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Apr52020 by schooltimesindiaNo Comments
28 Institutions Contributes 38.91 cr to PM Cares Fund

28 Institutions Contributes 38.91 cr to PM Cares Fund

CSR IN EDUCATION, HRD Ministry, Latest News, NATIONAL NEWS
New Delhi :. 28 different Institutions/ Autonomous Organisations/departments of Ministry of HRD have contributed more than 38.91 Crore Rupees to PM CARES Fund to fight against COVID-19. Union Minister of HRD Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ appreciated their efforts for making India strong in fighting with COVID-19. He said that MHRD family is strongly supporting India against fighting with COVID-19. Earlier, Union HRD Minister himself donated his one month salary and one crore rupees from MPLAD funds to PM CARES Fund and appealed to all the Institutions/ Autonomous Organisations under Ministry of HRD to contribute their bit to PM CARES Fund.
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Apr52020 by schooltimesindiaNo Comments
Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan Visits AIIMS Jhajjar

Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan Visits AIIMS Jhajjar

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Jhajjar:. Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Dr. Harsh Vardhan today visited All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Jhajjar to take stock of preparedness to overcome COVID-19. Dr Harsh Vardhan stated that the AIIMS Jhajjar will function as dedicated COVID-19 hospital consisting of 300 bed isolation wards which would ensure prompt care for patients in isolation requiring advanced medical support. During his review visit, he visited various facilities housed in the state-of-the-art building having isolation facility for COVID-19 patients, along with Vishram Sadan, the residential quarters of doctors and other health personnel. During his visit he spoke to some COVID-19 affected patients through video call over phone and enquired about their well being. He also...
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Apr22020 by schooltimesindiaNo Comments
Union HRD Minister Nishank Interacts with all 23 IITs through Video Conferencing

Union HRD Minister Nishank Interacts with all 23 IITs through Video Conferencing

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NEW DELHI :  Union Minister of Human Resource Development Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank' chaired a meeting with all the Directors of 23 Indian Institutes of Technology through Video Conferencing in New Delhi today . The Minister expressed his desire and directed all the Institutes to take care of the students, faculty and their family members and the contractual staff in the campus and ensure that they are not facing any problem. Shri Pokhriyal also directed the Institutes to ensure that maximum number of students are covered through online courses.  Institutes have been asked to place the courses on SWAYAM / SWAYAM PRABHA and work on credit transfer mechanism. The Minister also instructed that Mental health related challenges (during the lockdown period) of students also to be addresse
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Apr12020 by schooltimesindiaNo Comments
CBSE Directs All Schools to Promote All Students of Classes I-VIII to the Next Class

CBSE Directs All Schools to Promote All Students of Classes I-VIII to the Next Class

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HRD Minister Advised CBSE to Conduct board examinations only for 29 main subjects These decisions were taken in view of current situation due to COVID-19 NEW DELHI  : Union Human Resource Development Minister  Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' has advised CBSE to promote ALL students studying in classes I-VIII to the next class/grade. In view of the current situation due to COVID-19. He also advised the board students studying in classes IX & XI will be promoted to next class/grade based on the school-based assessments including projects, periodic tests, term exams, etc. conducted so far. The Minister also recommended to conduct board examinations only for 29 main subjects that are required for promotion and maybe crucial for admissions in HEIs, and for rest of the subjects, the Board will
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Feb112020 by schooltimesindiaNo Comments
Navy Children School, Mumbai student Becomes the Youngest Girl to Summit Mount Aconcagua in South America

Navy Children School, Mumbai student Becomes the Youngest Girl to Summit Mount Aconcagua in South America

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New Delhi :. Kaamya Karthikeyan, a class VII student of Navy Children School (NCS), Mumbai, became the youngest girl in the world to summit Mt. Aconcagua, the highest peak in South America and outside of Asia.  She summited the mountain peak of 6962 m height on 01 Feb 2020 and unfurled the Indian tricolour. Years of physical and mental preparation alongwith regular participation in adventure sports combined with strong character, helped the young girl in overcoming many administrative hurdles and extreme climbing conditions to achieve this rare feat.
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Feb112020 by schooltimesindiaNo Comments
Centre’s Efforts for High Performance in International Games

