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Friday, April 10, 2026
TopicAttendance

Topic: Attendance

Andhra’s govt junior colleges are quietly transforming. Mid-day meals, free coaching are fuelling dreams

Fresh mid-day meals for students in Classes 11 & 12 have had a measurable impact on enrolment & attendance. Free coaching for competitive exams is building aspirations.

Efficiency vs privacy threat — Andhra govt, employees spar over facial recognition attendance app

Jagan Reddy govt wants employees to use facial recognition application to track attendance & location for 'better service delivery', but employees flag lack of smartphones, privacy issues.

Attendance in a click: Maharashtra schools to go digital with MahaStudent app

The mobile application available on Google Play Store allows schools to digitally record the attendance of students and teachers and also maintain data related to Mid-Day Meal Scheme.

Nobody knows the fate of our ‘out-of-school’ children. Enrolment data is insufficient

Enrolment data is no longer a strong enough indicator to measure drop-out rates; attendance data must be closely monitored as well.

On Camera

Tamil Nadu’s elections are fought on delivery—ideology appears only when needed

Electoral competition now appears dominated by welfare delivery and governance metrics, but ideology has not disappeared in Tamil Nadu. Instead, it has become strategic.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

India working on lowering military reaction time to hostilities, boosting use of AI—CDS Gen Chauhan

On lessons from the ongoing West Asia conflict, he says that while US had superior technology and strike capability, Iran used geography to its advantage.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.