Tag: Standing Committee

Concerns raised by Jharkhand Health Minister over central government's move to replace British-era laws. What are the hidden agendas? Find out more.

Read about the important issues discussed by the Standing Committee of the Eastern Zonal Council in India. DBT, land acquisition, and fast track courts were among the topics covered. Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, and West Bengal officials emphasized the need for coordination towards benefiting their people.

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has appointed Prof Kshiti Bhushan Das to head a committee aimed at improving higher education quality and transparency in the recruitment process. With almost forty years of teaching experience, Das is tasked with overseeing the committee's focus on monitoring minimum qualifications for hiring academic personnel and standards for awarding degrees. The appointment comes amid growing needs for reform in India's higher education, and Das's expertise is set to benefit the new committee.

India's Olympic wrestlers detained at a protest site in Delhi demand government intervention over allegations of sexual harassment. Read more here.