Delhi Confidential: Bhupender Yadav’s gift to his staff to inspire them to work

By the book: Union Minister for Environment, Forests and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav is known for putting in long hours at work, reaching office at 9 am and not leaving before 8 pm. And to inspire his staff to make the best use of their work days, Yadav has gifted them the book The 5 AM Club by Robin Sharma, the author of the best-selling Monk who sold his Ferrari. In the book, the leadership guru propagates waking up early in the morning and productively using the first couple of hours.

Term extension: While his five-year term is drawing to a close in May, Prof Tariq Mansoor, the vice-chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University, will stay on in his post with the government granting him an extension. Prof Mansoor will hold the post for another one year or till a successor is appointed. In 2021-22, the Centre had filled the vacant posts of vice-chancellors in 20 Central Universities (CU). Currently, there are four CUs functioning under in-charge VCs, according to information shared by the government in Rajya Sabha on March 16. Incidentally, the decision to extend Prof Mansoor’s term comes at a time when the AMU’s academic council is expected to take a call on whether or not it will adopt the central universities common entrance test for undergraduate admissions from the next academic session.