India, Aug. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Lalit Kala Akademi, the National Academy of Art under the Ministry of Culture, Government of India, celebrated its 72nd Foundation Day today at Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi. The Foundation Day function was graced by Shri K.K. Mishra, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Culture, as the Chief Guest. Prior to the commencement of the programme, Shri K.K. Mishra paid floral tributes to the statue of Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore at Rabindra Bhavan...
India, Aug. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: "The commitment of the government to develop/upgrade urban infrastructure is to provide world-class facilities," highlighted Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Sanjay Seth while addressing the gathering at the inauguration of the newly constructed Multi-Level Car Parking Facility at Defence Offices Complex, Africa Avenue, New Delhi, on August 05, 2026. Describing the project as an important step to ease our parking problem in this office, th...
India, Aug. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The University Grants Commission (UGC) noticed that some EdTech companies are giving advertisements in newspaper / social media / television for offering degree and diploma programmes in ODL/Online modes in association with some Universities/Institutions recognized/entitled by the UGC. UGC issued a public notice informing all students/stakeholders that such franchisee arrangements are not permissible and any such programme/degree do...
India, Aug. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Vidyanjali is an initiative of the Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education, aimed at facilitating community and volunteer participation by connecting them directly with Government and Government-aided schools through a dedicated portal to contribute resources and support. The initiative is aligned with National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, which, under Para 3.7, envisages greater involvement of community m...
India, Aug. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has developed several web portals and online systems for moving towards digital and transparent systems. Accordingly, UGC has developed portals for grant of Autonomous status to Colleges, grant of Deemed-to-be University status, Distance Education Bureau (DEB) for Open and Distance Learning (ODL) and online programs across Indian Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). Taking into account the fee...
India, Aug. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 highlights 'Concerted curricular and pedagogical initiatives, including the introduction of contemporary subjects such as Artificial Intelligence, Design Thinking, Holistic Health, Organic Living, Environmental Education, Global Citizenship Education (GCED), etc. at relevant stages will be undertaken to develop these various important skills in students at all levels'. NEP 2020 also recommen...
India, Aug. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Government of India has established three Centres of Excellence (CoEs) in Artificial Intelligence (AI) as part of the vision to "Make AI in India and Make AI work for India" in the areas of Agriculture, Sustainable Cities and Healthcare following the announcement in the Union Budget 2023-24. These AI-CoEs are being led by IIT Ropar, IIT Kanpur, and IISc Bangalore respectively. The total budget outlay for the three AI-CoEs is 990...
India, Aug. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Actual Expenditure of D/o Higher Education (Rs. in Crore) 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 34,006.39 38,994.90 43,436.11 46,055.44 50,747.66 S. No. States/ UTs 2021- 2022- 2023- 2024- 2025-26 Andaman & 2 Andhra Pradesh 2.15 37.36 3 Arunachal 27.73 14.38 10.00 4 Assam 9.90 68.43 17.15 40.82 64.34 5 Bihar 6.45 3.92 6 Chandigarh 16.23 5.00 7 Chhattisgarh 32.79 3.14 8.02 11.56 9 G...
India, Aug. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Education is in the concurrent list and both the Central Government and the State Governments work together for development of education in India. University Grants Commission (UGC) periodically publishes a list of fake Universities in India. As per the latest list published in February, 2026, 32 institutions have been identified as fake Universities. The list of fake Universities is available on the website of UGC at: https://www...
India, Aug. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Education is a subject in the Concurrent List of the Constitution of India and the majority of schools are under the administrative control of the respective State Government/Union Territory (UT) administration. However, recognising the importance of education, the National Education Policy (NEP), 2020 has come into existence, which emphasises holistic development of learners including strengthening aspects related to health, wellne...