Profile of Prakash Kumar
The tireless efforts of the Anganwadi workers and the officials of the women and child development department are bringing in significant improvement in the realm of health and nutrition of Haryana
NEET 2021 examination will be conducted in pen and paper mode in a total of 11 languages including Hindi and English.
The technical education regulator has opened up engineering courses for students coming from ‘diverse backgrounds’ aligning its regulations with the National Education Policy.
Invest India will conduct research and seek international cooperation in capacity building
Indian higher education institutions will be able to collaborate with foreign ones and offer joint degree and dual degree programmes.
The Ministry for Women and Child Development also asks states to set up Poshan Vatikas and promote Yoga
10,000 Anganwadi centers part of pilot project to test efficacy
The Public Accounts Committee report said adequate protection has not been ensured to the people against adulterated and unsafe food
The demands of the outfit include universalization of PDS, hot cooked meals for children under three years and pregnant and lactating women, minimum wages for anganwadi workers and helpers and ASHAs
'What appears from the budget is that it is just bundling of the various schemes. There is no increase in the allocations'
The existing Supplementary Nutrition Programme (SNP) and the Poshan Abhiyan will be merged to formulate the new umbrella programme, Poshan 2.0, to combat malnutrition more effectively.
Situation has worsened in Gujarat, Maharashtra and West Bengal as well
Finance ministry proposed to allocate an estimated budget of Rs 93,224 crore for the education sector for fiscal 2021-20, which is about 6.53% lower than the budgetary estimates for last fiscal.
The multi-pronged programme will improve the nutritional quality of Take-Home Ration served to children, pregnant and lactating mothers
There is a scope for public-private partnerships and a role for private business engagement in improving nutrition outcomes
Niti Aayog flags gaps and challenges in the implementation of Poshan Abhiyan in various states
Starting with exam-going students of standards 10 and 12, states are mulling a gradual reopening of schools
Attendance optional, staggered entry and exit, two shifts and no transport facility for students of classes 10 and 12.
A disabled doctor fighting for wages, an interfaith couple marrying against parents’ wishes, two lovers fighting for what they wouldn’t have to fight for if they weren’t both male, a Kashmiri villager trying to save his forest home...these and more tales of people struggling for what should be theirs.
Parents of GGSIPU students have demanded an immediate rollback of decision to hike fees amid pandemic.
There will not be any change in the JEE Main syllabus in 2021, says education ministry
Task force to talk to stakeholders and submit a report in a month.
Some children are so tired of the coronavirus lockdown they are yearning to return to school
Joint Entrance Examination, Main, also to be revised from 2021.
JNUTA alleged that the decisions were taken at the academic council meeting without any formal consultations with the existing schools and centres in the varsity.