Formal employment rises, but youth and women lose outWomen and the youth of India lose out when we talk about better-paying jobs in the formal sector, an ET analysis as shown based on data fro...
26 Oct, 2023, 11.04 AM IST
Assam's electoral rolls have 2, 37, 10, 834 votersThe total number of Final electors is, 2, 37, 10, 834 as on January 5, 2022. Out of this total figure of electors, I, 19, 56, 211 are males...
05 Jan, 2022, 08.35 PM IST
Economy added 16.9 lakh less jobs in FY21: SBI ResearchThe latest EPFO data shows that net new EPF subscribers stood at 94.5 lakh in FY21, and NPS added 5.82 lakh, taking the cumulative net addi...
28 May, 2021, 07.19 PM IST
Stock market news: SBI Cards shares advance 1%A total of 103,676 shares changed hands on the counter till 11:43AM (IST).
14 Sep, 2020, 11.48 AM IST
Budget 2020: Policy for data centre parks throughout country on anvil, says FM SitharamanThe government has provided Rs 6,000 crore for BharatNet in FY21, she said adding that fibre-to-home through BharatNet will link 1 lakh gra...
01 Feb, 2020, 12.44 PM IST
NSO survey finds big rural-urban divide in computer, internet useThe survey on ‘Household Social Consumption: Education’ conducted by the NSO showed that in rural areas, among persons of 5 years and above...
25 Nov, 2019, 11.37 AM IST
77.7% literacy rate among those above 7 years of age during July 2017 to June 2018: NSO SurveyThe literacy rate among those in the age group of seven years and above was recorded at 77.7 per cent during July 2017-June 2018 in the cou...
23 Nov, 2019, 10.36 PM IST
1.19 lakh village blocks service-ready under BharatNet- I: BBNL CMDSarvesh Singh, chairman of Bharat Broadband Network, said focus was on infrastructure expansion and attributed delay to several issues such...
05 Jun, 2019, 05.35 PM IST
Bihar school enrolment up, hits 94 per cent at primary levelOne of the highlights is Bihar’s performance in Net Enrolment Ratio that has reached 93.77% at the primary level.
23 Sep, 2015, 12.14 PM IST
India has made big gains in child education in past 15 years, says UNA Unesco global education report that human resource development minister Smriti Irani would release on Thursday has revealed this.
09 Apr, 2015, 11.46 AM IST
India to make further progress on UN's development goals: Government"There has been progress in all the indicators and further progress is expected to be made in the remaining period up to 2015," Planning Mi...
08 Aug, 2014, 05.30 PM IST
Tamil Nadu witnesses significant jump in Net Enrolment Ratio in government schoolsIn 2013-14, English medium sections were introduced in 5,189 government schools benefiting 1.03 lakh students, Veeramani said.
17 Jul, 2014, 06.25 PM IST
Economic Survey 2014: Revamp mid-day meal, take steps to improve education systemThere are concerns about the safety of children owing to poor quality of food, said the survey tabled by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.
09 Jul, 2014, 08.02 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
CSO working on Index of Educations Services to track its growthThe CSO is working on the Index of Educations Services to track its growth. The segment contributes about 4% to the gross domestic product.
30 May, 2013, 05.32 AM IST
- Sarva Siksha Abhiyan brings down school dropout rate
School dropout has declined from 80 lakh in 2009 to 30 lakh in 2012 due to the success of the Sarva Siksha Abhiyan programme, the governmen...
15 May, 2013, 08.47 PM IST
- 50% quit school by the time they reach Class VIII
India's performance in primary school enrollment is regarded as one of its great achievements, and its near 100% net enrollment is one of t...
19 Jan, 2012, 08.42 AM IST