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Friday, September 5, 2025
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Topic: Education

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.

INDIA bloc’s ideological differences won’t stop it from fighting BJP, RSS on education—Rahul Gandhi

Congress MP turns up at student protest against NEP, UGC & paper leaks at Jantar Mantar, says education system will be ruined if it goes into hands of RSS & people will not get jobs.

US Education Dept to cut half its staff as Trump administration moves to downsize federal agencies

The terminations are part of the dept's 'final mission,' which oversees $1.6 tn in college loans, enforces civil rights laws in schools & provides federal funding for needy districts.

Kerala has an education crisis. Student migration has doubled since 2020

A supplement dedicated to the Invest Kerala Summit had to share space with a half-page ‘Study Abroad’ advertisement—a fair depiction of the predicament the state finds itself in.

Who is raising Indian children? Wokeism, UN & Americans, says this panel

According to authors Rajiv Malhotra and Vijaya Viswanathan, global forces want to break India. They recruit liberal children and take them away from Vedic ideas.

Unpacking the Digital Transformation of India’s Education Sector

AI improves multiple-choice grading accuracy and essay evaluations, freeing teachers to spend more time addressing students' questions and concerns.

Modi gives students and parents tips on exams, leadership & more during Pariksha Pe Charcha

This year's event saw a departure from its traditional town hall format & was held at Sunder Nursery in Delhi with 36 students from various states & UTs.

How Vocational Education Can Bridge the Skill Gap in India’s Workforce

Vocational education offers an effective way of providing the kind of practical training the industry requires.

Why banning social media for children wouldn’t save them from online harm

Young people live a lot of their social lives online, and shielding youth entirely could disconnect them from peers and affect their social wellbeing.

The Economist sees ‘maverick’ Gadkari as Modi’s successor, and India’s top-down approach to education

International media also examines how India can achieve its industrialisation dreams, only if it would just get out of its own way.

On Camera

Kolkata’s silencing of Javed Akhtar exposes India’s secular vacuum

Even those parties that wear the label of secular and progressive often bow to the pressures of fundamentalist groups within the Muslim community.

GST 2.0: India streamlines indirect tax regime amid Trump tariffs & what it means for consumers

Goods and Services Tax Council paves way for a broad two-slab structure of 5% and 18% with a demerit rate of 40% for super luxury and 'sin' goods.

Dassault Aviation takes majority control of joint venture with Anil Ambani’s Reliance

Following the transaction which is expected to be completed by November, Dassault Reliance Aerospace Ltd will become an associate company, with Reliance retaining a 49% stake.

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.