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14 Jul

Haryana Approves Rs 20-Crore State Research Fund to Boost Innovation and Technical Education

Balwinder Singh0 CommentsHaryanaHaryana Government, Higher education, innovation hub, Nayab Singh Saini, Research Fund

Chandigarh (Balwinder Singh): The Haryana government has unveiled a comprehensive roadmap to transform its higher education system into a premier hub for innovation, research, and emerging technologies. Presiding over a review meeting concerning the state's Vision 2047 strategy, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini approved the establishment of a 20-crore rupee 'Haryana State Research Fund'. The newly approved fund will provide immediate financial assistance to 90 distinct research projects across 27 higher education institutions, focusing explicitly on addressing the state's real-world developmental and ecological challenges. During the high-level meeting at the civil secretariat, the Chief Minister emphasized that academic research…

Centre Mulling Policy for West Asian Students with Cancelled Board Exams, Supreme Court Defers Hearing

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsIndiaCBSE results, Higher education, security situation, student policy, Supreme Court, West Asia

New Delhi (Gurpreet Singh): The Central Government on Friday informed the Supreme Court that it is actively considering a comprehensive policy to accommodate private candidates from West Asia whose Class 12 board results remain unannounced following the cancellation of exams by the Central Board of Secondary Education due to regional security concerns. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told a bench comprising Justice AG Masih and Justice Vijay Bisnoi that the government is evaluating a broader policy framework to assist similarly situated students caught in the administrative limbo. Following the submission, the top court deferred the hearing on the matter to June…

Haryana Education Minister Advocates for Women’s Empowerment at Jhajhu Kalan Convocation

Balwinder Singh0 CommentsHaryanaHaryana, Higher education, Mahipal Dhanda, Women education

Chandigarh (Balwinder Singh)— Haryana Education Minister Mahipal Dhanda stated that academic degrees are not merely pieces of paper but symbols of student perseverance, parental sacrifice, and mentorship. Speaking as the chief guest at the second convocation ceremony of the Women's Degree College in Jhojhu Kalan, Charkhi Dadri, Dhanda conferred undergraduate and postgraduate degrees upon 650 female students, celebrating the growing impact of higher education within rural communities. The Education Minister highlighted the state government's ongoing structural commitment to women's education through its strategic policy of establishing a government women's college within every 20-kilometre radius. This spatial planning framework aims to…