Washington: Classroom programs designed to improve elementary school students’ social and emotional skills can also increase reading and math achievement, even if academic improvement is not a direct goal of the skills building, according to a study.

New Delhi: Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation announces the establishment of the RC Bose Centre for Cryptology and Security in the Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, at a cost of Rs.115 crores in the 12th Five Year Plan Period.

New Delhi: In terms of the provisions of  Aajeevika Skills Guidelines-2013 notified  with effect from 20th September,2013, Empowered Committee(EC) in the Ministry of Rural Development  has approved 137 projects.

Gonda: Union Minister of Steel Beni Prasad Verma will lay the foundation of `Amity International School at Soni Mahipal, Gonda.

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet recently gave its approval for amendments to the Nalanda University (Amendment) Bill, 2013 suggested by Parliament`s Standing Committee on External Affairs and accepted by the Government.

New Delhi: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved setting up of 3500 model schools in Educationally Backward Blocks (EBBs) in 27 States/UTs with certain modifications. This is under the scheme for setting up of 6000 model schools at block level as a benchmark of excellence.