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Short Winter Session, long list of ignored bills: Government and Opposition abdicating responsibility to Parliament

December 12, 2025 2:13 pm

The government has a responsibility to pass meaningful legislation, and the Opposition, a duty to offer substantive accountability. Both sides are falling short

MEA data shows a trend, that the number of Indian students in higher education overseas had risen consistently between 2022 and 2024 (Representative/AI Generated)

Which foreign countries, Indian students prefer for study abroad? MEA data reveals

December 09, 2025 12:54 pm

The top three destinations in 2025 across both schooling and university education were the UAE 2.5 lakh, the US 2.55 lakh, and Canada 4.27 lakh, according to MEA latest data on Indian students studying abroad.

Parliament to take up bill replacing UGC, AICTE, NCTE with single regulator

November 24, 2025 9:25 am

While the UGC oversees non-technical higher education, the AICTE oversees technical education, and the NCTE is the regulatory body for teachers' education.

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Bill on civil nuclear sector among 10 listed for Winter Session

November 23, 2025 5:21 am

Besides the crucial Atomic Energy Bill, 2025, which seeks to govern the use and regulation of atomic energy in India, the Higher Education Commission of India Bill is also on the agenda.

The Parliament Winter Session will begin on December 1.

Parliament Winter Session to be held from December 1-19: Kiren Rijiju

November 08, 2025 1:38 pm

Parliament’s Winter Session will be held from December 1 to 19, days after the Bihar elections. The Opposition is expected to target the government over voter list revisions and alleged vote fraud cases.

This is despite the realisation that India’s existing nuclear technology — its mainstay Pressurised Heavy Water Reactor (PHWR) technology — has scalability issues.

Two key amendments to open up N-power sector likely in Winter Session, nuclear collaborations driven more by the need for capital than technology: Official

November 03, 2025 5:36 am

The groundwork to build political consensus is currently underway, even as the government official expressed confidence that the amendments will be moved in the upcoming winter session after a monsoon session target was missed.