ETtech Deals Digest: Startups raise $790 million in second week of MayRapido's substantial $730 million funding round significantly boosted Indian startup investments this week, reaching approximately $790 mil...
16 May, 2026, 01.35 PM IST
Assessment in school education to be transformed by 2022, NCERT to develop guidelines soon: HRDThe HRD Ministry, which is in the process of giving final shape to the new National Education Policy (NEP), has proposed in the final draft...
03 Nov, 2019, 01.31 PM IST
Bill to scrap UGC, AICTE to be placed before cabinet in October: HRDHRD had last year announced its decision to replace the University Grants Commission (UGC) by repealing the UGC Act, 1951.
25 Sep, 2019, 12.35 PM IST
No decision on 33 per cent reservation for women in central universities: HRD ministryThe information was shared by HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' in a written reply to a question about whether the government is cons...
24 Jun, 2019, 07.56 PM IST
Change name of HRD ministry to education, says RSS affiliateFormer HRD minister Pallam Raju said the name was changed to the Ministry of HRD to increase its scope to include areas such as overall dev...
01 Oct, 2018, 07.19 AM IST
HRD forms panel to examine CBSE's exam conduct processThe panel, headed by former HRD secretary V S Oberoi, will also suggest measures to make the process "secure and foolproof through the use ...
04 Apr, 2018, 11.14 AM IST
HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar launches 17 RUSA projectsThe launch was followed by a meeting of the HRD Minister with Education Ministers from 12 states, secretaries and RUSA Nodal officers regar...
17 Apr, 2017, 05.33 PM IST
Appointments Committee of the Cabinet rejects candidate of HRD ministry for CBSE chief postSingh was Irani's top choice for the position and the HRD Ministry had earlier this year forwarded his name to DoPT.
13 Jul, 2016, 07.45 PM IST
PMO advises HRD ministry to give full autonomy to 20 'world-class' educational institutionsET has learnt that PMO has strongly asked for greater autonomy in even the lighter-touch regulation HRD had proposed for these institutions.
28 Jun, 2016, 10.09 AM IST
HRD Ministry in a tight spot on Sudha Murty’s request to make Infosys partner of IIIT DharwadIIIT Dharwad is part of a 20-institute plan by HRD. The plan calls for 15% funding by industry partners. Nineteen IIITs have been approved ...
31 May, 2016, 02.03 AM IST
HRD Ministry should not be blamed: Upendra Kushwaha on dalit student's suicideCommenting on the row over the death of the student, the Minister of State for HRD said the ministry has already set up the fact-finding co...
19 Jan, 2016, 11.12 PM IST
Letters sent on behalf of HRD minister Smriti Irani had 'glaring' spelling mistakesIn a major embarrassment for HRD Ministry, appreciation letters sent on behalf of Smriti Irani to teachers was flagged by one of them with ...
21 Aug, 2015, 10.13 PM IST
No proposal for processed food under midday meal: HRD MinistryReports also suggested a spat between the HRD Ministry and the Food Processing Ministry over Harsimrat Kaur Badal's suggestion.
28 Aug, 2014, 10.25 PM IST
Law Ministry rejects HRD Ministry's proposal on powers to regulate technical institutesThe Law Ministry has turned down a proposal of the HRD Ministry to give both UGC and AICTE powers to regulate technical institutes.
31 Dec, 2013, 10.24 PM IST
HRD, Prasar to enter into agreement to launch educational DTH channelsThe Human Resource Development (HRD) is set to enter into a partnership which may allow it to establish scores of educational Direct-to-Hom...
18 Dec, 2013, 09.21 PM IST
Subsidised LPG for mid-day meal: HRD ministry to move Finance Ministry"Of course we will be talking to the Finance Ministry..They will examine it and get back to us," HRD Minister M M Pallam Raju told.
23 Nov, 2012, 08.06 PM IST
- HRD parameters for sanctioned posts creates payment crisis in universities
In 2009, the then HRD secretary, K K Pathak, sent a list of sanctioned posts based on 2007 figure and directed the universities to verify t...
18 Jul, 2011, 01.12 PM IST