education policy

New Delhi, March 28 Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan described the recent controversies surrounding the UGC's equity regulations and the NCERT textbook featuring comments on judicial corruption as "unnecessary."Speaking during a fireside chat on 'Teaching India @100' at the Times...

Dhakuakhana (Assam), March 27 Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Friday that his government will "crush" the Bangladeshi Myas community in the state if the BJP-led coalition returns to power in the upcoming election.He asserted that the government will work to build a "strong...

Mysuru (Karnataka), March 26 Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Thursday that a strong emphasis has been placed on the decolonisation of language frameworks and knowledge systems, alongside a shift towards more indigenous perspectives in linguistic development.Pradhan, who was in...

Bengaluru, March 25 The Karnataka Legislative Assembly has debated whether students should be encouraged to clean school premises to improve their hygiene habits.Minister of School Education and Literacy, Madhu Bangarappa, said that he would welcome this if the House is willing to pass...

New Delhi, March 23 The Ministry of Education ruled out restoring the duration of the Bachelor of Education (BEd) programme to one year on Monday.Union Minister of State for Education Jayant Chaudhary shared this information in response to a written question in the Lok Sabha."According to...

Bhopal, March 23 – In a pioneering initiative, the Madhya Pradesh government will issue ‘Vidyarambh’ certificates to children aged 5-6 who complete their pre-school education at Anganwadi centers, formally recognizing their foundational learning.According to a government statement issued on...

New Delhi, March 23 Union Minister of State for Education Jayant Chaudhary said on Monday that the National Education Policy (NEP) does not impose any language, including Hindi, on any state, rather it "explicitly promotes multilingualism".Responding to supplementary questions in Lok Sabha...

Hyderabad, March 20 Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy said the budget presented in the Legislative Assembly on Friday is a "forward-looking" budget that gives equal importance to welfare schemes and development programs.In an informal interaction with journalists here, he said the...

Hyderabad, March 20 Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy said the budget presented in the Legislative Assembly on Friday is a "forward-looking budget" that gives equal importance to welfare schemes and development programs.In an informal interaction with the media here, he said the budget...

Agartala, March 20 The Tripura assembly on Friday passed three bills to allow the establishment of three new private universities, amid protests from the opposition.The International University Tripura Bill 2026, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Skill University Bill 2026, and Science Technology Allied...

New Delhi, March 20 Delhi Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu interacted with the vice-chancellors and directors of the city's state universities on Friday, emphasizing the need for skills that complement degrees and enhance employability.In a post on X, Singh said, "Education is crucial...

New Delhi, March 19 – The Congress launched an attack on the Centre on Thursday over a "shockingly high" number of vacancies in the country's top higher education regulatory bodies, while simultaneously rejecting the proposed Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan (VBSA) Bill, 2025.Citing the latest...

Jaipur, March 18: Rajasthan Governor Haribhau Bagade stated that women are not the "weak female," but the "empowered females" (sabala). He emphasized that when women move forward with this conviction, society progresses rapidly on the path of development.Addressing the 11th Convocation...

Jaipur, March 18 Rajasthan Governor Haribhau Bagde urged female students to adopt a positive mindset, asserting that women are strong and their progress is essential for societal development.Addressing a university convocation ceremony, Bagde emphasised that women are equal to men, citing the...

The Punjab Government has launched a new phase of school education reform, "Punjab Education Revolution 2.0," in collaboration with the World Bank, to prepare the state's education system to compete with the best in the world.According to government sources, the second phase has been launched...

Bengaluru, March 18 – The Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC), class 10th Board exams commenced on Wednesday with 8,65,988 students appearing for them.Minister for School Education and Literacy, S. Madhu Bangarappa, visited the SSLC examination centre at Karnataka Public School, 13th...

Beijing, March 15 – China is increasingly restricting minority autonomy in education, language, and religion through both political campaigns and legal reforms. By codifying assimilation policies into law, Beijing is entering a new stage of frontier governance – one aimed not just at managing...

Mumbai, March 13 The Maharashtra government plans to introduce a law to regulate private preschools in the state, making registration mandatory and ensuring that institutions meet quality standards, School Education Minister Dada Bhuse said on Friday.Bhuse informed the state assembly that the...

New Delhi, March 12 Rajya Sabha Samajwadi Party MP Javed Ali Khan said on Thursday that teaching in primary schools in Uttar Pradesh has been severely affected as teachers have been assigned to carry out "Shiksha Mitra" activities and other non-academic tasks.Raising the issue during Zero Hour...

March 11, Kohima: The Nagaland Staff Selection Board has recommended a total of 1,305 candidates for appointment through six recruitment exams conducted since 2023.Informing this in the State Assembly yesterday, Chief Minister and Minister in charge of P&AR, Neiphiu Rio, said that of these...