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Private universities filed 32x more patents than govt universities. Actual grants tell a different story

Top 50 private institutes logged a patent grant rate of just two percent in FY24-25, while government institutes logged a 31 percent rate, while filing for a significantly fewer grants.

Class trouble: Why over half of Mumbai’s BMC school students drop out along the way

New report says only 48% of students who joined BMC schools in Class 1 in 2015–16 stayed till Class 10. Limited secondary schools and missing dropout data make it harder to track where students go.

Govt’s minority scholarship scheme frozen 3 yrs as probe into fraud meanders, students pay price

Standing committee flags 'injustice to minority students'. Minority affairs ministry to send 'reputed' study team to states to 'understand why visible action is not happening'.  

NCERT textbook row: Priyanka Chaturvedi flags ‘judicial dictatorship’ in RS after SC bar on authors

Chaturvedi voices concern about what she calls ‘judicial overreach’ in SC’s direction to Centre, states to ‘dissociate’ from academics, who drafted the judiciary chapter.

SC scholarship scheme achieved just half its target this year; fellowship cap unchanged since 2005

House panel finds persistent underperformance across plethora of scholarship and support schemes designed to aid students from deprived sections of society.

NCERT issues ‘unconditional’ apology for withdrawn Class 8 chapter claiming ‘corruption in judiciary’

Last month, NCERT recalled the textbook following a blanket ban imposed by the Supreme Court on its publication and circulation

UPSC declares results earlier than usual; Rajasthan doctor tops, 3 women among top 10

Of the 958 recommended, 180 cleared for IAS, 55 for IFS, 150 for IPS, 507 for the Central Group ‘A’ services and 195 for Group ‘B’ services.

Mumbai’s BMC is running schools offering free Cambridge and IB education, and parents are lining up

From midday meals to protein bars for students, BMC's IGCSE and IB schools in Matunga and Vile Parle are quietly rewriting expectations of what a municipal school can be.

JNU march ends in clashes & arrests. Students allege brutality, police say they were bitten & beaten

JNUSU office-bearers among 14 arrested after protest march to education ministry was stopped at campus gate, and they were locked inside. Delhi court granted them bail Friday.

‘Won’t allow anyone on Earth to taint’—CJI on row over NCERT textbook chapter calling judiciary ‘corrupt’

Class 8 Social Science textbook lists 'corruption at various levels of judiciary' as a challenge; CJI says bar and bench 'perturbed', takes suo moto cognisance of the matter

On Camera

FTA partners drive India’s trade surge as reliance on non-FTA countries dips, says NITI Aayog report

Share of trade with FTA partners rose from 4.6% in 2006 to 28.8% in 2024. India is currently negotiating or advancing agreements with US, Israel, GCC, Canada & Mexico.

Japan overhauls post-World War II pacifist military approach, lifts restrictions on defence exports

Since October last year, Japan PM Sanae Takaichi has planned to increase defence spending target to 2 percent of GDP.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.