Vijay Goel demands ban on lottery in countryVijay Goel asserted that lottery is a social evil and poor people suffer.
27 Jun, 2019, 03.47 PM IST
India has 3 times more schools than China, but that’s not translating into better educationIndia has nearly 4 lakh schools, which have less than 50 students each and a maximum of 2 teachers.
30 Mar, 2019, 02.27 PM IST
India's banking revolution has left its villagers behindWhile India gained about 25,000 bank branches and 45,000 ATMs in the four years to March 2018, growth has not kept up with a surge in new c...
17 Jul, 2018, 05.06 PM IST
The neglect of girl child keeps Delhi's backyard, Mewat, most backwardWhy is Mewat in Haryana the worst performing district in India? It is just 80 km from Delhi, but ranks below some of the known backward dis...
28 May, 2018, 10.42 AM IST
Primary level dropout 4.13 per cent in 2014-15: JavadekarThe dropout rate for the boys at the primary level during this period was 4.36% and for the girls was 3.88%, according to data provided by ...
04 Jan, 2018, 05.47 PM IST
Why governments shouldn’t mess with private school feesParents are angry now with constantly rising fees and ‘fee control’ becomes a political issue. The government steps in with a new law to co...
06 Aug, 2017, 11.11 AM IST
Bihar school education budget higher than national averageAmong the 10 states, Bihar spends 17.7 per cent of its total budget in school education and is only behind Maharashtra which spends 18 per ...
13 Jan, 2017, 07.22 PM IST
Haryana to go kerosene free from next year: Manohar Lal KhattarHaryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar today announced that the state will be made kerosene free next year.
17 Apr, 2016, 11.02 PM IST
Will learn water conservation from Israel: Uma BharatiBharati said that a fact-finding team from the central water commission would visit the place to study the severe water shortage in the reg...
03 Apr, 2016, 11.02 AM IST
Amid staff crunch & fund cuts, new tweaks hobble higher educationIndia's gigantic higher education set-up -- 712 universities, 37,204 colleges, 30 million students, 1.3 million teachers -- is in the grip ...
21 Aug, 2015, 12.16 PM IST
Vasundhara Raje calls for 'politics of development' in Independence day speechRaje focused on employment generation for youths, universalisation of health care and environment initiatives under 'Clean Rajasthan, Green...
15 Aug, 2015, 05.14 PM IST
Fat pay cheques: Here is why IIT coaches are better off than Duncan FletcherThere are about 2,000 faculty employed by coaching institutes of some repute. Most of them earn between the Rs 60 lakh and Rs 1.5 crore ran...
25 Jun, 2015, 03.34 PM IST
Margaret Alva assumes additional charge as Gujarat GovernorAlva arrived at Town Hall in Gandhinagar with Gujarat Chief Minister Anandi Patel, Assembly Speaker Vaju Vala and Gujarat High Court Chief ...
07 Jul, 2014, 10.16 PM IST
Narendra Modi’s turf flops on education, healthDropout rates in schools are unacceptably high at 58 per cent compared to the national average of 49 per cent.
11 Mar, 2014, 11.16 AM IST
- Lessons to raise money from three young entrepreneurs
From last-mile funding for rural consumers to eyecare for the poor, these entrepreneurs give us some Lessons to raise money.
12 Jun, 2012, 05.03 AM IST
- Success at a cost: The treats & travails of mid-day meal scheme
In Meghalaya, teachers of state-run schools waste three crucial hours daily in cooking and serving afternoon meals to students.
12 Jun, 2010, 05.04 AM IST
- Will new IITs dilute its brand image?
Creation of an IIT requires maintaining standards of the quality of faculty, research and pedagogical facilities. Mid-career crisis | Place...
27 Apr, 2008, 08.10 AM IST