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Srinagar: Mushk Budji -- the indigenous aromatic rice variety from Kashmir -- is likely to get a major boost in its yield with the Jammu and Kashmir authorities planning to expand its cultivation area to 5,000 hectares in the next three years, a senior official has said. According to experts at the Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST), this

Srinagar, Oct 8: Mushk Budji — the indigenous aromatic rice variety from Kashmir — is likely to get a major boost in its yield with the Jammu and Kashmir authorities planning to expand its cultivation area to 5,000 hectares in the next three years, a senior official has said. According to experts at the Sher-e-Kashmir

There will be a two-stage secondary school structure at the start of the 2025 academic school year. This was disclosed by Chief Education Officer  Dr Ramona Archer-Bradshaw last Thursday during the launch of the Education Transformation proposals at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre. Archer Bradshaw said: “What we are also proposing (apart from the introduction of the Barbados National Secondary Diploma and competency-based options) is a two tiered structure where …

The cultivation area of the indigenous aromatic rice variety, Mushk Budji, from Kashmir is set to expand to 5,000 hectares in the next three years. This variety of rice was on the verge of extinction due to disease susceptibility and poor yield potential. However, efforts by the agriculture department and Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST) have led to its revival. The aim is to transform the agriculture economy in Jammu and Kashmir, boost exports, and impr...

National Education Policy 2020, unveiled by the Government of India on July 29, 2020, represents a historic and transformative vision for the future of education in India. This policy, which came after a gap of 34 years, replacing the National Policy on Education of 1986, is a landmark document in the Indian education system for its comprehensive approach, forward-looking strategies,

Indias National Curriculum Framework plays a pivotal role in shaping the countrys education system. Periodically revised, the NCF sets the guidelines for what and how children in India should learn. The year 2023 marked a significant milestone with the release of the National Curriculum Framework 2023, the latest iteration of this essential document. This comprehensive framework represents a paradigm shift

Education lays the foundation for a nation’s progress and a well-structured curriculum forms the bedrock of an effective education system. Therefore, in pursuit of quality education, nations around the world have been developing National Curriculum Frameworks (NCFs) to guide the educational process, besides ensuring uniformity, consistency, quality, equity, inclusiveness and relevance in global competition. In many countries, including India, NCF

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) has decided to take up six new town planning schemes in Chandaka and Pahala areas to ensure t.

New-Delhi based French correspondent takes an up-close look at the imploding market of microcredit. Read HERE Les Echos/Worldcrunch

Before the G20 summit, which took place in New Delhi from Sept. 9-10, Indian authorities carried out a "beautification" of the city. Entire slums were bulldozed, forcing some of the city's most vulnerable residents into homelessness.