IoEs to invite Nobel laureates to campus, develop model villages as part of Unnat Bharat schemeThe institutions recognised under IoE Scheme are the foundation stones in making a new and better India and they have to lead the new gener...
25 Feb, 2020, 04.42 PM IST
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
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
Education institutions to adopt villages, devise developmental strategiesAs per the MoU, HRD ministry will ensure that all higher education institutions would be encouraged to adopt a cluster of 5 panchayats in c...
13 Jan, 2017, 03.19 PM 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
Clean Ganga: Talks to be held to craft long-term policyChief Ministers of Uttarakhand and Jharkhand will also take part in the consultations themed 'Swachh Ganga - Gramin Sahbhagita'.
27 Jan, 2016, 07.27 PM 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
National institutes should have student-centric approach: Smriti IraniIrani chaired a meeting of the Council of National Institute of Technology, Science Education and Research held at National Institute of Te...
02 Oct, 2015, 06.17 AM 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
'Reward to IIT professor for new course on knowledge development'Union HRD Minister Smiti Irani today announced a Rs one lakh reward to any IIT faculty member who designs a new course for knowledge develo...
08 Jun, 2015, 06.05 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