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25,000 + SC/ST/OBC students quit IITs & central universities in last 5 yrs, shows Parliament data

Data was shared by Minister of State for Education Subhas Sarkar in Rajya Sabha Wednesday. Experts point to family pressures and urgency to get jobs among top reasons for dropping out.

400+ UG dropouts in 5 yrs has IITs worried. Institutes to address mental health via ‘all possible means’

Directives came even as IITs have existing mechanism to help students. In a meeting Tuesday, each of them was told to engage people who are aware of counselling & early detection.

More young children dropped out of school in 2021-22, but girl students up, says ministry report

The UDISE report, however, says that fewer children in older classes left school this year; enrollment was also higher in both government and private institutions.

School dropout rate among girls gone down in 4 yrs says Modi govt, claims credit for schemes

Minister of state for education, Annapurna Devi, told parliament that dropout rate among girls has gone down, the sharpest of which has been at secondary level — a decline of nearly 5%.

Not distance or cost but this is the main reason kids are dropping out of school, NFHS-5 finds

Nearly 36 per cent of boys and 21 per cent of girls surveyed said they dropped out of school because they were ‘not interested in studies’. But this isn’t a new trend.

Fewer kids enrolled in schools at pre-primary, Class 1 levels during pandemic, govt data shows

Enrolment of students at pre-primary level, class 1 down by 29.1 lakh and 18.8 lakh respectively in 2020-21 from 2019-20, but dropout rate at primary & secondary levels has reduced.

How a homeless high school dropout became CEO of a $1 billion company

Taihei Kobayashi's rags-to-riches story is among the most remarkable to emerge from a small-cap stock boom that’s minting fortunes in Japan.

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China’s growing influence in Indian Ocean is worrying. It harms the region’s stability

The 99-year lease of Hambantota to China, amid Sri Lanka’s economic challenges, underscored Beijing’s weaponisation of the Belt and Road Initiative.

Why Tamil Nadu’s women make up nearly half of India’s female factory workforce

With an educated & skilled workforce, Tamil Nadu has a burgeoning industrial sector which has scored massive investments in automobiles, electronics, and even footwear.

Taiwan reports Chinese military activity around the island

Taiwan has detected a total of 301 Chinese military aircraft and 165 Chinese naval vessels so far in 2024.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.