Bill to fund waterways from CRF in Monsoon Session: Nitin GadkariParliament had last year enacted National Waterways (NWs) Act, 2016, for developing and maintaining the existing five NWs and 106 new NWs a...
Government plans to link Aadhaar with five big schemes focussed on childrenThese schemes are Mid-Day Meal Scheme, Sarv Shiksha Abhiyan, Rashtriya Madhyanmik Shiksha Abhiyan, Integrated Child Development Services an...
Government has plans to set up Kendriya Vidyalayas in all LS constituencies: Smriti IraniSmriti Irani said that the Ministry has plans to set up KVs in all LS constituencies in the country and efforts are on to get adequate budg...
Arunachal Pradesh releases state's share of Rs 28.93 crore for education, healthArunachal Pradesh government has released Rs 28.93 crore as the state's share against various centrally sponsored schemes (CSS) under the h...
Delhi government to roll out eight vocational streams like beauty, tourism in 200 schoolsThe streams, to be offered to students from class 9 to 12, will have four levels A,B,C and D.
Budget cut will expose children to greater vulnerability, say activistsThe allocation for ICDS Scheme has been reduced from Rs 18,195 crore in 2014-15 budget estimates to Rs 8,335.8 crore in 2015-16 budget esti...
Action against Tripura government officials for ordering booksGeneral Secretary of Opposition Congress in Tripura Ashok Sinha said, "It was an instance of misusing power which cannot be acceptable."
Budget 2014 should provide much needed boost to education sectorWith the HRD minister's nod for spending 6 per cent of GDP on education, the sector will experience result-driven initiatives.
Bring turnaround in social sector: Super 30 founder Anand KumarHe was speaking on the topic 'Breaking the Myth' with focus on the theme 'Attracting Talent to the Social Sector'.
- Government approves HRD Ministry's proposal of constructing new schools
Government today approved a proposal to execute civil works for construction of new schools as well as expanding the capacity in existing o...
- World Bank approves $500 million education project for India
In a bid to make quality education accessible to young people at the secondary level, the World Bank today approved a USD 500 million credi...
- Budget 2012: 18% hike in budgetary allocation for education sector
The education sector today got a hike of about 18 per cent in the budgetary allocation for the next fiscal with a plan outlay of 61,427 cro...
- Govt to improve school facilities in Naxal affected districts
To improve educational facilities in 35 Naxal affected districts, government has prepared a multi-pronged strategy.
- WB proposes to fund Centre's secondary education scheme
A newly launched scheme for improving the quality of secondary education in the country is likely to get assistance from the World Bank, wh...
- UPA to set in motion middle school scheme for poor
Four years after it was advised by the Central Advisory Board of Education to focus on universalising secondary education, the government s...
- UPA to set in motion middle school scheme for poor
Four years after it was advised by the Central Advisory Board of Education to focus on universalising secondary education, the government s...
- New scheme funded by education cess to be announced today
The finance minister is likely to flag off the Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan in his Budget speech on Friday.