AIIITFF meets Raju to discuss HAG scale
The All India IIT Faculty Federation (AIIITFF) met HRD Minister MM Pallam Raju on Tuesday to discuss issues related to removal of 40 per cent cap on the HAG scale in the IITs, introduction of HAG+ scale and implementation of PRIS (Performance Related Incentive Scheme). Regarding PRIS, AIIITFF was told that there are financial constraints. AIIITFF reminded that PRIS has been approved by the Cabinet in the year 2009 itself. Raju assured the delegation to look in to the matter and further gave assurance to positively consider other concerns too. Notably, on the issue of undergraduate admission in the IITs, AIIITFF conveyed that eligibility criteria of 80 percentile should be modified to 80 percentile or 75 per cent marks whichever is the lower, said AK Mittal, Secretary AIIITFF via a Press statement.
Jindal varsity V-C invited by Oxford
New Delhi: Several Rhodes scholars from India, including Vice-Chancellor of OP Jindal Global University Professor C Raj Kumar, have been invited by the Oxford University to attend three-day Rhodes conference beginning on Wednesday. The scholars will gather at the Oxford University on the occasion of 110th Rhodes conference to speak on “The Future of Education” which will discuss critical issues of the time. “Rhodes scholars from around the world will come together to debate modern challenges and to listen to members from the Rhodes community speak on a range of subjects such as medicine, entrepreneurship, leadership, environment, and education,” a Press statement issued by OP Jindal Global University said.
ensure no work near Okhla sanctuary: NGT
New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal directed Noida and Gautam Budh Nagar authorities to ensure that no construction work is carried out in the 49 projects around the Okhla bird sanctuary. A bench comprising judicial members justices P Jyothimani and SN Hussain also directed the Ministry of Environment and Forests and the National Board of Wild life to file their replies on a plea for prevention of construction within 10 km from sanctuary or face “coercive steps”.
Modi to be BJP’s star campaigner in MP
Indore: Madhya Pradesh BJP has decided to invite Gujarat Chief Minister and party’s Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi and other national leaders as “star campaigners” for the Assembly polls to be held in November. “In Madhya Pradesh, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan is the most popular leader, but in the coming Assembly polls, Modi and other national leaders will be the party’s star campaigners in the State,” State BJP spokesman Vijendra Singh Sisodia said.