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Three reasons why National Education Policy has rattled Communists and rigid Islamists
Abhijit Majumder • 5 years agoTwo groups are not pleased with the new National Education Policy (NEP): The Communists and the Islamists.
NEP and higher education: One regulator to rule all, more flexibility for students, no MPhil
Fp Staff • 5 years agoThe new National Education Policy (NEP) approved by the Cabinet on Wednesday seeks to entirely overhaul the system through various reforms.
Budget 2020: Govt announces Rs 99,300 cr for education sector; new education policy to be announced soon
Fp Staff • 5 years agoShe also said that a new education policy will be announced soon, adding that "external commercial borrowings and FDI to be leveraged to improve the education system.
Draft education policy row: No language will be imposed without consulting any of the states, says EAM S Jaishankar
• 6 years agoS Jaishanka's remakrs on the draft education policy came after the recommendations related to Hindi drew sharp reactions from Tamil Nadu parties like the DMK and Kamal Haasan's MNM,
Reports claiming Hindi to be made compulsory in schools across India are 'mischievous and misleading', tweets Prakash Javadekar
Fp Staff • 6 years agoUnion HRD minister Prakash Javadekar has clarified that reports in the media claiming the New Education Policy is going to advocate for Hindi to be made compulsory in schools across India till Class 8 are false.
Rahul Gandhi condemns govt's education policy, says country cannot be run from one single idea
• 6 years agoAttacking the government over its education policy, Rahul Gandhi said government institutions should be given precedence over private institutions and the government should put money to strengthen them.
HRD ministry appoints space scientist K Kasturirangan to head panel on National Education Policy
• 8 years agoThe HRD ministry has appointed a nine-member panel, headed by space scientist K Kasturirangan, to work on a New Education Policy (NEP)
New American research study reconfirms distressing state of education in India
Tsrsubramanian • 8 years agoThe recent report of New York based PEW Research Centre has analysed an inter-country comparison on the state of education, focusing on educational attainment among the major religions of the world.
After Smriti Irani: Histrionics out, but ideological agendas will remain
Monobina Gupta • 9 years agoSmriti Irani’s loss of HRD ministry has set off a buzz of speculation, throwing up multiple questions about the minister’s fall from grace.
Research parks, web portal for teaching: What we can expect in the new education policy
Fp Staff • 9 years agoUnion Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Smriti Irani on 16 May had announced that the Narendra Modi government would bring about such a policy change by 26 May which hopes to bring about an impetus to the education system in India.