"The reasons for dropouts may be attributed to shifting to other colleges/institutions, personal reasons, medical reasons, getting jobs during PG courses, inability to cope with academic stress etc," Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani informed the Lok Sabha during Question Hour.
Responding to another question, Choubey said that the phase-I of clinical trials have revealed excellent safety of the two candidate vaccines indigenously developed by Bharat Biotech in collaboration with Indian Council of Medical Research and Cadila Healthcare Ltd, and now their immunogenicity testing is in progress. Their phase II clinical trials are ongoing.
Being a start-up backed by marquee funds will no longer be enough to seek a placement slot at the Indian Institutes of Technology.
Heads of state and big-name billionaires opened the Paris climate summit with a bang on Monday.
Modi said the government aimed at spreading digital literacy across rural India.
The prime minister and president stated their intention to expand defence co-operation to bolster national, regional and global security.
'If Indians are as smart as their counterparts in university, and have equal opportunity, then what is the reason that we cannot produce inventions of quality that are recognised by the world?'
On Wednesday, FIIs sold shares worth Rs 1,573 crore.
Most e-commerce firms with 'Singapore holding structures' would opt out of the new Sebi platform
The health ID will contain information about medical data, prescriptions and diagnostic reports and summaries of previous discharge from hospitals for ailments. The mission is expected to bring efficiency and transparency in healthcare services in the country.
Interoperability with other insurance companies - apart from banks, medical centres, among others - would be the eventual goal
The war between hackers and banks over ATM security will be dynamically redefined, notes Atanu Biswas.
Besides foreign flows, corporate earnings and US Federal Reserve chief Janet Yellen's testimony to the nation's legislature are also likely to impact investor sentiment.
Nikita Puri visits Sourabha, A R Shivakumar's pioneering eco-friendly home.
Nobody is claiming that Indian democracy is perfect. Yet, all of us need to go out there and participate in the incredible event called Indian elections. Sheela Bhatt explains why.
Recent defaults have made a section of traders contemplate moving towards promissory notes.
Even as rising crude oil prices, trade war fears and a sliding rupee cast a shadow on market sentiment, Nischal Maheshwari, chief executive officer for institutional equities and advisory at Centrum Broking, tells Puneet Wadhwa that in the next one year, the outcome of the 2019 general election is a bigger challenge for the market.
Robotics is making inroads into HR, but will not replace the function any time soon, experts say.
The Delhi high court said on Saturday that if any official at the central, state or local administration was obstructing in the picking up or supply of oxygen, then it would 'hang' that person.
This is the joint statement issued by the ministry of external affairs on the visit of US President Barack Obama to India.
Commercial banks are also expected to be soft on loan repayments and restructure the loans, if not write them off.
There is a lot of optimism across all markets and a large part of it is justified, says Samir Arora of Helios Capital Management.
Fresh guidelines were issued by the government on Wednesday for enforcing the second phase of the coronavirus lockdown, with the Union home ministry barring all kinds of public transport and prohibiting opening of public places during this period.
The government is hopeful of a speedy launch of single-dose COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik Light in India and all stakeholders, including the Russian manufacturer and its Indian partners, have been directed to fast-track the application and regulatory approval procedures for the jab to boost the country's vaccination drive, sources said.
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved 'Mission Karmayogi', dubbed as the biggest bureaucratic reform initiative, aimed at capacity building of government employees to make them more "creative, proactive, professional and technology-enabled". The core guiding principles of the competency-driven programme will be to support a transition from "rules based to roles based" HR management to prepare the Indian civil servant for the future, according to a government statement.
Startups in India need low-cost debt for working capital, which is impossible to get.
One out of every two Indians would have Aadhaar number by the middle of 2014, UIDAI Chairman Nandan Nilekani has said as he underlined the unique attributes of the identification system that will lead to public sector reform and governance transformation.
Educational institutions in Canada offer courses ranging from eight months duration to two years, says Sushil Sukhwani
Brushing aside allegations by Massachusetts Institute of Technology that it withdrew from a research project in India due to differences with him, Information and Technology Minister Arun Shourie.
Stick to export-focussed plays, large-caps, say analysts
"I do not want India to be an economic superpower. I want India to be a happy country." - JRD Tata
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Street may be ignoring TCS headwinds as the stock's peak valuation doesn't seem justified by BFSI weakness, likely higher US tax rates and stronger rupee, reports Ram Prasad Sahu.
Nanotechnology has remarkable applications in a variety of spheres, including agriculture, animal husbandry and natural resources management.
Connecting with people is the first step to creating greater awareness for the brand and that in turn, believes ISRO chief K Sivan, will translate into the institution becoming a place that people want to work in.
'From the very start, PM Modi was insistent that visiting foreign leaders should be exposed to an India beyond its capital.' 'Through these experiences, he felt that the full Indian narrative would be much better understood across the world,' explains External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar. A riveting excerpt from Bluekraft Digital Foundation's Modi@20: Dreams Meet Delivery.
'Olympics is once in four years, and athletes have only one shot at glory, and it's important to have a holistic approach, use science, use medicine, use technology and engineering in training and that will make a difference'
Digital campaigns compared to billboards or even print ads not only have the power to reach wider audiences but also reduce the campaign costs. The focus on social media by political parties at election time, therefore, is hardly misplaced.
Joshi said the international community must have a policy of zero tolerance towards terrorism and "towards those who aid and abet terrorist acts and provide safe havens to their perpetrators".
