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SECTOR | 27 Apr 2025

Health policy worked in silos before 2017, govt made it holistic: JP Nadda

Business Standard

Union health minister J P Nadda on Saturday said the policy on health was working in silos before 2017 and used to take care of only the curative part. However, the Union government came out with a healthcare policy which was inclusive and holistic, he said after inaugurating a centre for nephrology and urology at Symbiosis University Hospital and Research Centre here. "Before 2017, we had a policy of health which was working in silos. It was a policy which took care of the curative part. The number of hospitals, dispensaries and institutes we made, it was all curative. But in 2017, we came out with a policy which was holistic, inclusive, which had preventive, promotive, curative, palliative, rehabilitative and gyratic parts," said Nadda. This policy incorporates everything from the first to the last breath, Nadda added. "Under the National Quality Assurance Standards (NWAS) currently there are 30,000 Ayushman Arogya Mandirs and the government's target is to create 1.75 lakh of...

Education

SECTOR | 26 Apr 2025

IIT-Madras Incubation Cell incubates over 100 deep tech start-ups in FY25

Business Line

The achievement was through the collaborative efforts of IITM ICalong with its sector-specific incubators - Pravartak, Bioincubator, HTIC MedTech, RTBI, and the School of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, IIT-M, the institute said

Assam transforming into a land of peace, prosperity: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

Business Standard | 26 Apr 2025

Education

SECTOR | 26 Apr 2025

FIITJEE took 200 cr fees, failed to deliver services, laundered funds: ED

Business Standard

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday alleged that FIIT JEE coaching institute collected more than Rs 200 crore as fee from thousands of students and their parents but "did not" deliver the educational service indicating "serious" financial irregularities and siphoning of funds. The federal probe agency said in a statement that it seized Rs 10 lakh in cash, jewellery worth Rs 4.89 crore after it conducted searches on April 24 as part of a money laundering investigation and covered premises including that of FIIT JEE Director D K Goel, other executives of the company and their offices. The raids covered seven premises in Noida, Delhi and Gurugram. FIIT JEE or its promoters could not be contacted for a comment on the charges made by the ED against them. The ED case, filed under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), stems from multiple police FIRs got registered by the parents of students and IIT aspirants in Noida, Lucknow, Delhi, Bhopal and some other cities. These

Education

SECTOR | 26 Apr 2025

Trump admin opens investigation into UC Berkeley over foreign funding

Business Standard

The Trump administration launched an investigation into the University of California, Berkeley, on Friday centred on foreign funding, making it the latest university to be targeted by the federal government. The investigation revives criticism from several years ago about the university's partnership with China's Tsinghua University. It comes after President Donald Trump earlier this week signed a series of executive orders focused on universities that he views as liberal adversaries to his political agenda. One order called for harder enforcement of Section 117, a federal law requiring colleges to disclose foreign gifts and contracts valued at USD 2,50,000 or more. The Department of Education's Office of General Counsel will investigate "UC Berkeley's apparent failure to fully and accurately disclose significant funding received from foreign sources", Education Secretary Linda McMahon said in a statement. UC Berkeley denied the government's claims, saying that for the last two yea

Education

SECTOR | 25 Apr 2025

IIM Kozhikode launches 4-year Bachelor of Management Studies programme at Kochi Campus

Business Line

The four-year programme, will be delivered at the Institute's Kochi Campus and students can opt for stackable Minors in fields such as Economics and Public Policy, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Psychology and Behavioural Sciences, Finance and Big Data, Liberal Studies and more

Education

SECTOR | 25 Apr 2025

Steel sector to play vital role in achieving $5 trn economy goal: Pradhan

Business Standard

Steel sector will play a vital role in economic growth, job creation and industrial development as the country aspire to become a USD 5-trillion economy, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Friday. He also said that green steel is the priority of the government to turn industrial transformation into a competitive advantage and this transition is magnificent in progress. Pradhan, who held the portfolio of the Steel Ministry earlier, was speaking at the second day of the 6th edition of Steel India 2025 Conference and Exhibition, being hosted jointly by the Ministry of Steel and industry body Ficci here. "As India progresses towards becoming a USD 5-trillion economy, the steel sector will play a vital role in economic growth, job creation and industrial development. This is India's decade to showcase innovation and collaboration across sectors as we work to realize the vision of Vikasit Bharat," Pradhan said. The steel industry will set a global benchmark for sustainab

ICAR clears release of improved fodder crop by Ranchi agri university

Business Standard | 25 Apr 2025

Education

SECTOR | 25 Apr 2025

IIT Madras surpasses One Patent a Day' goal with 417 patents filed in FY 2024-25

Business Line

The institute also filed 39 designs, 6 copyrights, and 1 trademark, bringing the total IP filings to 463.

IIT Madras files 417 patents in FY25, surpasses 'one patent a day' target

Business Standard | 25 Apr 2025

Education

SECTOR | 25 Apr 2025

Harvard University said to be exploring $1 billion of private equity stakes sale

Economic Times

Harvard University is reportedly in discussions to sell private equity fund interests worth approximately $1 billion, advised by Jefferies Financial Group, with Lexington Partners potentially acquiring the portfolio. This move, unrelated to President Trump's threats of funding cuts, follows a similar sale in 2021 and aligns with investors seeking liquidity amid market volatility.

Education

SECTOR | 25 Apr 2025

No warrant needed to arrest Columbia activist due to risk of fleeing: US

Business Standard

New documents entered in a New Jersey court on Thursday show that the federal government defended its warrantless arrest of Columbia University student activist Mahmoud Khalil by saying agents feared he'd flee because he said he would leave the scene. The documents were entered into the court record to defend against efforts by lawyers to win freedom for Khalil, who has been held in a detention centre in Jena, Louisiana, for six weeks. In a document filed in Newark federal court, a lawyer for the Department of Homeland Security wrote on Monday that agents conducting surveillance of Khalil on March 8 were notified that he could be removed from the country because his presence or activities would have serious adverse foreign policy consequences for the United States. As Khalil walked on a sidewalk with his wife, a Homeland Security Investigations agent approached and identified himself, according to the court filing. After his wife went to retrieve documents showing Khalil had lawful

Education

SECTOR | 24 Apr 2025

Tamil Nadu uses drones for mine monitoring, elephant surveillance, bio-mining

Business Line

The announcement was made in the Assembly by Higher Education Minister Govi Chezhian during the 202526 Policy Note presentation.