scorecardresearch
Sunday, July 27, 2025
TopicEducation ministry

Topic: Education ministry

Infra & safety gaps to poor digital learning record, what Centre’s index says about Bengal schools

Performance Grading Index for 2022-23 & 2023-24 comes as the state education system is embroiled in school service commission recruitment row.

Bihar slips in Centre’s school index—infra decline in 14 of 38 districts, lags in digital learning

Even as state govt harps on ahead of polls about socio-economic progress over the yrs, schools have a lot of catching up to do, shows Performance Grading Index for 2022-23 & 2023-24.

For the first time, more girls passed Class 12 with science than arts in 2024, shows govt data

Education ministry analysed results of 66 education boards. Data also shows consistent rise in number of students graduating from Class 12 with science stream over 11 years.

India’s education spending falls behind other SAARC nations’ like Bhutan & Maldives, notes House panel

Parliamentary standing committee on education, women, children, youth and sports urges a rise in education spending to 6% of GDP, noting it was just 4.12% in 2021-22.

Beyond ragging & stress, task force formed by SC to review policies aimed at curbing student suicides

Proper identification of gaps & loopholes is first step to ensure better mental health resources and support systems for students, says SC.

No complaint without affidavit, ID card. Faculty term Motihari central university move ‘dictatorial’

On Thursday, Mahatma Gandhi Central University implemented a revised policy requiring faculty members to submit complaints. New norms are 'dictatorial', say faculty members.

Why Centre’s ‘Bharatiya Khel’ initiative for Indian sports in schools is seeing little uptake

Just 1,500 schools have registered for Bharatiya Khel, kaunched in 2022 under Modi govt's Indian Knowledge Systems initiative. Trying to rethink strategy, says coordinator.

Health ministry issues guidelines for Tobacco Free Educational Institutions

Ministry of Education has asked schools to mark a 100-yard area as Tobacco Free Area and display signage indicating the prohibition of tobacco use within the premises.

Kapil Sibal seeks probe by SC-appointed officials in NEET row, hits out at Modi’s ‘silence’

In an interview with PTI, Sibal says NTA has 'really bungled, hits out at Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan for denying paper leak allegations.

Education Ministry discusses objectives of early childhood & care

It was also suggested that NCERT should collaborate with the Ministry of Women & Child Development (MoWCD) for the standardization of branding of educational programs.

On Camera

Why do women reject men so brutally? It’s kinder than breadcrumbing

There are now a million ways someone can reject you. It’s all about reading hidden signs in vague text messages and silent body language.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

DRDO successfully tests latest version of UAV-launched precision missile, ULPGM-V3

Capable of being fired in plain and high-altitude areas, it has day-and-night capability and two-way data link to support post-launch target, aim-point update.

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.