Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the New Education Policy focuses on learning instead of studying and goes ahead of the curriculum to focus on critical thinking. Speaking on the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 during the inaugural session of the Governors' Conference through video conference, he said the policy aims at reducing pressure on students.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is likely to announce the financial parameters of its proposed loan restructuring scheme soon.
Fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi, who has been lodged at a prison in London since his arrest in March last year, is set to appear via videolink for the second leg of his extradition trial at a UK court today.
In another news, Bollywood actor Rhea Chakraborty was summoned again today as the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), which had arrested her brother Showik on Friday, continued its investigations in the drugs angle emerging in the Sushant Singh Rajput case.
Meanwhile, with India continuing to see a surge in Covid-19 cases amid 'Unlock 4', the parliamentary standing committee on health is meeting today to discuss the pandemic and measures to deal with it.
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03:01 PM
Tourism sector in dire straits due to Covid-19; needs urgent relief from govt: IATO
Industry body IATO on Monday urged the government to provide immediate relief to the tourism sector, which has been severely hit by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Most of the tour operators have been forced to lay off their staff, many have sent staff on furlough and those who are remaining are getting less than 30 per cent salary, the Indian Association of Tour Operators (IATO) said in a statement.
In light of this, IATO has sought various relief measures from the government. This includes one-time financial grant of the gross salaries amount paid to the staff of tour operators on the basis of the balance sheet of fiscal year 2018-19 which is submitted with the government authorities,IATO said.
02:48 PM
Centre, States will have to increase investment in research: President Kovind
The Centre and State governments will have to increase investment in research and innovation, said President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday.
"It is seen that investment in research and innovation in America is 2.8 per cent of the GDP, in South Korea, it is 4.2 per cent, and 4.3 per cent in Israel, while in India it is just 0.7 per cent. To speed up a big economy like India, it is important to ensure knowledge creation and encourage research. The Centre and State governments will have to increase the percentage of investment in research and innovation," the President said. Read More
02:36 PM
Future Retail hits lower circuit for fifth straight day, slips 34% in a week
Shares of Future Retail (FRL) were locked in the lower circuit limit for the fifth straight session on Monday, down 5 per cent at Rs 106.85 on the BSE after the company reported a consolidated net loss of Rs 478 crore for the March quarter (Q4FY20), due to higher depreciation and other expenses. Future group company, which owns brands like Big Bazaar, fbb, Foodhall, Easyday and Nilgiris, had posted a net profit of Rs 203 crore in the year-ago quarter.
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02:28 PM
Fall in GDP alarming; time for bureaucracy to take meaningful action: Rajan
Terming the 23.9% fall in GDP in June quarter alarming, former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan has said bureaucracy should come out of complacency and take meaningful action.
The current crisis requires a more thoughtful and active government, he said, adding unfortunately, after an initial burst of activity, it seems to have retreated into a shell.
"The sharp decline in economic growth should alarm us all. The 23.9 per cent contraction in India (and the numbers will probably be worse when we get estimates of the damage in the informal sector) compares with a drop of 12.4 per cent in Italy and 9.5 per cent in the United States, two of the most Covid-19-affected advanced countries," Rajan wrote in a post on his LinkedIn page.
02:14 PM
Tariffs unsustainable at present, raising important: Vodafone Idea CEO
"Tariffs are unsustainable below cost as is the situation now. Raising tariffs is important and we are never shy of doing that. We have done it in the past when industry players followed us. That’s the reason, the regulator is also engaged in a discussion for setting a floor price," Ravinder Takkar said. Read more
02:02 PM
CRPF detects IED in Jammu & Kashmir's Kupwara, diffused
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DRDO‘s successful demonstration of Hypersonic air-breathing scramjet technology
01:46 PM
Online classes for standards IX to XII of Madhya Pradesh board cancelled
Online classes for students of standards IX to XII of the Madhya Pradesh Board of Secondary Education could not begin on Monday following an order from the board for cancellation of the classes. Notably, the board's chairperson Radheshyam Julaniya on Sunday evening said the academic session for classes IX to XII through online mode will begin from Monday with telecast of audio-visual lessons on Doordarshan from 7 am to 10 am.
Later in the night, the board's secretary Anil Suchari issued an order which said, "The telecast from 7 am to 10 am is being cancelled. Thus, the classes will not be held." Classes IX to XII of the state board comprise nearly 35 lakh students.
As per a recent national sample survey on household social consumption on education in India, just 9.7 per cent rural and 55.4 per cent urban households in Madhya Pradesh have internet connection, according to a PTI report.
01:15 PM
Centre, States will have to increase investment in research: Prez Kovind
The Centre and State governments will have to increase investment in research and innovation, said President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday.
"It is seen that investment in research and innovation in America is 2.8 per cent of the GDP, in South Korea, it is 4.2 per cent, and 4.3 per cent in Israel, while in India it is just 0.7 per cent. To speed up a big economy like India, it is important to ensure knowledge creation and encourage research. The Centre and State governments will have to increase the percentage of investment in research and innovation," the President said. Read on...
01:08 PM
Maharashtra monsoon session begins with coronavirus prevention norms
The two-day monsoon session of the Maharashtra Assembly began on Monday with Deputy Speaker Narhari Zhirwal asking members to observe physical distancing and wear face masks in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
As part of the physical distancing protocols, Zhirwal asked members not to sit on chairs having a 'cross' sign. Only one member was seated in the seating area for two. Read on...
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