challenges, such as low GER and lack of quality research and education, said a report.
06 Nov, 2012, 11.51 AM IST
- Budget 2012: Focus on higher education sector, says DTZ
The government has set up a mammoth target of achieving a Gross Enrollment Ration (GER) of 30% by 2020 from a GER of 12% recorded in 2010.
11 Feb, 2012, 03.32 PM IST
- Need to improve quality of higher education
The gross enrolment ratio (GER), an indicator of the level of participation in higher education, is over 45% in advanced countries.
31 Dec, 2011, 03.14 AM IST
- Gross enrolment ratio in country is yet to pick up
Noting that the gross enrolment ratio (GER) is "abysmally low" in the country, a senior HRD Ministry official said India should achieve 30 ...
22 Dec, 2010, 01.20 PM IST
- GER to be raised to 15 per cent by 2011-12
As many as 21 million students had to be enrolled in colleges and Universities to attain a Gross Enrolment Ratio(GER) of 15 per cent by 201...
08 Feb, 2008, 05.28 PM IST