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Special Hub, New Industrial Policy by Delhi Govt
On Monday, the Delhi Cabinet approved the new industrial policy, the first one in last 27 years.
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Private schools get releif on fee hike from Delhi Courts
Private schools in the capital on Thursday got relief from the Delhi High Court as it stayed a Delhi government move to impose conditions on fee hike.
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Supreme Court orders fire safety measures in Indian schools
The Supreme Court on Monday ordered installation of fire-extinguishing equipment and adoption of other safety measures in all government and private schools across the country within six months.
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HRD Ministry: NEFC to fund Primary Education
The HRD Ministryhas asked the proposed National Education Finance Corporation to fund school education.
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Building and Classrooms to be funded by Minister
Millions of Euro earmarked for school building this year is to be diverted to pay for long-overdue computers in schools.
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Indian two million dollars grant-in-aid offered to Liberia
A Joint Statement was issued by India and Liberia on Friday under which both countries have agreed to take their bilateral relations to the next level.
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Three Universities for minorities part of Government plan
According to the officials, after allocating INR 25 crore (INR 250 million) for two more campuses of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), the government is planning to set up three more universities for the country’s minorities.
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ICT policy by AP Government to be introduced Soon
Work is being done by the Andhra Pradesh government on a new information, communication and technology (ICT) policy to promote IT and allied industries.
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All districts to get Self Employment Training Units through government
Government plans to set up 500 Rural Self-Employment Training Institutes in each district of the country under the proposed ‘National Rural Livelihood Mission’.
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Right to Education Act 2009 in action
Sixteen years after the idea was first mooted, the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 has finally been notified.
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Community Development scheme launch by HRD Ministry
A news scheme of Community Development was launched by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) through Polytechnics (CDTP) with an aim to provide non-formal, short term, employment oriented skill development programmes.
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Online Academic Certificates now possible
The Human Resource Development (HRD) minister, Kapil Sibal, announced for establishment of an online national database of academic qualifications.