SC order on CBSE/ICSE board exams likely today
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will inform the Supreme Court on its decision pertaining to board exams. The Bench will be hearing a plea seeking cancellation of this year’s CBSE exams, filed by the parents of students scheduled to appear for their Class XII Board exams in July.
At least 8.5 lakh students to take SSLC exams in Karnataka
About 8.5 lakh students will have to appear for writing the SSLC examination in the state of Karnataka. The Supreme Court had upheld a recent order of Karnataka High Court agreeing that constitutional courts cannot interfere in academic matters. It also said an alternative option of appearing at a later date can be given. So if students can't appear on June 25, then an exam can be taken 2 months later.
NSUI to hold protest against fuel price rise in Delhi
National Student's Union of India (NSUI), the student wing of Indian National Congress will hold protest in Delhi against the continuous increase in fuel price rates since June 7. For the first time in Delhi, diesel has become costlier than petrol. While petrol costs Rs 79.76 per litre, diesel can be bought at Rs 79.88 per litre.
TRAI to hold open house discussion today
Telecom regulator TRAI is all set to hold an open house discussion -- a standard practice followed by it to take verbal inputs from industry and public on specific issues --through video-conferencing mode. The subject will be “Framework for Technical Compliance of Conditional Access System (CAS) and Subscriber Management System (SMS) for Broadcasting and Cable Services” and also the launch of TRAI Channel Selector Application.
Nitin Gadkari to address virtual rally
Union minister and senior BJP leader Nitin Gadkari will address a virtual ‘Jan Samvad’ rally in Western Maharashtra today. The Minister of Road Transport & Highways and MSME is expected to speak on COVID-19 containment and the achievements of Modi government.
HRD minister to inaugurate education summit
HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank will inaugurate Confederation of Indian Industry Education Summit-'Redefining Education for the Emerging World’.
MoHUA to observe 5th anniversary of Smart City Mission
Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry will observe the fifth anniversary of Smart Cities Mission, a flagship programme of the Narendra Modi government, launched in June, 2015. As many as 5,151 projects worth more than Rs 2 lakh crore are being implemented in 100 cities under the government's smart city mission.
