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UGC’s Learning Outcomes-based Curriculum Framework
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UGC’s Learning Outcomes-based Curriculum Framework

Science & Tech 28/08/25 09:04 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Recently, the University Grants Commission (UGC) issued a public notice on its development of a draft Learning Outcomes-based Curriculum Framework (LOCF).' LOCF is intended to serve as a model cur Read More...

Telangana’s Kaleshwaram project
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Telangana’s Kaleshwaram project

Science & Tech 07/08/25 08:27 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project (KLIP) in Telangana is under scrutiny after the National Dam Safety Authority (NDSA) reported significant structural damage and design flaws in the project.' Read More...

UGC decentralised’ system
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UGC decentralised’ system

Science & Tech 13/02/25 09:38 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Four months after scrapping the UGC-CARE (Consortium for Academic and Research Ethics) system of listing quality journals, the University Grants Commission (UGC) this week announced it would follow a Read More...

Mahakumbh First Amrit Snan
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Mahakumbh First Amrit Snan

Science & Tech 15/01/25 09:24 AM IST
by Mahesh

'January 14 was the first amrit snan or shahi snan at the Mahakumbh underway in Prayagraj.' Shri Panchayati Akhara Mahanirvani and Shri Shambhu Panchayati Atal Akhara were the first ones to take th Read More...

Draft rules on VC appointments
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Draft rules on VC appointments

Science & Tech 13/01/25 09:04 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The draft University Grants Commission (Minimum Qualifications for Appointment and Promotion of Teachers and Academic Staff in Universities and Colleges and Measures for Maintenance of Standards in H Read More...

Grievance Redressal Assessment And Index (GRAI) 2023 Launched
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Grievance Redressal Assessment And Index (GRAI) 2023 Launched

Science & Tech 19/11/24 10:48 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; Dr Jitendra Singh has launched Grievance Redressal Assessment and Index (GRAI) 2023.' Grievance Redressal Assessment and In Read More...

Population decline
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Population decline

Science & Tech 12/11/24 12:13 PM IST
by Mahesh

' The Chief Ministers of both Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu expressed concerns about the low fertility rates in their States recently.' Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has said t Read More...

Z-Morh project in Kashmir
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Z-Morh project in Kashmir

Science & Tech 22/10/24 05:16 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Seven people were killed in Jammu and Kashmir when suspected militants targeted the workers of infrastructure company APCO Infratech, which is constructing the Z-Morh tunnel on the Srinagar-Sonamarg Read More...

An obsession with ranking is harming India’s universities
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An obsession with ranking is harming India’s universities

Science & Tech 05/10/24 11:16 AM IST
by Mahesh

'In this digital age, we reduce everything to numbers.' This trend has consumed the education ecosystem, as seen in the rise of global ranking agencies, which assign ranks to universities across th Read More...

Marathi among 5 languages accorded ‘classical language’ status
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Marathi among 5 languages accorded ‘classical language’ status

Science & Tech 04/10/24 11:02 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The Union Cabinet approved conferring the status of classical language to Marathi, Pali, Prakrit, Assamese and Bengali languages.' The classical languages serve as a custodian of Bharat's profound Read More...