West Bengal’s Delhi wall may disappear: What schemes could BJP rule in Kolkata unlock?West Bengal's long-standing political clashes with the central government over welfare schemes are set to change. With the BJP now in power...
09 May, 2026, 10.57 AM IST
Rare earth mining is poisoning Mekong River tributaries, threatening 'the world's kitchen'Toxic runoff from unregulated rare earth mines in Myanmar and Laos is contaminating the Mekong River and its tributaries, threatening the l...
29 Apr, 2026, 09.58 AM IST
Kazakhstan’s digital leap: How Central Asia’s tech hub is shaping the future of AI and GovTechKazakhstan is emerging as a key digital hub in Central Asia, backed by a broad national push in artificial intelligence, digital governance...
25 Apr, 2026, 08.35 AM IST
More, the merrier: Women in policymaking drive better social outcomes, economic gains, NCAER study showsThe ongoing parliamentary session addressing the 33% Women's Reservation Act underscores its profound economic and social advantages. Studi...
19 Apr, 2026, 11.18 PM IST
ZEE launches knowledge acceleration program ‘Mind Wars’Mind Wars will be a quiz contest providing a comprehensive knowledge acceleration program for students from grade 6th to 10th.
05 Apr, 2019, 01.06 PM IST
Centre wants to know students’ bank detailsBMC education officer Mahesh Palkar said the database was being created to disburse benefits through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT), a syste...
19 Apr, 2018, 10.24 AM IST
Soon, you won't need to carry your certificates for jobs and admissionsEmployers will now be able to directly access students’ examination records, and will not have to worry about the authenticity of marksheet...
31 Jul, 2017, 01.19 PM IST
NIC entrusted with task of compiling school education dataTo begin with, NIC will be involved in government's Shala Asmita Yojna (SAY) that will have a ready database of 25 crore schoolgoing childr...
03 Jul, 2016, 10.47 AM IST
'Privatisation has not raised the quality of national education'Government's failure to maintain reasonable quality of education is the main cause behind the demand for private schools.
30 Oct, 2015, 10.12 AM IST
Hyderabad Public School: India’s Ivy League school that has produced politicians & executives like Satya Nadella, Shantanu NarayenThe school has produced several corporate executives including Microsoft’s Satya Nadella and Fairfax Financial’s Prem Watsa, the Knight who...
10 Jul, 2015, 09.21 PM IST
Online database to name and shame pedophilesTightening the noose around pedophiles, the government plans to create an online database with names and pictures of child sex offenders.
10 Apr, 2015, 11.45 AM IST
Mumbai University to start depository for online degree, marksheetsThe system will help curb attempts of fake academic certificates such as mark sheets and convocation certificates.
26 Nov, 2014, 12.36 PM IST
- CBI to develop database on law enforcement with help of NLSIU
Aiming to develop updated database in law enforcement related issues, CBI signed an agreement with National Law School of India University.
31 Oct, 2013, 10.38 PM IST
Top business schools like IIM Bangalore, IIM Calcutta and FMS add muscle to finance labsThis month, FMS opened its financial laboratory at an investment of Rs 40 lakh.It is equipped with 12 Bloomberg terminals.
27 Sep, 2013, 05.19 AM IST
- National data bank to weed out fake marksheets
The HRD ministry on Monday unveiled the pilot project for creating a national database of academic certificates issued by school boards and...
26 Jul, 2011, 08.52 AM IST
- School to PG, all certificates to go online from 2011
HRD minister Kapil Sibal said the ministry was planning to create a national database of academic qualifications in electronic format which...
13 Jan, 2010, 08.48 AM IST
- Design entrance exam scrapped after one year
A design entrance examination, on the lines of JEE and IIMs’ CAT, for entry into seven design institutions.
24 Oct, 2009, 09.32 AM IST