Edtechs join chorus demanding reduction in online education services GST rate from 18% to 5% “We will have to cut down other expenses but provide enough money for the education budget because that is where the future lies in India,” argues Nitin Potdar, Partner, J Sagar Associates. All those connected with education are just hoping for that sentiment to prevail in Union Budget due on …
The Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC), India’s premier journalism and mass communication post-graduate institute has rebranded itself and revised its logo. Director General of the Institute, Prof. Sanjay Dwivedi along with Additional Director General Ashish Goyal, HoD, Publications Department Prof. (Dr.) Virendra Kumar Bharti, Dean (Students Welfare) Prof. (Dr.) Pramod Kumar and Library In-charge Dr. Pratibha Sharma attended the logo release ceremony on Jan 15 …
The country-wide network of an estimated 1.38 million Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) established under the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) catering to young mothers and children of 0-6 years will be augmented and modernized to provide standardized Early Childhood Education (ECE) in a phased manner during the next five years beginning 2021-22. The plan is to cover 20 percent of these …
The Department of School Education and Literacy instituted Swachh Vidyalaya Puraskar (SVP) for 2021 – 2022 has been launched and is open to all categories of schools. i.e. Government, Government aided and Private schools in both rural and urban areas. The schools have been given sufficient time till March 2022 to apply for the awards so that they can do …
Teenage innovator and environmentalist Vinisha Umashankar marked the arrival in India of the Birmingham 2022 Queen’s Baton Relay by presenting the Queen’s Baton to UK Secretary of State for International Trade Anne-Marie Trevelyan. The University is an official partner of the Queen’s Baton Relay and selected 15-year-old Vinisha as its Batonbearer in India. Vinisha previously spoke at COP26, shortlisted for …
EdTech Consortium (IEC) to observe and adhere to a common ‘Code of Conduct’ and establish a Two-tier Grievance Redressal Mechanism to ensure that the positive impact of the industry reaches every deserving consumer while protecting their interests and promoting their rights. Aligned with the Government’s recent advisory, the IEC will ensure that every learner shall have access to quality and affordable education, which not …
