In the last budget, then finance minister Arun Jaitley had allocated Rs 85,010 crore for the education sector which was later revised to Rs 83,625.86 crore.
Sitharaman said the government will bring in a new national education policy to transform India's higher education system into one of the best in the world.
The Comptroller and Auditor General detected financial irregularities of over Rs 10,000 crore in Bihar government departments during the financial year 2012-13.
'UBI is a tricky subject.' 'Our worry is the government could get rid of UPA's social welfare schemes targeted at the poor.'
Tata Steel has ventured into pilot projects that promote use of steel in furniture and house doors.
Entrepreneurship, education and training will be provided in 2,200 colleges, 300 schools, 500 government ITIs and 50 vocational training centres through massive open online courses.
Women and children have been given short shrift with these crucial sectors facing substantive budgetary cuts, discovers Rashme Sehgal.
The term of the last chairman of the pension regulator, Yogesh Agarwal, was cut short by the finance ministry in November.
A Ganesh Nadar profiles a non-governmental organisation that has revealed startling figures about the state's poor children.
80-85 per cent of about 700 major infrastructure projects within the Centre's domain have been delayed.
The S&P BSE Sensex has rallied about 28 per cent in 2014, after formation of a stable government at the Centre.
Chief ministers of states like Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Karnataka were among those who raised the issue of loan waver scheme for farmers.
21st century may have witnessed expansion of higher educational institutions, but who can afford it? Sushree Panigrahi & Jeet Singh look at the numbers.
The Budget is remarkably coherent.
Excerpts from a speech on the Supplementary Demands for Grants, December 15.
During a media interaction, Mamata Banerjee voiced her discontent over the Centre's 'stepfatherly' attitude towards Bengal. Banerjee's detractors feel that the agenda that she conveyed to the media is nothing but an eyewash. According to them, 'Mamata and Modi are heading towards an alliance of convenience'. Indrani Roy reports from Kolkata on the agenda and politics of prime minister two-day visit to the state.
Secretary general of CBCI Bishop Theodore Mascarenhas on what he doesn't like about the new education policy.
'He is anything but astute or charismatic. He believes the Congress can win elections without alliances in the Hindi heartland.'
This is the full text of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's address to media persons ahead of his interaction with them in New Delhi on Friday
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