0108 Modi

0108 Modi

Potters making 1.25 lakh earthen lamps for Ram Temple 'bhoomi pujan'

Earthen lamps being made in Ayodhya, ahead of the foundation stone laying ceremony of the Ram Temple on August 5. The potters received an order to make 1.25 lakh earthen lamps. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit Ayodhya on August 5 for the 'bhoomi pujan' for the construction on Ram Temple. An earthen pot maker said, "We've received an order to make 1.25 lakh earthen lamps. There are around 40 families in this village, we've divided work among us".

Languages of India will progress due to changes in education policy: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 01 hailed the new education policy introduced by the Centre. He said, "Languages of India will progress and develop further due to the changes brought in the education policy. This will not only increase India's knowledge but will also increase its unity." PM Modi was addressing students participating in the Smart India Hackathon 2020.

NEP 2020: Manish Sisodia opposes multidisciplinary approach for renowned institutes

Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi and Education Minister, Manish Sisodia opposed some sections of New Education Policy 2020. The Minister also questioned multidisciplinary scheme in the institutions like Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) and Indian Institutes of Management (IIM). "New Education Policy envisages all colleges and universities to be multidisciplinary. Let IIT deal with engineering, IIM with management, AIIMS with medical and FTII with acting. Dilution of such big institutes will not be good for talent of country," said Sisodia to ANI. Manish Sisodia also said that the New Education Policy is just a wishful thinking not action driven.

‘New Education Policy gives highly-regulated, poorly-funded model’: Sisodia

Politics over the New Education Policy continues as Delhi’s Deputy Chief Minister and Education Minister Manish Sisodia said the policy had two problems. Welcoming some of the reforms, Sisodia also pointed out changes, he thought were a problem. The new National Education Policy (NEP) recommends a "highly-regulated" and "poorly-funded" education model, while it is either confused or silent on how the reforms outlined in it will be achieved, Sisodia said. Referring to the policy as a "progressive document", the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader said it recognises the flaws in the current education system but was unable to break free of the pressures of old traditions. "The NEP is a progressive document but there is no roadmap for its implementation. Congress leader Shashi Tharoor also raised a question of why the policy was not discussed in Parliament. Tharoor said BJP has chosen unrealistic targets in the education sector through NEP.