Universities of Takshashila, Nalanda can provide inspiration to deal with today's challenges: PresidentAddressing the fourth annual convocation of the Jawaharlal Nehru University, President Ram Nath Kovind said Indian scholars of today should...
18 Nov, 2020, 06.42 PM IST
Madhya Pradesh educational bodies facing ‘graft charges over favouritism’ to RSS may breathe easyBhopal’s Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism and Mass Communication is one such institute against which the Nath governm...
13 Mar, 2020, 09.32 AM IST
India used to be known for higher education: Former President Pranab MukherjeeThe outflow of students from India to abroad must change, and India must attract “traffic” inwards, like it did when it had institutions li...
03 Aug, 2019, 06.48 PM IST
New education policy seeks to junk 10+2 format, ‘high-stakes’ examsThe policy recommends replacing the current 10+2 schooling format with a 5+3+3+4 structure.
01 Jun, 2019, 06.45 PM IST
President concerned over quality of education in Indian varsities"During my visits to the universities, I have been sharing my concerns about the performance of Indian institutions in world university ran...
10 Jun, 2017, 12.09 AM IST
President Pranab Mukherjee concerned about quality of education in Indian universitiesThe president made these comments while receiving the 2018 edition of the QS World University Rankings compiled by the Education Promotion ...
09 Jun, 2017, 09.46 PM IST
Universities should be free from physical and mental violence: President Pranab MukherjeeLet us commit (to) ourselves that we will accept the criticism of others as argumentative. But let us not be described by others as intoler...
01 Apr, 2017, 08.07 PM IST
Policy soon for setting up 20 world-class varsities: Prakash JavadekarJavadekar also said the cabinet has approved the creation of HEFA to give a major push for creation of high quality infrastructure in premi...
07 Jan, 2017, 05.11 PM IST
India, China to play constructive role in 21st century: President Pranab MukherjeePranab Mukherjee said that when Indians and Chinese come together to address global challenges and build on their shared interests, there w...
26 May, 2016, 03.16 PM IST
Falling standard of higher education is alarming: President Pranab MukherjeeHe cited the example of ancient Indian universities like Nalanda and said that in the past, India has led the world in creating standards i...
18 Jan, 2016, 06.44 PM IST
Education can lead to women empowerment, emancipation: President Pranab MukherjeeLaying special emphasis on the schooling of girl child, President Pranab Mukherjee said education can lead to empowerment and emancipation ...
30 Nov, 2014, 10.01 PM IST
Indian philanthropic money into think-tanks silencing foreign funding questionThe CGD, citing its considerable work on reducing global poverty and inequality, maintained it would never be influenced by sources of fund...
04 Nov, 2014, 04.28 AM IST
Quality of higher educational institutes saddening: President Pranab Mukherjee"Why? This is the question which haunts me," Mukherjee said, adding that why can't India create an ambiance in Indian universities to creat...
24 Aug, 2014, 09.26 PM IST
'Agriculture varsities should spearhead next farm revolution'The President said agriculture universities have a huge stake in the success of the farm sector as well as welfare of the common man.
27 Jun, 2014, 05.03 PM IST
India will soon find rightful place in world varsity ranks: President Pranab MukherjeePresident Pranab Mukherjee today expressed confidence that Indian institutions will soon find their rightful place in the international ran...
13 May, 2014, 07.46 PM IST
Make India a healthy India, Narendra Modi tells medical fraternityNarendra Modi today exorted the young medical fraternity to dream to make India a "Healthy India".
19 Dec, 2013, 10.22 PM IST
World class varsities an achievable aspiration: PresidentTo make education accessible to more students, efforts must be directed at bringing higher education closer to the population, he said.
14 May, 2013, 06.30 PM IST