SWAYAM Prabha-Educational Contents through DTH Government has approved a project to launch the ‘SWAYAM Prabha’-a project for operationalising 32 Direct to Home (DTH) Television Channels for providing high quality educational content to all teachers, students and citizens across the country interested in lifelong learning. There will be new content of four hours every day, which… Read More »
Steps to Check Corporal Punishment in Schools Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009, prohibits ‘physical punishment’ and ‘mental harassment’ under Section 17(1) and makes it a punishable offence under Section 17(2). The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) and the State Commissions for Protection of Child Rights (SCPCRs)… Read More »
Sanskrit in Schools Government of India had constituted a Committee under the Chairmanship of Shri N. Gopalaswami, Chancellor, Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, Tirupati to suggest a long term vision and road map for the development of Sanskrit. The Committee has, inter-alia, recommended the following: (i) National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) may collect data… Read More »
Steps to curb ragging in Universities During the financial year 2015-16, Ministry of HRD allocated a sum of Rs. 5 crore for Media Campaign to UGC for undertaking a publicity campaign against ragging in Higher Educational Institutions in the country. The UGC has spent an amount of Rs. 4.78 crore on various activities, including preparing… Read More »
With less than a fortnight left to file the annual ITRs by individuals and other category of taxpayers, the Income Tax department has suggested assessees to opt for e-filing of their returns for a hassle-free processing of the annual returns filing exercise. “By this time last year, you may have had already electronically filed your… Read More »
MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS (Department of Personnel and Training) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 20th June, 2016 S.O.2156(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred under sub-clause (vii) of clause (c) of sub-section (1) of section 2 read with section 14 of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 (1 of 2014) (hereafter in this notification… Read More »