The minister listed affordability, accessibility, quality, equity, and accountability as the five pillars of the NEP 2020, and also mentioned about introducing a new dimension of flexibility through choice-based education.

The digital conference of parties aims to provide an opportunity for the students of India to gain knowledge on environment-related issues and find solutions to their problems.

Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said that various reports have pointed out that there has been a significant improvement in the air and the water quality besides the reduction in noise pollution during the lockdown

Congratulating Devendra Fadnavis on becoming the chief minister of Maharashtra once again, Union minister Prakash Javadekar on Saturday said the Shiv Sena betrayed the people of the state by deciding to go with the Congress, which is "synonymous with corruption".

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal appealed to Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar to work together in finding a solution to the menace of air pollution.

The central government has spent over Rs 3,800 crore on the publicity of government schemes in the last three years, the Lok Sabha was informed on Friday.

What is Mamata Banerjee scared of, the ruling BJP questioned today as it clashed with the Bengal Chief Minister, who has launched a sit-in protest over an investigation into two chit fund scams allegedly involving members of her Trinamool Congress party. The confrontation between the BJP and Bengal's ruling party flared up on Sunday after a CBI team that wanted to que...

The UGC and the AICTE have cleared the backlog of scholarships using a special grant of Rs 250 crore from the HRD Ministry, Union minister Prakash Javadekar said Wednesday.

Union minister Prakash Javadekar today took a dig at Congress president Rahul Gandhi's remark that he is ready to be the prime minister, saying there is no ban on "day-dreaming".

HRD ministry's 'Study in India' portal -- www.studyinindia.gov.in -- will be launched at the India Habitat Centre on April 18, 2018

Prof. Patnaik also said 'products of this commoditisation will simply be commodities neatly packaged for the market'.

The Central Board of Secondary Education, which had earlier denied allegations of paper leaks, today ordered a re-exam for two subjects but there was no word on complaints that the accountancy question paper held earlier had also leaked. The school education board had earlier rejected Delhi Education Minister Manish Sisodia's demand to hold a re-exam, insisting that t...

India has called on the member countries of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) to deliver on their commitment to increase funding in education.

The Union Cabinet has given its approval for revision of pay scales for about 8 lakh teachers and other equivalent academic staff in higher educational institutions following the recommendations of 7th Central Pay Commission for Central Government employees.

Shri Prakash Javadekar, Union Minister of Human Resource Development (HRD) will announce the 'Swachhta' Ranking 2017 for Higher Education Institutes today. The programme will also be attended by Dr. Satyapal Singh, the Minister of State for Human Resource Development, Higher Education.

The Union Cabinet will soon give its nod to Rs 75,000 monthly scholarship scheme for bright students in higher education institutes to arrest brain drain and encourage innovation, Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar today said.

Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar on Saturday urged the alumni to play "bigger" role in overall development of Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur.

India will set up 20 world class institutions across the country to promote research and innovation, said Union Human Resources Development Minister Prakash Javadekar on Saturday.

In a bid to promote affordable education, Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar today said the government aims to offer about 2,000 online courses within one year through 'Swayam' - an ingenuously developed platform.

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today spoke to Union Human Resources Development Minister Prakash Javadekar about the "agony" of students over several discrepancies in the CBSE results.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday sought the urgent personal intervention of Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar to address the discrepancies in CBSE class 12 results of the state's students.

Taking a tough stand against ragging, Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar on Monday said that it needed to be completely eliminated from campuses.

The government will not approach the Supreme Court against a high court verdict forcing the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to continue its marks moderation policy, officials said today, a day after Union Education Minister Prakash Javadekar assured 11 lakh students who appeared for the exam that the results would be declared on time. The decision comes af...

After the Delhi High Court asked CBSE to scrap its plan to mark moderation policy, Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar has supported the policy and said it will stay in effect for now.