academic institutions

Kathmandu, April 5 Nepal announced two days of weekly holidays for government offices and academic institutions on Sunday, in response to the fuel supply shortage caused by the conflict in the Middle East.The Council of Ministers decided to provide Saturday and Sunday as weekly holidays...

Kurukshetra, April 3 Principal scientific advisor to the Centre, Ajay Kumar Sood, on Friday stressed the need for innovation-driven growth, saying science and technology must play a key role in shaping the country's future.Addressing the 18th Goyal Prizes at Kurukshetra University, he said...

New Delhi, April 3 The National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has been formally declared a deemed-to-be university, empowering it to award its own degrees, officials said."The Ministry of Education, on the advice of the University Grants Commission (UGC), NCERT along...

President Droupadi Murmu emphasized that the restoration of Nalanda is not just an achievement for Bihar or India, but signifies the beginning of an intellectual and cultural renaissance for the entire world. The President was addressing the second convocation ceremony of Nalanda University...

Tehran, March 29 – On Sunday, Iran accused the United States and Israel of deliberately targeting its academic institutions, alleging that attacks on universities such as the Isfahan University of Technology and the Tehran University of Science and Technology were part of a broader attempt to...

Washington, March 27 – US lawmakers warned that foreign actors, including those linked to China, are targeting American universities for espionage and influence.During a House hearing, Chairman Tim Walberg said adversaries are exploiting open academic systems."They are actively competing...

Jammu, March 25 About a dozen universities in Jammu and Kashmir are struggling with a severe shortage of faculty, with around 40 per cent of teaching positions vacant, according to official data.Figures provided by the Higher Education Department show that more than 3,300 teaching positions...

Kolkata, March 23 ISRO chairman V. Narayanan expressed confidence on Monday that India will become a developed nation by the time it marks 100 years of independence, in line with the vision of 'Viksit Bharat 2047'.Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the Calcutta University convocation...

Kolkata, March 23 The 160-year-old University of Calcutta must emerge as a key stakeholder in a globally networked knowledge ecosystem, IIT Kharagpur Director Suman Chakraborty said at the university's convocation on Monday.He urged students to measure success not by ranking, but by expanding...

New Delhi, March 17 Ahead of the March 19 Supreme Court hearing on the stayed University Grants Commission (UGC) equity regulations, activists here on Tuesday called for the immediate implementation of the norms, citing the need to address caste-based discrimination in higher education...

New Delhi, March 15 Students should learn to use technology wisely and rationally, and not be intimidated by Artificial Intelligence, said Dinesh Bhoyar, Commissioner (GST and Customs) in Pune.Addressing students at the Eighth Foundation Day celebration of D Y Patil International University...

Ahmedabad, March 13 India’s limited work on intellectual property rights and “stagnant” research is a worrying trend, a top Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) official said on Friday, urging industry and academic institutions to step up.Indian industries are good at certain...

New Delhi, April 12 The government has approved 104 projects worth ₹271 crore for the research and development of 6G technology under the Telecom Technology Development Fund, Parliament was informed on Thursday.In a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Telecom Chandra Sekhar...

Jaisalmer, March 7 The Battle Axe Division of the Army's Southern Command organized an academia-industry interaction on drone innovation here as part of the Military-Civil Fusion (MCF) initiative.The interaction brought together more than 50 representatives from the tech industry, academic...

New Delhi, March 6 The Election Commission's training arm, IIIDEM, has launched three academic initiatives aimed at strengthening research, academic engagement, and student participation in the field of democracy and election management.The initiatives also build upon the outcomes of the...

JAMMU, FEBRUARY 27: The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Jammu inaugurated the 3rd International Finance and Accounting Conference (IFAC 2026) on the theme "Financial Strategies for Inclusive and Sustainable Economic Growth to Achieve Viksit Bharat 2047" at the Mandapam Auditorium, IIM...

Bengaluru, February 26 – Karnataka Ministers M.B. Patil and M.C. Sudhakar attended a reception in Bengaluru to celebrate the birthday of King Charles III, highlighting the ties between Karnataka and the UK.The event, organized on Thursday by the office of British Deputy High Commissioner...

Agartala, February 23 – Vice-President C.P. Radhakrishnan will be the chief guest at the 14th Convocation of Tripura University, scheduled to be held on March 8, officials said here on Monday.A university official said that the convocation ceremony of the central university could not be held...

Kolkata, February 22 The Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur has established a DRDO Industry Academia-Centre of Excellence (DIA-CoE) on its campus, aimed at promoting indigenous defense research and innovation in the country, officials said.The centre was inaugurated on Saturday by S V...

JAMMU, FEB 19: The University of Jammu hosted the release of Professor A.K. Kaul's historical fiction, "Kashmir's Nativity Regained," with Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha as the chief guest. Vice Chancellor Professor Umesh Rai was also present.The book explores the history of Jammu & Kashmir...