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Govt assures LS on future of Indian students evacuated from Ukraine

The government assured the Lok Sabha it will look into measures that can be taken so Indian students brought back to the country from Ukraine under Operation Ganga can complete their education

UP polls: Dharmendra Pradhan urges people to welcome PM Modi in Varanasi

Ahead of PM Narendra Modi's election campaign in his Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has urged people to greet and welcome him in large numbers on Friday

Pradhan launches NEAT 3.0 to provide best-developed ed-tech solutions

The minister also launched AICTE prescribed technical books in regional languages

UP polls: Pradhan holds brainstorming session with party's Brahmin leaders

BJP's Uttar Pradesh poll in-charge Dharmendra Pradhan held a brainstorming session with the party's Brahmin leaders from the state with an aim to maintain the caste equation in the party's favour

Kharagpur IIT should take lead in inovations for the MSME sector: Pradhan

Pradhan said IIT Kharagpur is of immense help to start-up and research being the "epicentre of innovation" and said it should take the lead in innovations for the country's MSME sector.

Union minister Pradhan urges youth to be entrepreneurs for creating jobs

Union Minister for Education, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday urged the youth to take up entrepreneurship to create livelihood for the people.

Will turn Gorakhpur into a 'Special Education Zone': Dharmendra Pradhan

Union Minister for Education Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday said Gorakhpur will be developed as a 'Special Education Zone'(SEZ) to groom students as global citizens.

Dharmendra Pradhan seeks direct flight between Bhubaneswar and Dubai

A direct Dubai-Bhubaneswar flight shall be a gateway for Odia people for international travel , Pradhan said

India, US are natural allies, especially in field of education: Pradhan

India and the United States are natural allies, especially in the field of education, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said

No investment in Petroleum sector in 2 yrs caused hike in fuel prices

As per official data, Petrol prices in Delhi stand at Rs 109.69 per litre (up by Rs 0.35) and diesel prices are Rs 98.42 per litre (up by Rs 0.35) today.

New NEP to help provide affordable, quality education to students: Pradhan

Several provisions outlined in the new NEP which are aimed at internationalisation of education will help in providing students affordable and quality education, Union Education Minister said

IIT Madras ranked best institution in India, IISc in research: NRIF ranking

Eight IITs and two national Institutes of Technology (NITs) figured in the top ten engineering institutions in the country

BJP names in-charge for polls; Pradhan for UP, Shekhawat for Punjab

Former Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis has been given the charge of the Goa polls

BJP makes Dharmendra Pradhan in charge of poll-bound Uttar Pradesh

Ahead of the scheduled Uttar Pradesh state assembly elections next year, the BJP on Wednesday appointed Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan as the election in-charge for the state.

Education min asks central universities' VCs to fill up 6,000 vacant posts

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday asked vice chancellors of central universities to fill up over 6,000 vacant posts in mission mode by October.

NEP 2020 would turn country into 'global knowledge superpower': Pradhan

Education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Wednesday said the New Education Policy 2020 would turn the country into a global knowledge superpower, according to an official statement. The Union minister was addressing a virtual conference on the occasion of the 61st Foundation Day of the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT). NCERT should gear up for bringing in massive transformation in education as envisaged in the NEP 2020. The New Education Policy 2020 will turn India into a global knowledge superpower, Pradhan said. The conference was also attended by Subhash Sarkar, Minister of State of Education, Raj Kumar Ranjan Singh, Minister for State for Education and senior officials of the ministry and NCERT. Highlighting the significance of the NCERT logo featuring three swans, and its motto of "life eternal through learning", Sarkar emphasised on the organisation's role as the resource centre of research, development and training. Singh said the foundation day

Target of 100% enrolment in schools by 2030: Dharmendra Pradhan

Under the New Education Policy, the Union Education Ministry said it has set a new target of ensuring 100 per cent enrolment of children in schools across the country during the next nine years.

Dharmendra Pradhan reviews status of reopening of schools in country

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan held a meeting with senior ministry officials on Wednesday on the status of the reopening of schools across the country and the roadmap for vaccinating their staff. Schools were closed in March last year ahead of a nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of novel coronavirus infection. The Centre had allowed the reopening of schools as per the COVID-19 situation in respective states in October last year. While several states began partial reopening of schools, there was a complete closure again in April this year when an aggressive second wave of COVID-19 hit the country. With the improvement in the COVID-19 situation, several states have begun reopening schools now even as concerns have been expressed over the staff and teachers not being completely vaccinated. "Shiksha Mantri Shri @dpradhanbjp reviewed the status of schools reopening across the country with senior officials of Deptt. of School Education & Literacy. He also took stock

Formulation of NEP live example of cooperative federalism: Pradhan

Formulation of the new National Education Policy (NEP) is a live example of cooperative federalism to achieve a common goal of making India a global hub of knowledge

New Education Policy to turn India into global knowledge hub, says Pradhan

The New Education Policy (NEP) 2020 will turn India into a global knowledge hub where IITs will play a crucial role, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Wednesday