Business Standard
Monday, Nov 23, 2009
 
drived banner
drived banner
  Advanced Search
Feedback | RSS
Content Guide
Follow us on  
  Home  |Markets & Investing|Companies & Industry|Banking & Finance|Economy & Policy|Opinion|Life & Leisure|Mgmt & Mktg|Tech World|BS Products 
 BS Headlines | News Now | BS Weekend | The strategist | The Smart Investor | Lunch with BS | Columnists | BS 1000
Home Live Markets | Smart Portfolios II
  Search:
     Search Results   hrd minister
 
Mayawati writes to Sibal over entrance issue21-OCT-09
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has reacted strongly to media reports regarding the central government decision of making 80 per cent marks in intermediate level as cut-off for the IIT entrance test.
Pradipta Mukherjee & Kanika Datta: He who pays...10-OCT-09
The recent controversy over faculty pay at the IITs and IIMs suggests that they need to radically reorient themselves as academic institutions.
'We're thinking of directly paying teachers'04-OCT-09
The Right to Education Act raises the issue of access to good quality education for all.
No more 100-day agendas15-JUL-09
Cabinet Secretary K M Chandrashekhar has issued a circular to all senior secretaries to not rush to the media with any 100-day proclamations without first clearing the same with the PMO. Apparently, this was done after HRD Minister Kapil Sibal shook up the party with his 100-day plan to revolutionise the country’s education system. It’s another matter that it was the Prime Minister who first asked various ministers to set out their 100-day agendas.
Best education09-JUL-09
While talking to various school principals, Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal was impressing upon them the need to move away from learning by rote and to concentrate more on developing their potential. The best students, he said, were those that were never educated and that he wanted today’s students to be like that — to be geniuses. We hope the principals got Sibal’s point because it sounded like the HRD minister was advocating abolishing schools.
Challenges that Union HRD minister faces06-JUL-09
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT: Kapil Sibal categorically asserted that the Foreign Education Bill makes sense (with certain regulations). The Foreign Education Bill, if passed, will allow 100 per cent Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in universities. As Union HRD minister Kapil Sibal told this paper earlier that "...foreign institutions should also be entitled to invest in education within a regulated framework. (However), these should not be for profit enterprises to subsidise education abroad".
In Conversation: Kapil Sibal, HRD Minister30-JUN-09
A greater number of education-providers, the education minister insists, is the solution to the sector's problems, and that's precisely what he's aiming to fix.
Interest subsidy on educational loans25-JUN-09
Students from disadvantaged economic backgrounds will no longer face financial problems in pursuit of higher education as the government is set to launch an interest subsidy scheme on educational loans taken by them.
Arjun 'shocked' at Cong treatment21-APR-09
Unhappy over denial of LS tickets to his children.
Arjun writes to Pawar on meal scheme20-MAY-08

A conflict is brewing between the human resource development (HRD) ministry and the Food Corporation of India (FCI), with HRD Minister Arjun Singh writing to Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar complaining that adequate food grains are not being supplied to the states for the mid-day meal scheme.
Govt surity soon for study loans18-MAY-08

The government is considering a proposal to provide counter-guarantee for students seeking bank loans for higher education, Union HRD Minister Arjun Singh said today.
Ministry may move note on exclusion of creamy layer17-APR-08
The aim is to make sure the quota is implemented from this year.
`The creamy layer issue has to be sorted out`11-APR-08
Are you happy with the decision?
UPA, Left to discuss OBC quota today26-APR-07
The uncertainty over OBC quota in elite educational institutions will continue for another day with the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs (CCPA) today deciding to discuss the issue at a UPA-Left
Govt may change law to make sati attempt non-offence09-APR-07
The government is close to finalising changes in the anti-Sati laws, that include treating women attempting to commit Sati as a victim and not as an offender.
Go to page:   1    2    Next  [  ]    
   
Most Popular
Read
E-Mailed
Commented
   
- IAF orders more Tejas LCAs to replace MiG-21s
- Suzlon shifts global HQ ops back to India
- Tata docomo extends per second billing to roaming
- India denied access to 11 of 16 US dual use technology regimes
- Indian CIOs more progressive than global counterparts: IBM study
 
 More  
BS Poll
Cast Your Vote
 
   
 
Should sugar prices be decontrolled?
  Yes  No
Submit

  Hot Searches  
 
Amitabh Bachchan | N Chandrasekaran | Swine Flu | Mukesh Ambani | Anil Ambani | TCS | Infosys |  Air India |  Duronto |  Pranab Mukherjee | Sonia Gandhi | Congress | Rahul Gandhi |  Bigg Boss |  New Pension Scheme |  Service tax |  Excise duty |  Sebi | Tech Mahindra |  Ramalinga Raju |  Satyam |  Reliance  |  RBI |  GDP |  Gold |  Ratan Tata |  ICICI |  |  B-School | DLF  Sensex |  Tax calculator | Home Loan  | Bollywood | Personal Finance |  inflation | oil prices |  World Bank | Reliance Infratel |  HDFC |  Barack Obama  
  Member Area Write to the Editor RSS Archives Advanced Search
  Subscribe to BS print product BS e-paper Newsletter Portfolio Tracker
  BS Products BS Hindi BS Motoring
FOR HOT PRODUCTS
BS Bazaar.com
Home | Markets & Investing | Companies & Industry | Banking & Finance | Economy & Policy | Opinion
Life & Leisure | Management & Marketing | Tech World
About Us | Partner With Us | Code of Conduct | Careers | Advertise with us| Terms & Conditions | Disclaimer | Site Map | Contact Us | Feedback