Uttar Pradesh is seeing a rise in education loans but a decline in the outstanding amount, signaling a robust credit flow in the sector. During the first nine months of FY24 (April to December), around 30,000 fresh education loans amounting to nearly Rs 1,028 crore were disbursed in the state. This is a… Continue reading Uttar Pradesh sees rise in education loans, outstanding amount declines | News
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NIT Raipur to set up advanced semiconductor chip research centre on campus | Education News
The agreement was inked between NIT Raipur Director Dr N V Ramana Rao and Dr Vijay Holimath, chief executive officer of VividSparks from Bengaluru, on March 20, the official said. National Institute of Technology Raipur has signed a memorandum of understanding with a Bengaluru-based firm to set up an advanced chip research and development… Continue reading NIT Raipur to set up advanced semiconductor chip research centre on campus | Education News
UN official criticizes ban on women’s education in Afghanistan by Taliban
Meanwhile, assistant director general for education at UNESCO, Stefania Giannini, said that the UN is pursuing the issue of women’s education in Afghanistan and will not stop its efforts in this regard | (Photo: ANI) The UN Secretary-General’s Special Adviser for the Transforming Education Summit, Leonardo Garnier, has criticized the ban on women’s education… Continue reading UN official criticizes ban on women’s education in Afghanistan by Taliban
India, Nepal sign 4 MoUs on education, water supply, sanitation facilities
Among the four projects, three will be in the education sector and one project in Water Supply and Sanitation, at a total estimated cost of NRs. 170 million, a release from the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu read. The Indian embassy in Kathmandu and the Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration of Nepal on… Continue reading India, Nepal sign 4 MoUs on education, water supply, sanitation facilities
Parents save Rs 210 crore under Chhattisgarh govt’s education scheme
Swami Atmanand Excellence School Scheme, a zero-cost quality education project by the Chhattisgarh government has enabled parents to save over Rs 210 crore, the officials claimed. Under the flagship scheme of Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, launched on July 3, 2020, 52 schools were opened in different cities. Following the response, the state government increased… Continue reading Parents save Rs 210 crore under Chhattisgarh govt’s education scheme
Muslim student enrolment in higher education up by 183,000 in 2016-21: MoE
The minister shared the statistics from the All India Survey on Higher Education, 2020-21, in response to a written question in the Rajya Sabha. The enrolment of Muslim students in higher education institutions increased to 19.22 lakh in 2020-21 from 17.39 lakh in 2016-17, Union Minister of State for Education Subhas Sarkar said on… Continue reading Muslim student enrolment in higher education up by 183,000 in 2016-21: MoE
Over 14K school children displaced due to Manipur violence: Education Min
As many as “93.5 per cent of the displaced students have been admitted to a nearest feasible school, free of cost”, the minister said. Over 14,000 schoolchildren have been displaced due to the ethnic violence in Manipur, the Ministry of Education said on Wednesday. Over 93 per cent of these children have been… Continue reading Over 14K school children displaced due to Manipur violence: Education Min
Education ministry signs 106 MoUs to foster innovation, research, knowledge
The Ministry of Education on Sunday signed 106 MoUs with various esteemed organisations and institutions to foster innovation, research and knowledge exchange in multiple domains, ushering in a new era of collaboration in education and industry-academia linkages. The memoranda of understanding (MoUs) were signed on the culmination day of the Akhil Bhartiya Shiksha… Continue reading Education ministry signs 106 MoUs to foster innovation, research, knowledge