Due to the prevailing geopolitical situation, like-minded countries are collaborating with India to make it a major semiconductor manufacturing destination, a top Electronics and IT ministry official said on Sunday. In an interview with PTI, Ministry of Electronics and IT Secretary S Krishnan said pilot facilities of US storage semiconductor maker Micron and Tata Electronics have already rolled out chips, and their main plants in Gujarat will begin to produce made-in-India chips from the later part of 2025.
The water crisis could jeopardise more than half of the world's food production and cause an average global GDP loss of 8 per cent by 2050, with lower-income countries facing up to a 15 per cent loss, according to a new report.
Justice BV Nagarathna also partially agreed with the majority verdict but criticised the CJI's views on Justice Iyer's judicial approach in dealing with "material resources" and state's power over them.
Out of 24,230 IIT and NIT grads, about 8,000 students didn't find any takers during campus placement drives this year.
Like its predecessors, the 2014 report (released two days ago) allows one to compare India's performance with other countries.
'A rigid or overly broad interpretation could lead to a chilling effect on investments and growth in sectors traditionally driven by private initiative.' 'Entrepreneurs may fear that their assets could be arbitrarily appropriated by the State under the guise of serving the 'common good' without sufficient legal safeguards.' 'The judgment thus supports a more nuanced view, one that balances individual property rights with public welfare objectives.'
'Companies are coming to the campuses, and we have companies booking their slots for the placement season, but the overall number of companies signing is low, and the hiring numbers are also lower.'
Kapil Sibal, Minister for Human Resource Development, has said that education reforms can't be implemented until parents allow their children to pursue their dreams.
Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh was admitted to All India Institute od Medical Sciences Wednesday evening following complaints of breathlessness.
Arjun Singh had suggested the organisation's involvement in the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi.
As per norms, sanction for prosecution of government employees accused of corruption has to be given within four months' stipulated time.
Bharatiya Janata Party's National Democratic Alliance partners have got five cabinet ministerial berths in the third term of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as against none in the outgoing government, given the party's dependence on allies for a majority in the Lok Sabha.
Full list of the rejigged Union Council of Ministers
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is reportedly not all that happy with some of his ministers.
Fresher hiring, which has been subdued as Indian information technology (IT) services firms scaled back their recruitment, is set for a turnaround. The IT sector's fresher hiring is expected to rise by 20-25 per cent for 2024-25 (FY25). Additionally, the global capability centres are projected to boost their fresher hiring by 40 per cent compared to last year, according to a TeamLease Digital analysis.
Smriti Irani-led Human Resource Development ministry's direction to central universities to hoist the tricolour at their campuses has opened up a new chapter in ongoing patriotism debate.
Rediff.com lists Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 23 Cabinet ministers and their educational qualifications.
Handing the Human Resource Development ministry to a first-time minister and the talk of repealing Article 370 may be signs that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh are working in tandem
Datawind is now getting queries from government agencies.
'Binary fission will happen -- startups will lead to more startups.'
Union Minister for Human Resource Development Kapil Sibal signed a joint ministerial statement with Australia's Minister for Education Julia Gillard on Thursday to build on ties between the two countries' schools, higher education, vocational studies and training.
Starting a social media campaign, Irani has urged people to follow suit and share pictures of themselves in handloom textiles, tagging five others.
A three-member crew will be sent to space for at least seven days.
According to the survey by Deloitte India and National Human Resource Development, 35 per cent of Indian businesses are expecting a strong growth this year while another 45 per cent feel that it would be moderate.
India also fares poorly on maternal mortality rate.
Yale's talks with the HRD ministry involve mentoring all 14 universities through its leadership programme.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday accused the Congress of practicing appeasement politics, saying the party's priority was "family first." He asserted that the BJP-led government operates on the principle of 'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas' (development for all) and prioritizes "nation first." Modi further criticized the Congress's approach to reservations, claiming it was aimed at creating divisions within the country. He highlighted the BJP's initiatives to empower marginalized communities, including the constitutional status to the OBC commission and the introduction of 10% reservation for economically backward groups.
India spends less than one per cent of GDP on research and development.
Singh is accompanied by External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid, Renewable Energy Minister Farooq Abdullah, Human Resource Development Minister M M Pallam Raju and Science and Technology Minister S Jaipal Reddy.
Aakash is now two years beyond its initial delivery date.
Somnath Bharti, president, IIT Delhi Alumni Association and Supreme Court lawyer explains why the HRD minister's dream of 'one country, one exam' is a myth.
With the deadline for meeting RTE obligations ending on Sunday, the government ruled out any extension, maintaining that 90 per cent of the schools have met required norms.
The government on Thursday gave its nod to the Copyright Amendment Bill along with two other bills which would see setting up of innovation universities and mandatory accreditation of higher education institutions.
Minister of State for HRD Shashi Tharoor said in Rajya Sabha that in January his ministry wrote to education secretaries of states suggesting inclusion of "training in self-defence" in physical education classes for girl students.
The ongoing nursery admission process in the national capital would remain unaffected as the Delhi high court today upheld the validity of two government notifications that gave powers to private unaided schools to formulate their own criteria.
The IT sector's fresher hiring is expected to rise by 20% to 25% for 2024-2025. The increase in hiring is driven by a focus on specialised skills catering to segments like AI, machine learning and data analytics.
The Ministry of Human Resource Development has decided to start finishing schools which would impart skills to the graduates while also brushing-up their knowledge of core subjects.
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