140 private universities set up in India in last 5 years; maximum in Gujarat: MoEAccording to data accessed by PTI, 28 private universities have been established in Gujarat during the last five years while 15 universitie...
24 Dec, 2023, 02.27 PM IST
UK student visas: Concerns rise over education scams in IndiaThere has been an increase in the use of counterfeit marksheets and education certificates to obtain student visas for the UK. The police h...
09 Oct, 2023, 11.17 AM IST
Parliamentary panel suggests Hindi, local languages as medium of instruction in technical, non-technical institutionsAccording to the BJD leader, Hindi is used completely in technical organisations such as the ISRO and DRDO, as well as the Ministry of Home...
09 Oct, 2022, 07.37 PM IST
High-density apple farming picks up in Uttarakhand under Coca Cola's CSR initiativeShe took training in HDP (High Density Plantation) from the 'Unnati apple project', a CSR intervention of Coca Cola India along with Bhimta...
19 Jun, 2022, 08.19 PM IST
Congress moves EC, seeks FIR against Uttarakhand CM, chief secy over model code 'violations'"As the BJP government of Uttarakhand is conscious of the fact that it is being routed in the upcoming elections by the people of Uttarakha...
13 Jan, 2022, 09.09 PM IST
Sukhbir Singh Sandhu takes charge as NHAI ChairmanSandhu was formerly Additional Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development.
28 Oct, 2019, 05.34 PM IST
Budgetary allocation for interest-free education loans to be hiked: Prakash JavdekarTalking of the government's plan to further hike the budgetary allocation for the interest-free loans to students, he said over four to fiv...
24 Sep, 2018, 08.57 PM IST
IIT Roorkee launches Design Innovation Centre with project outlay of Rs 10 croresFunded by the ministry of human resource development, the centre called Navonmesh will address issues of the Himalayan region using locally...
18 Sep, 2018, 03.56 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi to address Smart India Hackathon 2017 Grand Finale at AhmedabadAt the ‘Grand Finale’ nearly 500 youngsters will work non-stop for 36 hours to develop products that can be used for the nation.
29 Mar, 2017, 10.45 PM IST
No mobile coverage in about 55,669 villages so far, says Telecom MinisterEven after 20 years of launch of mobile services in the country, around 55,669 villages do not have mobile coverage till now.
24 Apr, 2015, 04.09 PM IST
- Taiwan, Uttarakhand to work in field of food processing
Taiwan and Uttarakhand will jointly work in the field of food processing besides conducting cultural and educational exchange programmes wi...
14 Oct, 2014, 05.54 PM IST
'Number of Britishers missing in Uttarakhand may never be known'Offering his condolence to familie, the British High Commissioner said the United Kingdom will love to lend a helping hand in rebuilding li...
02 Oct, 2013, 01.10 PM IST
Uttarakhand floods: Why damning the dams is Himalayan blunderBeing a hill state, Uttarakhand is ecologically sensitive but its two main sources of income are tourism and hydel energy.
02 Jul, 2013, 05.22 AM IST
- Kapil Sibal trying to persuade deemed universities to adopt the new common entrance examination
Protests by the IIT faculty and alumni notwithstanding, the human resource development is reaching out to states and deemed to be universit...
14 Jun, 2012, 08.30 AM IST
- Mindlogicx adds intelligence to exams, counts its revenues per student
Mindlogicx runs software that takes care of everything related to an examination process - from question paper setting to issue of final ce...
13 Jul, 2011, 05.14 AM IST
- Corporate houses may soon get to open universities
Corporate houses would soon be able to set up universities in Maharashtra . The state government is likely to issue an ordinance after the ...
21 Jul, 2010, 07.19 AM IST
- Maha Govt to step up demand for IIM in state
The Maharashtra Government has decided to step up its demand for setting up an Indian Institute of Management.
10 Jun, 2008, 04.30 PM IST