India
From expanding RTE Act's ambit to making board exams low-stakes, highlights of new National Education Policy
The NEP also features a single regulator for higher education institutions, multiple entry and exit options in degree courses and common entrance exams for admissions to universities, among other things
India
New National Education Policy gets Cabinet nod; MHRD will now be called Education Ministry
A panel led by former ISRO chief K Kasturirangan had submitted the draft of the new NEP to HRD minister Ramesh Pokhriyal when he took charge last year
India
Gadgil report not mandatory for giving clearance in W Ghats: NGT
The National Green Tribunal on Tuesday said that it is no longer mandatory for the environment ministry to refer to Gadgil panel's report while deciding applications for clearance for projects in permissible areas of the western ghats.