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Post-Budget webinar breakout session on 'Scale-up Allied Health Profession
Updated : 4 days, 13 hours ago IST
As part of the Post-Budget Webinar series on the theme "Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas - Fulfilling Aspirations of People", a breakout session was held on the Budget Announcement under Para 53: "Scale-up Allied Health Professionals", Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Monday.
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Centre aims to boost annual foreign student admissions to 2 lakh by 2030
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
The Centre has set a target to increase the yearly intake of foreign students in Indian higher education institutions to two lakh by 2030, said officials at the education ministry on Tuesday, underscoring New Delhi's efforts to make India a more attractive destination for global learners.
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Education Ministry writes to MeitY, I&B to halt digital circulation of ban
Updated : 2 weeks, 1 day ago IST
The Education Ministry on Thursday wrote to the Secretary of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B), and the Secretary of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), seeking immediate steps to halt the dissemination of the withdrawn textbook through dig
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SC issues notices to Education Secy, NCERT director for "corruption in jud
Updated : 2 weeks, 1 day ago IST
The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered a complete blanket ban on both the reprinting and online circulation of NCERT's latest Class 8 Social Science textbook, addressing the issue of "corruption within the judiciary".
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JNU students detained over protest demanding VC's resignation
Updated : 2 weeks, 1 day ago IST
The student protestors, led by JNUSU (Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union), were demanding the VC's resignation over her allegedly hateful remarks regarding Dalits and Blacks, made on a podcast published on February 16, and seeking to voice their grievances to the Education Minist
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SC bans NCERT class 8 chapter on 'corruption in judiciary'; issues show ca
Updated : 2 weeks, 1 day ago IST
A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi, and Justice Vipul M. Pancholi refused to halt suo motu proceedings despite NCERT's apology over the controversial inclusion and imposed a blanket ban on the textbook section. The court warned that any attempt t
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NCERT 'trying' to retrieve 38 sold copies of now-withdrawn Class 8 Social
Updated : 2 weeks, 1 day ago IST
The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) is attempting to retrieve the 38 copies of the now-withdrawn Class 8 Social Science Part 2 textbook that were sold, sources in the Education Ministry told ANI on Wednesday.
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JKSA urges MEA to seek postponement of critical medical exams for Indian s
Updated : 2 weeks, 4 days ago IST
In its representation addressed to the Ministry, the Association expressed appreciation for the Government's timely advisory urging Indian nationals to return to India in view of the evolving situation in Iran. However, it highlighted the serious concerns raised by hundreds of Indian stud
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Ministry of Education to host session on "Pushing the Frontier of AI in In
Updated : 3 weeks, 4 days ago IST
The Ministry of Education is organising a special session titled "Ministry of Education - Pushing the Frontier of AI in India" on 17th February, 2026, at Bharat Mandapam, Delhi
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Education budget raised by over 8 per cent for FY26-27 to Rs 1.39 lakh cro
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
With education and skilling placed at the core of India's long-term growth strategy in the Union Budget 2026-27, the government has allocated Rs 1.39 lakh crore to the education ministry, marking an 8.27 per cent increase over the previous financial year.
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Maharashtra tableau depicts 'Ganeshotsav, a symbol of Aatmanirbharta', Edu
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
At the front of the tableau, a grand scene depicts a traditional 'dhol', being played by a woman, associated with Ganeshotsav. The rear section of the tableau features a sculptor creating an idol of Lord Ganesha.
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Tamil Nadu, Kerala among six states, UTs yet to enforce 6 years' mandate f
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
In 2023, the education ministry issued a directive to states and UTs to admit students to Class 1 only at the age of "6+" years, instead of the earlier practice of "5+" years, as per the provisions of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and the Right of Children to Free and Compulsor
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