In order to upgrade the education sector and make it competitive and intellectually sound, Prakash Javadekar, Union minister of human resource development stressed on the need to make education accessible to all, and announced that the government is working in that direction. This issue was discussed at the ASSOCHAM (Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India) National Education Summit ... Read More »
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In Saffronizing Education, Javadekar Will Beat Smriti Hands Down
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 »
Accountability For Teachers Will Be Introduced: Prakash Javadekar
Teachers should encourage the students to dream big and give them life skills, he said. Asserting that the role of teachers is crucial in nation building and transformation of education, Union Minister for Human Resource Development Prakash Javadekar today said “accountability” will be introduced in the education system for the teachers. In his first public programme after assuming ... Read More »
Prakash Javadekar Takes Charge Of Ministry, Smriti Irani Skips Event
Prakash Javadekar replaced Smriti Irani as Education Minister in cabinet rejig. NEW DELHI: The prime challenge that the education sector faces in the country is raising the quality of education and ensuring it reaches all, Education Minister Prakash Javadekar, who took charge, said today. “The major challenge that is there in the education sector is to raise the standard. Quality ... Read More »
Students Must Rebel, Challenge Status Quo, Says Prakash Javadekar
Prakash Javadekar said if children are encouraged to be inquisitive, innovation will follow. (File photo) NEW DELHI: India lacks innovation in education as children are discouraged to ask questions in schools something which should not be allowed to go on, Education Minister Prakash Javadekar said today, contending “unless you rebel, unless you challenge the status quo, how can you innovate ... Read More »
Prakash Javadekar Takes Charge Of Education Ministry
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 »
‘We Are The Crazy Boys,’ Says New Education Minister Prakash Javadekar
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 »
‘Ideas Welcome’: New Minister Javadekar Promises Education Roadmap
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 Loses Education to Prakash Javadekar In Mega Cabinet Reset
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 »