Education News

New Delhi, March 3: The huge cut of 16 per cent in the education sector for 2015-16 has been attributed to the higher tax devolution to the states as has been recommended by the Finance Commission. The Union ...

Thimphu, March 3: Around 100 renowned universities and colleges, including from India, Australia, and the US, will participate in an international education fair to be held here this week. The 5th Bhutan International Education Fair, organised by Bhutan ...

New Delhi, March 2: The government will set up an authority to administer and monitor scholarship as well educational loan schemes, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said. "With a view to enabling all poor and middle class students to pursue ...

New Delhi, March 2: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced the Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), an innovation promotion platform in the NITI Aayog, with an initial fund of Rs.150 crore for research and development. Named after former prime minister ...

Patna, March 2: Japan's leading multinational imaging and electronics company Ricoh today discussed partnering Super 30 founder and mathematician Anand Kumar to provide quality education at primary level in government schools in Bihar under a UN programme. Takanobu Tanaka, a ...

New Delhi, March 2 : The Union Budget for 2015-16 has cut spending on child education, development, health and protection as compared to last year, child rights organisation CRY has said. Criticising the Union Budget for 2015-16, NGO Child Rights ...

Rajasthan, March 2: Calling for education to be made employment-centric, Rajasthan Governor today said employment- based courses with management skills must be prioritised and universities should play a creative role in this direction. Addressing the 5th convention of Rajasthan Technical ...

Bhubaneswar, February 28 : Recognising the role of education in social welfare and economic prosperity, Aditya Aluminium, an Aditya Birla Group Company, has set up several learning facilities in and around its project area in Odisha's Sambalpur district. "Education ...

New Delhi, February 28: India needs to build quality education and skill development infrastructure and a policy especially for higher education to meet requirements of futuristic employment opportunities, the Economic Survey has said. "The policy prescription lies in shifting attention ...

New Delhi, February 28: Finance minister Arun Jaitely presented the first year Union Budget of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government on Saturday. Highlighting that the budget, which aims at the growth and investment in 2015-16 fiscal year, the Finance minister ...

MUMBAI, February 27: With an objective to develop the business and finance profession in India the ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) and The Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICAI) have signed an agreement today. The MOU signed ...

Lucknow, February 26: Industry body Assocham today said the Centre should look at exempting all educational products, used by school and college students, from both central and state taxes. This will help in promoting education and providing educational aids ...

Kolkata, February 25: West Bengal Education minister Partha Chatterjee today said that the state government is trying to develop Bengal as a higher education hub and emphasising on more centres of excellence. "We are trying to develop Bengal as a ...

New Delhi, February 24: President Pranab Mukherjee Monday said education was the "priority of priorities" for the government. In his address to the joint session of both houses of parliament, he said: "Education is the priority of priorities for my ...