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Rift widens in National Knowledge Commission

The sparring between the top brass of the National Knowledge Commission on the panel's recommendations for improving the standards of higher education in the country has landed in the Prime......

PM reconstitutes knowledge commission

P M Bhargava, who was at loggerheads with National Knowledge Commission Chairman Sam Pitroda, has been dropped as Vice Chairman of the high-profile body which has been reconstituted. Pitroda will......

'The Key Is Talent, Technology, Trust'

'Our problem is not a budget deficit but a trust deficit. We need to trust our institutions and industries to innovate and lead. That is the way forward for India.' Kindly note that this......

Halt 'flawed' SIR or risk mass disenfranchisement, Mamata warns EC

Sharpening her attack on the Election Commission, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee urged CEC Gyanesh Kumar to halt the "arbitrary and flawed" SIR in the state, warning that its......

One-Regulator Education Bill Sent To Panel

'It interferes in administrative matters of institutions, robbing them of their independence in day-to-day affairs and appointments.' Kindly note that this illustration generated using ChatGPT has......

Private Talent At PSU Banks Is Welcome, But...

Opening up the corner office is fine, but will the government be able to attract talent without giving a market-rate salary?, asks Tamal Bandyopadhyay. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff In......

Knowledge panel for law on patents

National Knowledge Commission has recommended enactment of a legislation that would give universities and research institutions ownership and patent rights over inventions from government-funded......

Knowledge panel gets extension till March 09

The National Knowledge Commission, set up by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in 2005 to prepare a road-map for transforming India into a knowledge society, has been given an extension till March......

National water portal soon: Sam Pitroda

A national water portal is being developed to facilitate exchange of database and information on all matters related to water, chairman of the National Knowledge Commission, Sam Pitroda said in......

'TN should compete with US, China, and not Indian states'

'We don't have to compete with Maharashtra or Gujarat. We have to now start thinking about how we compete with the United States or China.' IMAGE: Vehicles pass through the security check at the......

Why YouTube Is Investing In India

'As a nation, we create beautiful content and a high volume of it (films) but we are limited by the number of theatres and screen density.''You now have a living-room large screen available to......

National Sports Governance Act Rolled Out

Sports Governance Act: Tier System for Athletes, Convicted Ineligible. IMAGE: Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya. The ministry mandates at least four Sportspersons of Merit, two of them......

I have a voice, but they don't listen: Mary Kom on IOA

IMAGE: Mary Kom in action. Photograph: Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters Boxing great M C Mary Kom, who is also the chairperson of IOA's athletes' commission, says she has stopped giving suggestions to......

BCCI unfazed by Law Commission's RTI recommendation

IMAGE: BCCI acting president C K Khanna, IPL chairman Rajeev Shukla and BCCI acting secretary Amitabh Choudhary. Photograph: BCCI The Board of Control for Cricket in India's top brass is not......

Sports Shorts: Usha becomes AAA's Athletes Commission member

Legendary Indian sprinter P T Usha has been made a member of the Athletes Commission of the Asian Athletics Association in recognition of her stellar achievements at the continental stage. The......

Ferdinand added to FA Commission after diversity criticism

Manchester United's Rio Ferdinand was added to a commission set up by the English Football Association to improve the national team on Sunday after it was criticised by an FA board member for......