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Tuesday, August 19, 2025
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Topic: Delhi schools

‘EWS is still EWS’— a tale of 2 siblings in Delhi’s elite private schools, only one thrived

Mohd. Hanzala, 18, enjoyed studying at a posh Delhi school and hopes to start a salon business, but his sister Khulela feels burdened by EWS tag and ‘pressure’ that comes with it.

Happiness, Deshbhakti curricula affecting regular studies, say Delhi govt teachers as exams loom

Deshbhakti, Happiness & Entrepreneurship Mindset curricula designed for well-rounded learning & to ease academic pressure on students, but seem to have put some teachers in a tough position.

Delhi government moves to bring back detention policy at schools

Following the gazette notification, the government will release the manner and conditions a child can be held back in his current class.

Delhi Class 3 & 5 students fare below national average in 3 subjects, says central govt survey

According to central government’s National Achievement Survey 2021, Delhi’s Class 8 and Class 10 students were found to perform better than the national average.

Delhi govt’s new SOP for schools – check all entry gates, ensure quarantine room

The Delhi Directorate of Education Schools asked schools to guide students to not share their lunch and stationery with others.

‘Kids of officers, labourers will sit on same desk,’ says Kejriwal about new ‘smart’ classrooms 

Delhi government Saturday inaugurated 12,430 new classrooms for 240 government schools across the capital. Kejriwal uses occasion to answer ‘terrorist’ jibe.

Classmates have grown taller, school looks better, say ecstatic students on return to classes

Schools in Delhi reopened for classes 9 to 12 on 7 February and for from nursery to class 8 from 14 February. Government schools have much higher attendance than private schools.

Delhi schools, colleges, coaching centres to resume physical classes from 7 February

Classes for grades 9-12 will resume from 7 February and for Nursery to Class 8 from 14 February. Gyms have also been allowed to open and offices can operate with 100% attendance.

48% Delhi parents ready to send children to school as positivity rate falls to 5%, survey finds

The survey by social media community platform LocalCircles also says 21% of parents want to send children back to schools once the test positivity rate drops to 2% or lower.

Will push DDMA for immediate reopening of schools for classes 9-12, Delhi Deputy CM Sisodia says

Sisodia says the Delhi government will also push for the withdrawal of weekend curfew and odd-even rule for markets in the national capital.

On Camera

India can’t fight Trump tariffs with emotion. Smart talks, sector relief, reforms are key

India must reduce its overdependence on the US by cultivating alternative markets—concluding the EU FTA, advancing the UK deal, and exploring entry into the CPTPP, the open, rules-based bloc of Japan, Korea, and Australia.

Amid Trump’s tariff bombs, India’s business with America surged while imports from Russia dipped 10%

As India-Russia trade decreases, India's April-July exports to the US this year increased by 21% compared to last year & imports from the US grew by 12%.

China pushes for separation of border issue from larger bilateral ties at 24th round of talks with India

New Delhi: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi Tuesday pushed for a “dual-track” progress for ties with India, separating economic ties from the boundary question,...

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?