Fresh mid-day meals for students in Classes 11 & 12 have had a measurable impact on enrolment & attendance. Free coaching for competitive exams is building aspirations.
Government officials attributed the decline in overall enrolment primarily to falling birth rates, but experts said lower birth rates impacted both genders
Comprehensive Modular Survey reveals that Indian parents, on average, spend Rs 12,616 per child on school education each year; it also highlights gender divide in education spending.
Delhi girl & parents win battle against GD Goenka Public School as HC directs her re-admission into age-appropriate class, underscores constitutional guarantee of inclusive education.
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.
States & UTs were scored out of 1,000 on learning outcomes, quality, access to education, infra, facilities, equity, governance processes, and teacher education & training.
The Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences is situated right next to the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology where an alleged suicide of a student from Nepal and the mishandling of the resulting protest led to a diplomatic row.
The school administration’s proposal, citing concerns over toxic masculinity & evolving societal norms, is under consideration, but ex-students worry it will shift the ‘cultural environment’.
The Bhajan Lal Sharma-led BJP government in Rajasthan has set into motion the merger of 449 schools with larger, better-performing schools in their vicinity.
Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.
On NSG raising day, Home Minister also opens Special Operation Training Centre at NSG facility in Manesar. Besides NSG troops, it will also train state police forces.
Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.
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