The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has asked its members to comply with the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) decision to increase the UPI transaction limit to Rs 5 lakh for hospitals and educational services by January 10. The NPCI has instructed banks, payment service providers (PSPs), and UPI applications to increase transaction limits … Read more
Srinidhi Institute of Science and Technology (SNIST) will be the nodal centre in Telangana for the Grand Finale of Smart India Hackathon 2023 (Software Edition) being organised by the Ministry of Education. This nationwide initiative by the Ministry’s Innovation Cell provides a platform for students to showcase their talents and innovative problem-solving skills by addressing … Read more
Image used for representation purpose only. Education visa-related commitments under the India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement will not be affected by the new Migration Strategy of Australia announced on December 11, sources here have said. The affirmation came soon after Canberra announced the new policy for guiding the post-COVID waves of migration to Australia … Read more
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi addresses a public meeting, in Kanker, Chhattisgarh, on Oct. 28, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday promised free education in government schools and colleges in Chhattisgarh and ₹4,000 a year for ‘tendu’ leaves collectors if his party retains power in the state. Addressing an election rally … Read more
AICC General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra exchanges greeting during a public meeting, in Mandla on Oct. 12, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI Congress national general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday promised in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh free education for students between classes 1 and 12 and a monthly scholarship ranging from ₹500 to ₹1,500 if … Read more
Exhausted family members of the fire accident victims on the premises of Oxford Medical College Hospital, Attibele, on Sunday. | Photo Credit: BHAGYA PRAKASH K. Periyasamy, a resident of Ammapettai village in Dharmapuri district of Tamil Nadu, was inconsolable on Sunday as he came to collect the charred remains of his 23-year-old son, Aathikesavan, who … Read more
The Institute of Human Resources Development, on behalf of the Higher Education department, will host a two-day international conclave on ‘Generative AI and the future of education’ here from Saturday. Minister for Higher Education R. Bindu will inaugurate the conclave, to be held at the Institute of Management in Government at PMG here. The first … Read more
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar. File. | Photo Credit: PTI Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar has said commercialisation of education and health can never be in the interest of society. He expressed hope that the current situation will change with the implementation of the new National Education Policy. Mr. Dhankhar was addressing the 11th foundation day ceremony … Read more
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee with school students Kolkata. File image for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: PTI The West Bengal Education department has notified the new State Education Policy (SEP) which retains the existing pattern of school education. The Education department issued the notification on September 9 which mooted the continuation of … Read more
Tension prevailed at the Directorate of School Education on Tuesday as hundreds of candidates staged a protest and the police trying to prevent them from going towards the Secretariat demanding that posts for the recruitment of teachers be increased. The government announced to fill up 6,000 odd posts, while the candidates demanded that several thousands … Read more