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NPTEL, Autodesk sign MoU to bring engineering software to students
National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL) has signed a MoU with design software maker Autodesk for developing a course thorough which they will provide access to high-end design software free of cost for students. According...
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Modi stresses on girl child education to foster women empowerment
Stressing on girl child education, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said it was the key to women empowerment. In a television interview, Modi condemned the anti-rape statements given by several political leaders and said,”More damage is done...
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HRD Minister stresses on education that promotes culture
HRD Minister Smriti Irani, while participating in a joint meeting of Sadharan Sabha and working committee of Akhil Bharatiya Shiksha Sansthan of Vidya Bharti, said efforts were being made to impart education that promotes Indian culture....
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SBI to offer credit cards with education loans
India’s largest bank, State Bank of India (SBI), is offering credit cards to students who avail of education loans with them. The move is to gauge the students’ cradit history and keep bad loans down. SBI...
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RBI Governor against subsidising education loans under priority lending
RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan asked for a re-thinking on easy credit for education loans, saying banks were subsidising them under the priority sector lending (PSL) segment. Addressing bankers at an industry summit, he said, “We actually...
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Nagaland celebrates Hindi Diwas
The Nagaland Rashtrabhasha Prachar Samiti (NRPS), Kohima organised the annual Hindi Diwas celebrations. The event was organized at Don Bosco Higher Secondary School, with Parliamentary Secretary for School Education Yitachu as the Chief Guest. At the...
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HRD Ministry wants common norms for central universities
The Human Resource Development Ministry has circulated the draft bill to create common norms for central universities to all the central universities asking them for suggestions within three weeks. According to minutes of the retreat of...
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DU in turmoil
Delhi University, premier institution of higher learning is in turmoil these days with teachers demanding the sacking of Vice Chancellor Dinesh singh even as students called for the removal of three teachers for being ‘insensitive’ and...
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Government publisher removes chapter on anti-dam activist
Government-funded National Book Trust (NBT) has dropped a chapter on Narmada Bachao Andolan activist Medha Patkar from a children’s book after an NGO objected saying she was a political person after she joined the Aam Aadmi...
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Private schools ask for refunds under RTE
Representatives of matriculation schools and members from the Tamil Nadu Nursery, Primary and Matriculation Schools Association are protesting against the Right to Education (RTE) norms, saying that the state authorities are crushing the private schools. The...
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MHRD plans 19 new institutes
The Human Resource Development ministry is in plans to set up 19 academic institutions across India. Out of the list of the 19 institutes, seven of them are to be established in Andhra Pradesh. The list...