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Policy Indications

03-03-2021
Atal Innovation Mission Partners with ...
Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog partners with MathWorks-the developer of mathematical computing software for scientists and engineers to strengthen the Deep-tech startup ecosystem of India. Under this partnership, startups supported by AIM, will get access to steps of the art MathWorks tools (including MATLAB and Simulink), engineering support, online trainings, access to MATLAB community,&nbs...
03-03-2021
Udaipur Science Centre inaugurated at ...
The Udaipur Science Centre, at Udaipur, Tripura was dedicated to the people by the Governor of Tripura, Shri Ramesh Bais on 28th February 2021. Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Culture and Tourism, Govt. of India Prahlad Singh Patel, was the Chief Guest on the occasion. The Deputy Chief Minister of Tripura Jishnu Dev Varma, and the Minister for Agriculture, Transport, and Tourism of Tripura Shri Pranajit Singha Roy, were the Guests of Honour. Speaking ...
02-03-2021
Review meeting on Rashtriya Ucchtar Sh...
Union Education Minister chaired a review meeting on Rashtriya Ucchtar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) in New Delhi yesterday. Secretary, Higher Education Amit Khare along with senior officials of the ministry attended the meeting. During the meeting, Pokhriyal asked the officials to strengthen the RUSA Scheme and draw plans on educating additional 3.5 crore students to increase GER to 50% by 2035. A total of 7 crore students with employable skills that suits local cond...
Policy Indications
02-03-2021
PSA highlights need for increasing opp...
Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India Professor K Vijay Raghavan underscored that increased opportunity for knowledge generation and dec...
01-03-2021
Indian and Brazilian S&T Ministers dis...
Union Minister for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, Health and Family Welfare Dr. Harsh Vardhan discussed a wide range of scientific and technical issues and possible bilateral and multilateral collaborations such as BRICS with a high-level delegation led by Brazilian Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation Mr. Marcos Cesar Pontes who he received on February 24, 2021. The deliberations focused around India- Brazil collaboration in thematic ...
24-02-2021
'Liberalization of geospatial policies...
Secretary, Department of Science & Technology (DST) Prof Ashutosh Sharma highlighted that that liberalization of geospatial policies, announced a few days ago by the Government of India, will help to boost innovation in the sector and create a level playing field for the public as well as private sector, at the National Geospatial Awards Felicitation Ceremony recently. “We aim to utilize the power of geospatial technology to revive various sectors of ...
22-02-2021
Finland Clampdown on Child Bullying
Finland has intensified efforts to prevent child bullying in schools. The government will adopt a strict zero-tolerance policy towards any instances of bullying, teasing, harassment, or violence in educational institutions, according to Jussi Saramo, Minister of Education. A comprehensive anti-bullying action plan has been drawn up for this purpose. The plan comprises 14 measures, which include equipping children with the requisite tools to develop emotional intelligence and ...
22-02-2021
Reservation in Junior Colleges in AP
The Andhra Pradesh Board of Intermediate Education (BIE) has made it mandatory for all intermediate colleges in the State to adhere to reservations in admission for intermediate colleges. According to V Ramakrishna, Secretary BIE, stringent action would be taken against college authorities that don’t follow these norms. Category-wise, 15 per cent seats must be allotted for Scheduled Caste students, 6 per cent for Scheduled Tribe students, 29 per cent for the backward classe...
22-02-2021
Sixth Governing Council Meeting of NIT...
The sixth meeting of the Governing Council of NITI Aayog was held last week under the chairmanship of Hon’ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi via video conferencing. It was attended by 26 Chief Ministers, 3 Lieutenant Governors and 2 Administrators, apart from Union Ministers, who are Ex-Officio Members, and Special Invitees. NITI Aayog Vice Chairman, Members and CEO,Principal Secretary to the PM & other senior officers from PMO; Cabinet Secretary; and Chief S...
20-02-2021
Compensation for Illegal Denial of Adm...
In a recent decision, the Supreme Court of India has directed a private medical college to pay an amount of Rs. 10 lakh in compensation to a student for illegally denying her admission to a postgraduate course this academic year. The student contented that she had visited the Kamineni Academy of Medical Sciences and Research Center in Hyderabad with her father on July 29 and 30, but her admission process was not completed. On the other hand, the college denied that t...
15-02-2021
Standardization of Indian Sign Languag...
For children with hearing impairments, the Government will work on standardization of Indian Sign language across the country, and develop National and State Curriculum materials for use by them. This was announced during Budget 2021-22 as Initiatives on Education as part of National Education Policy 2020. In line with this announcement, the Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education will take up the following from April this year: Boo...
15-02-2021
Establishment of IISC for employment o...
To facilitate international workforce mobility, the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) launched India International Skill Centre (IISC) Network on 11th February, 2020. The IISC network is a nodal platform to facilitate international workforce mobility opportunities for Indians. It is a fee based, market driven model, determined by global workforce supply and demand dynamics. It comprises of Member Organizations involved in activities related to overse...