Centre’s Efforts for High Performance in International Games

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New Delhi : Preparation of Indian sportspersons/teams for international events is an ongoing process. In order to improve India’s performance in international sports events including Olympics, Asian Games and world Championships, a number of schemes are being implemented by the Government which aim at talent search and development, competitive exposure, coaching/training. This Information was given by the Minister of State (I/C) for Youth Affairs and Sports, Shri Kiren Rijiju in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today. The Central Government is playing a pivotal role for promoting high performance in sports. Under the Scheme of Assistance to National Sports Federations (NSFs) financial assistance is provided for conduct of National Championships, conduct of international tourna
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Jan202020 by schooltimesindiaNo Comments
P M Modi Interacts with Students from India and Abroad in” Pariksha Pe Charcha 2020″

P M Modi Interacts with Students from India and Abroad in” Pariksha Pe Charcha 2020″

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NEW DELHI : Prime Minister, Narendra Modi interacted with Students from India and abroad in this year’s edition of Pariksha Pe Charcha 2020 held at Talkatora Stadium, New Delhi today. Students were thrilled after receiving valuable tips from the Prime Minister regarding beating stress in every walk of life. 50 Divyang students also took part in the interaction programme. The interaction, which lasted for over ninety minutes, saw students seeking guidance on various issues of importance to them from the Prime Minister. The Ministry of Human Resource Development of Government of India organized the Pariksha Pe Charcha 2020 programme. Union Minister for Human Resource Development Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’, Minister of State for HRD Shri Sanjay Dhotre, Smt. Amit Khare, Secretary, MH
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Jan202020 by schooltimesindiaNo Comments
Atal Innovation Mission & UNDP hosts 3day Youth Co:Lab National Innovation Challenge

Atal Innovation Mission & UNDP hosts 3day Youth Co:Lab National Innovation Challenge

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NEW DELHI :. Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) NITI Aayog and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Sunday hosted a three day long Youth Co:Lab -national innovation challenge here in Delhi after a series of successful challenges held in past two phases across the country. With efforts of AIM and UNDPto support young people by catalysing youth-led innovation, empowering them through Youth Co:Lab, four winning teams made it the list to represent India at the Youth Co:Lab Regional Innovation Challenge in Malaysia slated to be held in April this year. Youth Co: Lab launched in collaboration by AIM and UNDP earlier, aims at fostering technology, promoting youth leadership and social entrepreneurship in India. As a part of the first phase of Youth Co: Lab’s national inno
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Jan172020 by schooltimesindiaNo Comments
Mega-science Exhibition Vigyan Samagam in New Delhi from 21st January

Mega-science Exhibition Vigyan Samagam in New Delhi from 21st January

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New Delhi : In order to highlight the value and impact of fundamental research to a broad cross-section of audience including students, academician and industry, and to further strengthen India’s participationin mega-science Projects, Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) and Department of Science and Technology (DST) have jointly organised a multi-venue mega-science exhibition, Vigyan Samagam. The exhibition will be held in New Delhi from 21stJanuary to 20thMarch, 2020 at the National Science Centre (NSC), PragatiMaidan.The inaugural function will be attended by Shri KN Vyas, Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) and Secretary, DAE; Prof.Ashutosh Sharma, Secretary, DST; and Shri YogendraTripathi, Secretary, Ministry of Culture. Dr Paul Ho, Director General, East Asian Observatory, Hawaii,
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Jan122020 by schooltimesindiaNo Comments
30 Lakhs Applicants Appeared in Admission Test for Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas

30 Lakhs Applicants Appeared in Admission Test for Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas

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NEW DELHI :  Admission test for Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas for the session 2020-21 was held smoothly in 8252 centres covering 561 districts today. Admission in Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs) is done at Class VI through Selection Test every year. This is one of the biggest examinations conducted for the selection of students, predominantly from rural areas. Applicant seat ratio for the session 2020-21 is 63:1. According to the Navoday vidyalay Samiti for admission to 48000 seats in Class VI for the session 2020-21, 3046506 candidates, including 46.19% Girls, 19.05% SC, 29.23% ST and 83.91% rural candidates, registered through online mode. In the same test, last year 3010710 candidates had registered out of which 45.2% Girls, 18.13% SC, 27.42% ST and 81.26% were rural candidates.
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