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Thursday, November 20, 2025
TopicSchools

Topic: Schools

Elections are history but Karnataka is still divided over Kannada vs English in schools

The move to introduce 1,000 English-medium schools faces some local anger, causing confusion in language-sensitive Karnataka.

Not educating girls costs the world $30 trillion, or the GDP of a dozen Indias

According to the World Bank, on average, women with a secondary education earn almost twice as much as those with none. 

India’s youth still want ‘any’ government job, and continue to struggle with maths

A study of over 28,000 youth across the country reveals what youth aspire for, how connected they are and that girls still face many disadvantages.

Number of children studying until class 8 in India doubles, but skills acquired remain low

A report has found that more youth have access to higher education than the last decade, but the skills they're acquiring from school remain low. 

Tokenism and repackaging old provisions: Centre’s response to rise in child abuse

Union ministers Maneka Gandhi and Prakash Javadekar ask NCPCR to formulate guidelines on child abuse; activists say it’s pointless because they already exist.

On Camera

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

Drone manufacturer ideaForge wins orders worth over Rs 100 crore from Army

ideaForge has formed a joint venture to manufacture and market UAVs in the US. Its Q6 UAV is now included in NATO and allied procurement systems.

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.