Tag Archives: Education

Smriti Irani said her ministry had promised the states a say in the new policy. Photo: PTI New Delhi: Human resources development (HRD) minister Smriti Irani on Friday took a dig at former cabinet secretary T.S.R. Subramanian who recently submitted a new education policy (NEP) report, saying she will not make the policy “the legacy of one individual”. The five-member ... Read More »

Farm sector experts in Maharashtra, especially those representing farmers, have for long been critical of the agriculture universities for their ‘failure’ to address the state’s chronic farm crisis. Mumbai: Raising a question mark over the quality of education and research at four agriculture universities in Maharashtra, the Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR) has put on hold their accreditation. At ... Read More »

The outlay on education should be raised to at least 6% of GDP without further loss of time. Photo: Bloomberg New Delhi: The T.S.R. Subramanian committee, entrusted with preparing a new education policy for India submitted the report to the government in May suggesting measures that the country must take to improve the sector that caters to over 300 million ... Read More »

I must confess to a soft corner for Smriti Irani. She was such a feisty HRD minister – pungent, tart, ever-ready to fight her corner, articulate in both Hindi and English (and, presumably, her mother tongue, Gujarati), with a sharp repartee always on her tongue, a vocabulary of wit and abuse in equal measure, well-prepared in parliament and a first-class ... Read More »

Prakash Javadekar replaced Union Minister Smriti Irani– who now heads the Textiles Ministry. NEW DELHI:  Promising to convert the challenges into opportunities, former Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar took charge of the Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry today. Mr Javadekar, who earlier held independent charge as the Minister of State was the only minister promoted to the cabinet rank in the ... Read More »

Mahendra Nath Pandey is a Lok Sabha MP from Chandauli in Uttar Pradesh. NEW DELHI:  Minister of State for Education Mahendra Nath Pandey, who today took charge, said his priority was to make quality education accessible to all the citizens of the country. Interacting with mediapersons, Mr Pandey, who is a Lok Sabha MP from Chandauli in Uttar Pradesh, said ... Read More »

Prakash Javadekar, singled out on Monday for a promotion to cabinet rank, played down the elevation. NEW DELHI:  HIGHLIGHTS Mr Javadekar replaced Ms Irani as education minister in cabinet rejig He was singled out for a promotion to cabinet rank We are ‘doers,’ he said on sharing passion for PM’s development agenda “We are the crazy boys,” new education minister ... Read More »

New HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar invited ideas and suggestions in his today’s interaction with media. NEW DELHI:  HIGHLIGHTS Prakash Javadekar replaced Smriti Irani in yesterday’s cabinet reshuffle The new education minister said he will consult PM Modi on roadmap Education is not a subject of party politics, says Mr Jadavekar New Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar has promised a ... Read More »

Smriti Irani has been moved to Textiles Ministry in PM Narendra Modi’s big cabinet reshuffle. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI:  HIGHLIGHTS Prakash Javadekar gets HRD portfolio, Smriti Irani moved to textiles Venkaiah Naidu gets Information & Broadcasting, retains Urban Development Ananth Kumar gets Parliamentary Affairs Ministry from Naidu Smriti Irani is no more the country’s Education Minister. In a big cabinet ... Read More »

‘The authorities had these days determined to growth the yearly fees for undergraduate guides fromcurrent Rs. ninety,000 to Rs. 2 lakh, a rise of 122 per cent. (record image) KOLKATA: Amid protests by students of IIT-Kharagpur, the education ministry today clarified that scholarswho are already enrolled in undergraduate courses have been spared from the 122 consistent with centcharge hike. In ... Read More »