In this issue

Highlights of India Today 5th August 2024 issue:

In this issue, we take a deep dive into the Union Budget and its impact on various sectors. Also in this issue is the India Today's 2024 rankings of India Best Universities and a Q&A with Raghu Dixit.

The-New Gen Budget

Will The Modi Government's Initiatives For Massive Job Creation Work?

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SPECIAL PLATTER FOR PARTNERS

They may not have got special category status, but BJP allies get enough of a budget bonanza for the Opposition to scream preferential treatment

5 mins

A Sustained Thrust

Though the Union Budget does not explode a big-ticket bomb in infrastructure this year, each of its big sectors-railways, highways, housing, industry, urban planning-gets an adequate push

4 mins

WAITING FOR THE HARVEST

The Budget focus has been on raising farmer incomes and widening the scope of the rural job market

5 mins

JUST A BIT SHORT OF BREATH

The allocation for healthcare not only falls short of expectations, but misses out on key areas of requirement

4 mins

ON TARGET

The change in allocation may not be substantive but is directed towards the right areas-border infra, hi-tech acquisitions

2 mins

PRIVATE MISSION

Backing research and private participation, the Budget underlines the key role of space and atomic energy

2 mins

BALANCING HIGH GROWTH AND SUSTAINABILITY

Addressing the concerns over jobs, giving a rural push and continuing with the high allocation on capex, even while maintaining a tight leash over finances-the challenges before finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman were many. How did she fare? As part of our BITE (Board of India Today Experts) survey, we ask six top economists what their reading of the Union Budget 2024-25 is, its major thrust areas, and some key measures the FM missed out on

10+ mins

A GLOBAL CLASS

WHAT IT WILL TAKE FOR INDIA TO MAKE A GIANT LEAP IN EDUCATION INSTEAD OF INCREMENTAL CHANGE

4 mins

"STUDENTS NOW GET ADDED COURSE OPTIONS TO MAKE THEM MORE EMPLOYABLE"

In alignment with the National Education Policy 2020, the University Grants Commission (UGC) introduced a series of reforms for higher education institutions or HEls. These student-centric reforms focus on a new curriculum framework, a multidisciplinary approach, modern pedagogy and transparent regulations. In an exclusive interview with Executive Editor KAUSHIK DEKA, UGC Chairman M. JAGADESH KUMAR elaborates on the reforms undertaken by the higher education regulator and outlines a future roadmap. Edited excerpts from the interview.

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ERA OF INCLUSIVE EXCELLENCE

JNU STUDENTS KNOW THEY HAVE ACCESS TO THE BEST MINDS IN VARIOUS FIELDS. THIS YEAR, THE VARSITY IS ALSO EXPANDING INTO THE E-LEARNING SEGMENT

3 mins

Needed: A Bold Vision

AS SOMEONE KEEN TO SEE THE WORLD of academe in India elevated to worthy heights I am often reminded of the lament-from the 1980s of one of India's most distinguished academics and a former vice-chancellor of Allahabad University. His anguish stemmed from the fact that somewhere along the way independent India had been unable to steer our universities in the right direction. By way of illustration, I can provide many insightful instances but perhaps none would be as telling as that which has Srinivas Ramanujan at its centre and which transpired more than a hundred years ago.

5 mins

CLIMATE FOR BRILLIANCE

SET AMIDST VERDANT ENVIRONS, SYMBIOSIS COMBINES CUTTING-EDGE ACADEMIC CHOICES WITH A CULTURE OF TRANSPARENCY AND EMPHASIS ON ALL-ROUND KNOWLEDGE

3 mins

Nurturer of Wholesome Vitality

IN ALL OF MODERN CULTURE, PERHAPS NO PHASE OF LIFE IS as romanticised as one's (uni)varsity years. And if those years are spent amid the lush greenery of the Western Ghats, with monsoon rains turning gentle crevices into meandering rivulets, it's an experience that could inspire a Coleridge.

1 min

How To Pick A University Wisely

First, A Word To Parents. Take A Chill Pill. Stay Out Of The Process. Let the student take the lead. You have led the charge so far, through 15 years of pre-school and school.

4 mins

EXTENDING THE FRONTIERS

RENOWNED FOR ITS PIONEERING PROCEDURES, CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGY, AND EXCEPTIONAL MEDICAL EDUCATION, THE INSTITUTE CONSISTENTLY REMAINS IN POLE POSITION FOR THE COUNTRY’S ASPIRING DOCTORS

4 mins

Medical Education in the Time of Tech Transformation

THE HEALTHCARE LANDSCAPE is evolving rapidly, driven by advancements in technology, changes in population demographics, commoditisation of information in a digital world, and the ongoing need for quality care.

4 mins

FOUNTAINHEAD OF INNOVATION

BY BROADENING ITS SCOPE AND FORGING INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS, IIT DELHI IS FOSTERING A NEW GENERATION OF RESEARCHERS AND INNOVATORS

1 min

SETTING THE BAR HIGH

THE PREMIER LAW UNIVERSITY IS INCREASING STUDENT INTAKE AND EXPANDING ITS POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES, WHILE ALSO FOCUSING ON EMERGING AREAS OF LAW

3 mins

Taking India's Law Universities into the Future

LEGAL EDUCATION, SADLY, HAS NEVER been a top priority for India’s higher education policymakers. Engineering, medicine and management, epitomised through the creation of numerous Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs), and All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), have hogged the spotlight.

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