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New guidelines aim to make engineering education more inclusive – but may perpetuate inequalities
The already uneven terrain of higher education will become harder to access for students from state schools, rural and disadvantaged backgrounds. 2 hours ago Students programme model cars ab event organised by the Department of Electronic Systems Engineering and the Indian Institute of Sciences In Bangalore in 2015. | Manjunath Kiran/AFP
After the All India Council for Technical Education on March 12 issued new guidelines removing physics, chemistry and mathematics as a mandatory requirement for students seeking admission to engineering courses, a vociferous debate ensued in educational circles. Most of the responses have tended to focus on why mathematics is central to undergraduate engineering education – or not.
Is India s vaccine diplomacy hurting its fight against Covid?
TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Updated: Apr 8, 2021, 10:52 IST
(This story was first published in The Times Of India on April 8, 2021)
New Delhi: Is there a shortage of Covid-19 vaccines for India s inoculation drive? Should vaccination be opened up for all, irrespective of age, ailments or professional engagement? Has India s vaccine diplomacy posed a hurdle in its own fight against the pandemic?
Despite two vaccines in mass production and an ambitious nationwide immunisation programme under way, the Centre has been grappling with pointed questions from some states as well as experts about its vaccination strategy and the supply of doses.
Pakistan PM Imran Khan faces stiff opposition over restoration of sugar, cotton imports from India
Pakistan PM Imran Khan faces stiff opposition over restoration of sugar, cotton imports from India
The decision of the Imran Khan-led Pakistan government to allow the import of cotton and yarn from India after nearly two years has met with criticism from Opposition leaders.
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File photo of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan (Photo Credits: Reuters)
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Pakistan resumed the import of cotton and sugar from India on Wednesday
We have to think about the interests of our people: Pakistan s Finance Minister Hammad Azhar
The decision of the Imran Khan-led Pakistan government to allow the import of cotton and yarn from India after nearly two years has met with criticism from Opposition leaders and journalists in the country.