In a major announcement, the Union Ministry of Education on September 21 constituted the National Steering Committee for the development of National Curriculum Frameworks (NCF) for school education in the country. It will be after 16 years that India has begun the process of developing a new NCF that will be fourth such NCF in history of independent India and …
The 75 Indian Railway training institutes as part of 75 years of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, will train over 50000 candidates in next three years under a new scheme called Rail Kaushal Vikas Yojana, a program under the aegis of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY). Initially, the training will be provided to 1000 candidates. The training will be provided …
The 11th BCS is likely to have the participation of 11 Union Ministers, 10 Assembly Speakers, 40 MLAs from different states, about 30 Thought Leaders and 60 Student Speakers. Pune-based MIT School of Government on September 17 announced that the 11th edition of its flagship six-day Annual National Conclave, Bharatiya Chhatra Sansad or BCS (Indian Student Parliament) will be inaugurated by Rajnath Singh, Minister of Defence followed …
The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) on Sep 17 honoured 41 trainers and also launched four new trades at a digital conclave organized for the third edition of Kaushalacharya Awards. The four trades under Craftsmen Instructor Training Scheme (CITS) to be taught in National Skill Training Institutes (NSTIs) including Lift & Escalator Mechanic; Computer Aided Embroidery and Designing; Multimedia Animation …
Prof (Dr) Surbhi Dahiya, Course Director, English Journalism, Indian institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) has been selected as the new International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) Faculty Ambassador for three years. IAMCR is a worldwide professional organisation in the field of media and communication research. Prof Dahiya is a Board member, Ph.D co-guide, expert committee member, external examiner, …
The works of Shakespeare inspired and angered some of history’s most infamous terrorists including the conspirators behind 9/11 and the Gunpowder Plot, new UK research has revealed. New studies by Dr Islam Issa, Reader in Literature and History at Birmingham City University (UK), examined how terrorists throughout the centuries have responded to Shakespeare’s writings, and why the iconic playwright’s work …
