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Sunday, February 22, 2026
TopicSamagra Shiksha scheme

Topic: Samagra Shiksha scheme

Why DMK-led Tamil Nadu govt is at war with the Centre over NEP

After education minister Dharmendra Pradhan said Samagra Shiksha funds would not be released to TN until it aligns with NEP, CM Stalin asserted Centre cannot indulge in ‘blackmail’.

Over 7,000 crore budgeted for education remains unspent in current fiscal year

Spending shortfall in education attributable to key school education schemes including Samagra Shiksha, midday meal (PM Poshan) & PM SHRI.

From counting 1-10 to telling time, what Modi govt says your kids should learn from age 5 to 9

In accordance with the Samagra Shiksha scheme, Union govt has sent all states updated roadmap with different learning outcomes for students of this age group, and ways to achieve them.

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Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.