GBA orders institutions to report stray dog presence, submit action plan as per SC directive

GBA orders institutions to report stray dog presence, submit action plan as per SC directive

The Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) has issued notices across its five corporations directing government and private institutions to furnish detailed information on stray dogs present on their premises, in line with a recent Supreme Court order. The directive follows the Supreme Court’s instructions, which require municipal bodies to identify stray dogs on institutional premises, relocate them safely to shelters, and submit an affidavit of compliance within eight … Read more

Stray dog case hearing LIVE updates: SC to issue interim directions to tackle dog bites ‘menace’ in government institutions

Stray dog case hearing LIVE updates: SC to issue interim directions to tackle dog bites ‘menace’ in government institutions

The Supreme Court hearing comes amid suo motu proceedings to evolve a national policy on stray dog management and to ensure effective implementation of the Animal Birth Control (ABC) Rules, 2023. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Supreme Court on Friday (November 7, 2025) is expected to pass interim directions to tackle the issue … Read more

Centre considers including unlisted institutions in Schedule X; Telangana raises eye brows

Centre considers including unlisted institutions in Schedule X; Telangana raises eye brows

The Central Government is reportedly contemplating to include the institutions not included anywhere in the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (APR) Act 2014 into the Schedule X institutions. The Ministry of Home Affairs referred to the division of assets and liabilities of institutions not mentioned anywhere in the APR Act and requested the Telangana Government to furnish … Read more

NIRF to award mild penalty to institutions for retractions this year, harsh penalty next year

NIRF to award mild penalty to institutions for retractions this year, harsh penalty next year

Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto In a first, starting this year, the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) will award negative scores to higher educational institutions for papers that have been retracted from journals in the last three calendar years and their corresponding citations. “This year, we will award some … Read more

CPI(M) team inspects lands allotted to Central institutions in Amaravati 

CPI(M) team inspects lands allotted to Central institutions in Amaravati 

CPI(M) leader Ch. Baburao | Photo Credit: File Photo A delegation of CPI(M) led by its State Secretariat member Ch. Baburao visited the lands at Thullur and Rayapudi, which were allotted for various Central government institutions, and inspected the status of the construction works.  Addressing the media, Mr. Baburao said more than 300 acres were … Read more

E-health system now active in 653 institutions – ET HealthWorld

E-health system now active in 653 institutions – ET HealthWorld

Thiruvananthapuram: The e-health system is now operational in 653 healthcare institutions across the state, said health minister Veena George on Wednesday. Of these, 428 hospitals implemented the e-health system during present govt’s tenure, she added. The system was implemented in 17 wings of different medical college hospitals, 22 district and general hospitals, 26 taluk hospitals, … Read more

T.N. CM Stalin announces permanent minority status certificates for minority educational institutions

T.N. CM Stalin announces permanent minority status certificates for minority educational institutions

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin | Photo Credit: VEDHAN M Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, on Saturday, February 17, 2024, said the State government would grant life-time recognition to minority educational institutions in Tamil Nadu. Addressing a meeting of the Tamil Nadu Minorities Welfare Board, he said this had been a long-pending demand … Read more

Call for gender-neutral toilets in Assam’s educational institutions 

Call for gender-neutral toilets in Assam’s educational institutions 

Participants of a pride walk in eastern Assam’s Dibrugarh demanding gender-neutral washrooms. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement More than a hundred people from diverse backgrounds participated in a pride walk in eastern Assam’s Dibrugarh to demand gender-neutral washrooms in educational institutions across the State.  Assam Transgender Welfare Board member and Nguvu Change leader Rituparna led … Read more

45 Indian educational institutions find place in QS global rankings

45 Indian educational institutions find place in QS global rankings

A view of Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT). | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma Forty-five educational institutions from India have found place in the annual international university rankings done by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS). In the 20th anniversary edition of the rankings for 2024, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay emerged as the best Indian … Read more

Hindenburg Research report an attack on India and its independent institutions, says Adani Group

Hindenburg Research report an attack on India and its independent institutions, says Adani Group

In this long exposure image, the logo of the Adani Group is seen on a building in Mumbai on January 27, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters Ahmedabad-based Adani Group on Sunday night issued a detailed rebuttal to the allegations of “stock manipulation and accounting malpractices” levelled by U.S.- based short seller Hindenburg Research, dismissing all … Read more