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Topic: Education

No adequate cyber security training for teachers, UK polls reveals

A Teacher Tapp survey found that 34% of schools & colleges in the UK are at risk of cyber attacks.

Asia Pacific Sub-Regional Dialogue held in Bangkok, SAARC Sec emphasize on quality education

With nearly half of its population under the age of 24 and led by India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, South Asia is poised to have the world's largest youth labor force until 2040.

Chalo Seekho: Making Financial Knowledge Accessible to Every Indian

Chalo Seekho offers clear, research-based content that is designed to build a foundational understanding of finance.

School closures amid heavy rains in Pakistan’s Sindh halt education of 2,30,00 students

UNICEF has called for urgent investment in climate-resilient schools and services for children in Pakistan​.

Albanese set to visit Tonga for Pacific Islanders Forum

Discussions during the forum will focus on climate resilience, education, and regional security with Pacific leaders.

NCERT replaces cartoon on coalition govts in Class 12 book with box on India’s success as democracy

Cartoon replaced 'in view of post-2014 scenario', says NCERT document. Illustration of 2 students questioning whether democracy would survive or offer meaningful choices also junked.

SubscriberWrites: Broken economics of education: Why tuition reigns supreme in India

The free government school system suffers from a critical flaw: mediocrity. This lacklustre teaching quality compels parents to seek alternatives for their children's education.

Contractualisation of academic jobs has severe consequences for India’s higher education

While administrative work, in general, has increased for teachers in higher educational institutions, this burden is also unfairly put on contractual workers.

Loans of up to Rs 10 lakh for higher education in domestic institutions announced in Budget 2024

6.8% increase in budget allocation for the education ministry compared to the previous fiscal. Upgrades to 1,000 ITIs and student internships in 500 top companies on the plate too.

UNICEF chief calls for global effort to reach vulnerable children

UNICEF chief Catherine Russell emphasized the need for an international effort to reach the most vulnerable children and ensure their access to education.

On Camera

Who grounded IndiGo flights? They are the culprits, not DGCA

The IndiGo crisis is nothing short of a threat to India’s stability. Could it be an experiment? Can this happen in any other crucial sector like power or railways?

Steady growth rooted in ‘Dravidian model’. How Tamil Nadu more than doubled its GSDP in 10 yrs

RBI Handbook of Statistics shows state’s GSDP has more than doubled in past decade, finishing second behind Maharashtra. It has performed well across health & education parameters as well.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.