Higher education institutes’ participation in social missions to decide score, rankingOfficials in the HRD ministry told ET that the revision of parameters was being done to ensure that “institutes focus on important social i...
26 Sep, 2019, 07.59 AM IST
Ministries get moving to cut single-use plastic consumptionAll govt departs and organisations under them to launch countrywide campaign from Sept 11; educational institutions also to be roped in.
02 Sep, 2019, 06.40 AM IST
Govt to launch plastic waste collection drive from September 11To collect 10,000 tons of plastic by Gandhi Jayanti for recycling and disposal by October 2.
29 Aug, 2019, 07.14 PM IST
Naxals, tribals in Maharashtra turn to education for better futureA study centre of the IGNOU at Kurkheda taluka here has given these people an opportunity to pursue higher education through its distance l...
21 Nov, 2018, 12.24 PM IST
How business schools are fostering social impactFrom the broad themes such as ‘women’, ‘physically challenged’, ‘education’ and ‘healthcare’, IIMK now has a wide array of projects.
17 May, 2016, 02.25 AM IST
Third eye: Clergy divided over RSSThe Sangh believes most clergy heads are ready to interact with it, but some HR and Dalit activists are stopping them.
05 Feb, 2016, 04.00 AM IST
Modi government to rename new-look Indira Awaas Yojana to Pradhan Mantri Awaas YojanaIndira Awaas Yojana to be renamed as Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana. Cornerstone of govt’s housing-for-all initiative, this is meant to mark s...
12 Jan, 2016, 04.14 PM IST
10 IITs asked to adopt stretches of river Ganga and undertake cleaning plansMonths after a consortia of seven IITs submitted the Ganga River Basin Management Plan, the Central government has asked them to walk the t...
28 Dec, 2015, 10.29 AM IST
Sustained co-operation needed for cleaning Ganga: Uma BharatiAddressing a meeting regarding role of IITs and educational institutes in the ambitious programme, she mentioned areas where HRD's interven...
09 Dec, 2015, 11.23 PM IST
Special meeting of NE NITs will be convened soon: Smriti IraniA special meeting of the NITs of the north eastern region would be convened soon to discuss the problems and opportunities for their improv...
18 Sep, 2015, 02.19 PM IST
Institutions can adopt cluster of GPs for development under UBAHigher educational institutions across the country either funded by government or approved by regulatory bodies can now adopt a cluster of ...
27 Aug, 2015, 06.32 PM IST
IIT Delhi's decision to invite Ramdev for rural development programme raises eyebrowsAmid a raging controversy over saffronisation of education, IIT Delhi's decision to invite yoga guru Ramdev for a programme has raised eyeb...
19 Jul, 2015, 05.04 PM IST
Smriti Irani asks women scientists to play greater role in promoting girl educationIrani had earlier said that the inclination towards studying maths and science had decreased to about 30 percent.
09 Mar, 2015, 01.12 PM IST
Union Minister Smriti Irani inaugurates IIM UdaipurKeeping in view the hospitable nature of Rajasthan, this centre will be brought up in the Indian Institute of Management campus here, the U...
14 Feb, 2015, 04.07 AM IST
Functioning of UGC, AICTE under review: Smriti IraniShe informed the House that "we are reviewing the (functioning of) UGC, AICTE and also NCTE, the demand which has come from across the stat...
09 Dec, 2014, 09.51 PM IST
Development via technological intervention: IITs to adopt ten villages eachThe mission is being initiaited under the Unnat Bharat Abhiyan programme, with IIT, Delhi, being identified as the nodal agency for coordin...
10 Nov, 2014, 05.01 PM IST
Work for development of villages: Smriti Irani to higher education institutesShe said her Ministry would also set up "cell" to see that educational institutions were engaged in programmes aimed at development of rura...
10 Nov, 2014, 04.18 PM IST