While Rs 37,461.01 crore has been allocated for higher education, Rs 56,386.63 crore has been earmarked for school education.
Hailing from a village having no electricity, Ankur Mishra now runs two start-ups, educates his community, gives TED Talks and is on his third novel.
The Prime Minister expressed serious concern over the issue of call drops and asked officials as to what steps are being taken to address this problem.
'I reached Bhopal the day after the gas tragedy; the smell was still in the air. It was a professional hazard but I was not scared.'
Located nearly 300 km from Gujarat capital Gandhinagar, Bhimasar set up a community radio station of its own in 2012 with support of UNESCO and UN Women, a body that advocates gender equality and work towards empowering women.
Vardhan said the 15-member central team of doctors and para-medics will be replaced by a team with similar strength for further 10 days, ensuring continuity of care of admitted cases.
'We are very protective of him.' 'People can't go close to him and take pictures like before.'
Budget for women and children welfare increased from Rs 1,56,528 crores to Rs 1,84,632 crores for 2017-18
Last-mile verification with Aadhaar-Based Biometric Authentication have the worst record among other options available to check PDS pilferage. So the Centre's insistence on that option is bewildering, says Reetika Khera.
'The mindset of people needs to change.' 'We still believe in accepting cash when we can do business with digital money as well.'
Australia's Winter Olympic athletes will also be subjected to an alcohol ban in the Sochi athletes' village along with the Summer Games counterparts.
The NRC will include the names of all Indian citizens who have been residing in Assam before March 25, 1971.
More people will be literate, on the Internet, linked to the national identification scheme and likely to receive electricity, especially from alternative-energy sources.
From Singapore to Almora, Abhishant Pant has survived without cash, and he wants to continue in that state all his life.
Normal monsoon makes FMCG, automobile and consumer durable companies optimistic about growth prospects
Pilot and author Alkesh Nair shares his fascinating reading list.
Taking a dig at those who have been attacking him over demonetisation, he said, "Some people have lost glow on their faces... earlier they used to chant money-money, now they are chanting Modi-Modi."
Digital radio -- 'Radio Saifai' -- launched in the native village of Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav has become an instant hit within a week.
His views are expressed in the soon-to-be published "Advantage India: From Challenge to Opportunity", one of the last books written by Kalam
Fast paced growth in computer literacy and greater use of data on mobiles will help India's Internet economy grow to $200 billion or 5 per cent of the GDP by 2020.
The once ailing Saregama is getting its mojo back. Bolstered by Carvaan, a portable digital audio player that turned out to be a disruptor, the company has chalked out an aggressive growth path. In an interview with Avishek Rakshit and Ishita Ayan Dutt, Sanjiv Goenka, bottom, chairman of RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group, talks about a road map, which includes taking Carvaan to the next level, launching more films on OTT platforms and getting back into Hindi film music production after a decade.
On Friday, November 17, Washington, DC will see a new museum open its bronze doors and invite the world to hold dialogue on one of the most read books in the world -- the Bible. Welcome to the massive Museum of the Bible where ancient scripts and rocker Elvis Presley's Bible will be on display along with everything else Bible-related.
The poor can't withdraw their money from their bank account and other Indians live in constant fear of their money getting stolen by unscrupulous hackers, says Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
'This updated NPR database along with Aadhaar Number would become the mother database and can be used by various government departments...' the home ministry declared in July 2015. 'UID/Aadhaar has been used as a fish bait to ensnare and entrap present and future generations of citizens,' warns Gopal Krishna.
'Evacuation' has been key to disaster management in Odisha. The aim is to achieve zero casualty.
Although large companies like Nestle, Dabur or HUL have been impacted by this slowdown in demand, it was the small, local players that have been hit harder.
Gearing up for its pan-India 4G services launch in coming months, Reliance Jio Infocomm has approached the Department of Telecom for a network test conducted along with security agencies.
A digital economy can only work with uninterrupted electricity supply. So, states now face the unpleasant task of telling their citizens that electricity rates need to be hiked. Subhomoy Bhattacharjee reports.
Modi asked the scientists to incorporate traditional local knowledge to develop more appropriate, effective, sustainable and affordable technologies.
It also pledged to give interest free crop loan of up to Rs 3 lakh to farmers.
He will be in Mumbai for a day to deliver a keynote address at Future Unleashed.
In a video message posted as part of the Congress' 'Speak Up India' campaign, which was launched on Thursday, she also demanded that the government provide Rs 7,500 to each needy family for the next six months and Rs 10,000 as immediate cash to them.
'Willing to spend is different from when to spend and how much to spend'
While the Saudi drone strike has put the focus back on anti-drone measures, caution also stems from the fact that India has a number of large oil refining assets close to India-Pakistan border.
The Mondelez portfolio in India also includes brands like Bournvita, 5-Star. Nikhat Hetavkar finds out how it stays relevant amid strong pushback from millennials over health effects of its products.
Delhi high court judge (retired) Shiv Narayan Dhingra, who is heading commission probing the grant of licenses to entities in Sector 83 of Gurgaon, on Thursday said Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra may be called to record his statement "if required".
The actor launched the Paani Foundation, which has participation from businessmen like Mukesh Ambani, Ratan Tata, Kumar Mangalam Birla.
Hordes of cows rampage through the fields, eating everything in sight. This is after the UP government banned slaughter of cattle. As a result, farmers whose cows become old and are a liability simply sets them loose.
The mind block against online education is crumbling and the demand may be led not just by parents but also teachers.
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