Will Budget 2023 fix India's broken school system?The National Education Policy (NEP) of 2020 had a promising proposal to merge anganwadis and classes 1-2 of primary school in an integrated...
28 Jan, 2023, 01.03 AM IST
Lockdown has impeded basic learning: Abhijit BanerjeeThe economist, who heads the Global Advisory Committee formed by the West Bengal government to combat the COVID situation, was taking part ...
09 Feb, 2022, 10.17 PM IST
Missing school, missing meals: Without remedial action, the pandemic will cause a terrible learning deficit in tomorrow’s workforceThe benefits of online instruction accrue chiefly to an undefined section of the former ‘creamy layer’, largely through the massive spread ...
23 Aug, 2021, 10.42 AM IST
Expenditure on social services rises 12% to Rs 17 lakh crore in FY21: Eco Survey"Social services include, education, sports, art and culture; medical and public health, family welfare, water supply and sanitation; housi...
29 Jan, 2021, 08.49 PM IST
View: The NEP is an indicator of what India needs to do to improve educationWhile funding remains ambiguous, the New Education Policy has got several priorities right, especially the emphasis on foundational skills
01 Aug, 2020, 11.00 PM IST
Budget 2020: How India can fix its education system and save its Demographic DividendThe trend in the share of union budget’s allocation towards education in the past hasn’t been chest-thumping. From FY15 to FY20, this perce...
30 Jan, 2020, 12.09 PM IST
Indian philanthropists donating more to drive social change: ReportBesides, they are keen on improving learning, and helping the nation's municipal services keep pace with a rising urban population, among o...
23 Sep, 2018, 12.46 PM IST
Is India on its way to fix the abysmal state of its schools? Far from itThe real problem is not the calibre of our children. It is the competence of our teachers. That is the house of horrors we must defenestrat...
19 Oct, 2017, 11.41 AM IST
WCD's revised nutrition guidelines likely by July 31: OfficialWCD Secretary Rakesh Srivastava said this while releasing the report of a four-year-long cohort study on early childhood education impact i...
28 Jul, 2017, 06.40 PM IST
Aizawl FC becomes first club from Northeast to win I-LeagueDespite some stout defending by the hosts, William Lalnunfela finally made sure that Aizawl won the title when he found the equaliser in th...
01 May, 2017, 01.06 AM IST
View: Trump's school voucher system answer to India's educational woes?Government schools are guaranteed their funding, and their teachers, who are paid many times what teachers in budget private schools get, a...
12 Feb, 2017, 11.49 AM IST
Midday meal tragedy: Bihar expresses 'surprise' over Centre insistence on alertsBihar government today expressed "surprise" over the Centre's assertion that it had sent alerts for 12 Bihar districts.
19 Jul, 2013, 07.40 PM IST
Create education clusters to promote innovation & raise scholastic standardsThe dire educational & research scenario needs prompt and bold action: Learning, education and research nodes (LEARN) are one of the possib...
07 Feb, 2012, 08.37 AM IST
Crisis in the country's schooling system; how can it be improvedTwo reports, PISA and Annual Status of Education Report in Rural India, leave no doubt that there is a crisis in the country's school syste...
26 Jan, 2012, 09.15 AM IST
- RTE fails to lift education in rural areas: Report
Highlighting the slow progress of students, the report said that while "children are expected to read simple words in standard I, less than...
29 Oct, 2011, 01.03 AM IST
Food Security Act: Economists letter to Sonia GandhiMore than two decades of research is remarkably consistent in showing large illegal diversions of subsidised grains to the open market.
01 Jun, 2011, 05.18 PM IST
- Google announces aid for Indian NGOs, institutions
Google's philanthropic arm announced more than $ 25 mn in grants for a wide-ranging environmental, energy and poverty combating efforts.
18 Jan, 2008, 12.08 PM IST