School holiday alert: Heatwave forces closures or timing changes; Check full state-wise update hereAmid an intense heatwave sweeping across India, several states have revised school timings, announced early summer vacations, and even orde...
26 Apr, 2026, 09.56 PM IST
Heat wave grips Odisha; schools shut in 3 districts till April 21Odisha is experiencing an intense heat wave. Authorities in Bolangir, Subarnapur, and Kalahandi districts have ordered the closure of all e...
17 Apr, 2026, 11.11 PM IST
Gen Viksit needs to start youngIndia focuses on early childhood development through Anganwadis. These centers aim to nurture future workforce. Government initiatives supp...
19 Sep, 2025, 10.39 PM IST
Govt launches guidelines to co-locate Anganwadis with primary schoolsThe Centre has introduced guidelines for co-locating Anganwadi Centres with primary schools to strengthen early childhood care and educatio...
03 Sep, 2025, 05.01 PM IST
Urdu mandatory for Anganwadi teachers: BJP slams Congress-led Karnataka govtThe Karnataka government's decision to require Urdu proficiency for Anganwadi teacher candidates in Mudigere and Chikkamagaluru districts h...
24 Sep, 2024, 05.58 PM IST
Telangana govt to set up education commissionTelangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy plans to establish an education commission to address issues in the education sector. The governme...
19 Jul, 2024, 10.52 PM IST
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma distributes retirement benefit to Anganwadi workersChief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma distributed terminal benefits to altogether 793 anganwadi workers and anganwadi helpers of the state in ...
22 Mar, 2023, 09.54 PM IST
West Bengal: Cockroach found during Anganwadi midday meal in MidnaporeAfter identifying the cockroach in the meal, the school authority immediately stopped the students from eating the food. The Joint Block De...
31 Jan, 2023, 08.11 PM IST
Measures India's education sector needs from Budget 2022Given the goals of FLN by 2026–27, this budget is expected to provide rational allocation between the ‘education’ and ‘care’ components wit...
26 Jan, 2022, 05.05 PM IST
View: Proper execution of NEP will enable us to reap the full benefits of demographic dividendCovid-19 time seems the worst moment ever to launch a sweeping programme to transform education for an under-25 population of 66 crore. Yet...
02 Aug, 2020, 11.31 PM IST
Procurement of growth-monitoring devices, smartphones for anganwadis 'not up to mark': NITI AayogAccording to the transcript of the meeting of the National Council of Nutritional Challenges, NITI Aayog vice-chairman Rajiv Kumar said fiv...
24 Nov, 2019, 12.48 PM IST
Budget 2016: Child Rights and You seeks hiked allocation for childrenFor children between 0-6 years of age, it has called for increasing budgetary allocation for Integrated Child Development Services scheme.
26 Feb, 2016, 08.26 PM IST
50% cut in child scheme funds hurting, says Maneka GandhiAsking whether the minister would push for more funds, Teacher said that the Planning Commission had recommended a budget of Rs 2 lakh cror...
21 Mar, 2015, 10.50 AM IST
Tamil Nadu announces 10% hike in DA for govt employeesThe hike would also be applicable to officers, teachers, village assistants, anganwadi workers, village panchayat assistants and writers in...
10 Oct, 2013, 12.07 PM IST
- Tripura to be fully literate by August this year
The Tripura State Literacy Mission (TSLM) has embarked on making the state free from illiteracy by August this year, officials said today.
04 May, 2013, 07.21 PM IST
- Sesame Workshop India imparts healthy habits to school children
Sesame Workshop India and MetLife Foundation teamed up recently to expand the nutrition and healthy habits educational outreach program usi...
23 Nov, 2012, 05.34 PM IST
- Saluting India's unsung teachers, the anganwadis
As the nation celebrates Teachers’ Day, it would be appropriate to spare a thought for our most precious teachers: the anganwadi workers wh...
09 Sep, 2006, 03.04 AM IST