CM Revanth Reddy says integrated schools with students of all caste groups will ‘foster inclusivity’. Some say govt is fixing a problem that doesn’t exist. For others, the idea is good on paper.
With limited seats in govt universities, parents are spending lakhs on private institutions. Some are choosing the latter for its better facilities & infra despite the financial strain.
The Delhi government accepts that halting construction and reducing vehicular traffic can reduce pollution levels. But these are band-aids hurriedly pasted on gaping, bloody wounds.
ThePrint profiles five of Delhi’s pollution warriors—ordinary citizens who have campaigned tirelessly, driven change, and kept the fight for clean air alive year after year.
Khaled Ahmed was an editor, author, linguist, newsroom mentor, and a rare genuinely secular agnostic, probably atheist—definitely the only such I have met among my many Muslim friends. And he was no Leftist either.
Parents complain of hidden costs, with some turning to loans, while private schools justify 10% annual fee hike to improve infrastructure and attract, retain qualified permanent faculty.
Students are expected to learn a great many names, events, and dates. But nowhere is it emphasised sufficiently that history is much more than just a set of facts.
We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.
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