To understand how National Education Policy is being implemented across different settings, ThePrint visited a model private school in Delhi and 2 govt schools in neighbouring Haryana.
Congress MLA Arif Masood slammed the Ujjain collector's order, saying the move to declare holidays and run schools on Sundays was to appease Chief Minister Mohan Yadav.
Luxury-style government school in Rajasthan's Shishoda Kalan offers world-class facilities to its 300 students. Its former student Meghraj Jain heads Mangal Group.
‘There is no such thing as free education. Money paid to teachers comes ultimately from people, as taxes if not as tuition fees,' wrote Professor Om Prakash Kahol on 1 January 1959.
PGI-D report evaluates 788 districts based on six parameters. States, UTs were categorized into different performance grades, ranging from Level 1 (Utkarsh) to Level 10 (Akanshi-3).
Centre expressed ‘deep concern’ over drop in govt school enrolments. It has sought detailed report from states/UTs by end of June on reasons behind continued slide in enrolments.
The 2024 Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) showed that reading & arithmetic levels for Class 3 students in govt schools in rural India have improved over pre-pandemic levels.
Education ministry’s UIDSE+ report also reveals classes 1-5 saw highest decline in enrolments across categories. Govt officials say dip indicates reverse migration to private schools.
CM Revanth Reddy says integrated schools with students of all caste groups will ‘foster inclusivity’. Some say govt is fixing a problem that doesn’t exist. For others, the idea is good on paper.
Parents complain of hidden costs, with some turning to loans, while private schools justify 10% annual fee hike to improve infrastructure and attract, retain qualified permanent faculty.
For all their colonial underpinnings, postcards from Hyderabad also inadvertently preserve a trace of local memory: a glimpse of a street, a face, a forgotten name.
Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.
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?
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