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REGIONAL DISPARITIES IN EDUCATION
India expands higher education access, cuts gender, caste gaps: ReportIndia has expanded higher education access for its youth, reducing disparities. More young people are educated and ambitious. However, inte...
A recurring pattern shows why India's big job-generation numbers may not really matterA recent report highlights a significant skills mismatch in India's employment sector, where over half of graduates are in low-skilled jobs...
Centre recommends 7 states to adopt common board for class 10, 12 as analysis flags poor outcomesThe Education Ministry suggests a common board for classes 10 and 12 in seven states. These states accounted for a large percentage of stud...
Lakshadweep tops, Bihar trails as India posts 80.9% literacy. But gaps by gender and region persistIndia's literacy rate shows progress. The rate is 80.9% for those aged seven and above. Lakshadweep and Kerala lead in literacy. Bihar, Mad...
Tripura, Maharashtra Board exams toughest in India: Here is a list of most-difficult and easy board examsNCERT's PARAKH report revealed disparities in Class 10 and 12 board exam difficulties across India. Analyses of 17 school boards showed sta...
Impact of CSR funds ‘not widely felt’ despite jump in spending: Ministry of Corporate AffairsThe Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has highlighted the limited impact of corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives in India, d...
India is a rich country with poor population facing issues like starvation, unemployment: Nitin Gadkari"We are the fastest-growing economy in the world and are the fifth largest economy. We are a rich nation with a poor population. Our countr...
Why Himanta Biswa Sarma is proposing five national capitalsThe war of words on Twitter between Arvind Kejriwal and Himanta Biswa Sarma has a taken a new turn.
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma proposes five national capitals to end regional disparity"Having been engaged in a dialogue with Delhi CM Shri @ArvindKejriwal, who's by now in habit of mocking at other states, I'm of the view th...
Will rename Mumbai-Karnataka as Kittur Karnataka: Chief Minister BommaiThe Mumbai-Karnataka region will be renamed as 'Kittur Karnataka region' as there is no point in retaining the old name when border dispute...
Aspirational districts programme shifts the focus back on developmentThe ADP has made huge strides towards achieving the targets in the health and education sectors. In these two sectors, the districts have p...
Poverty cannot be abolished, remove core problems: Meghnad DesaiThe Indian-born member of British House of Lords, who is also a Padma Bhushan awardee, said we need to concentrate on the core problems of ...
- Bill in Lok Sabha to grant special status of 6 districts in Hyderabad-Karnataka region
Govt today introduced a bill seeking to amend Article 371 of the Constitution to grant special status to 6 backward districts of Hyderabad-...
- Govt planning scheme to incentivise states to improve higher education
The proposed Rashtriya Ucchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) is part of the government effort to increase enrolment in higher education instituti...
- GER to be raised to 15 per cent by 2011-12
As many as 21 million students had to be enrolled in colleges and Universities to attain a Gross Enrolment Ratio(GER) of 15 per cent by 201...
- UGC Plans to develop higher education sector
The University Grants Commission is in the process of formalising a plan to give a fillip to the higher education sector.
- Rapid city growth seen as threat to Asian prosperity
The rapid growth of Asian cities is posing serious problems and governments must ensure that services and infrastructure can cope, official...