Siddaramaiah seeks President's nod for 7 key Karnataka billsKarnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah met President Droupadi Murmu to request approval for seven crucial bills passed by the state legislat...
24 Jun, 2025, 03.24 PM IST
India has a long way to go to eliminate child labour: Parliamentary panel“The implementation of the policy has to go a long way for achieving the objective of elimination of child labour as per commitments made b...
20 Dec, 2023, 09.29 PM IST
Over 2.27 crore EWS students enrolled in private schools in last five years, highest in MP: MoEOver 2.27 crore students from the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) category were enrolled in private schools from 2018-19 to 2022-23, the ...
02 Aug, 2023, 03.55 PM IST
Manipur asks teachers from department-run schools to refrain from private tuitionsA notification of the Commissioner, Education (School) H. Gyan Prakash, said that the government has noticed that some of the teachers empl...
13 Oct, 2022, 08.31 PM IST
No proposal to extend ambit of RTE Act: HRDMinister of State for HRD, Satya Pal Singh, informed the Rajya Sabha that the government has merged three centrally sponsored schemes to se...
15 Mar, 2018, 07.19 PM IST
Panel to examine bringing pre-school, secondary education under RTE ActIn the 58th meeting of CABE in June, 2011 it was felt that every child must have the right to at least 10 years of formal schooling.
18 Apr, 2016, 09.34 PM IST
Cabinet okays new laws to allow children below 14 to work in select areasCabinet approved amendments to the Child Labour Act, for children below 14 years to work in family enterprises and as artist.
13 May, 2015, 02.32 PM IST
National Disaster Management Authority formulates draft national school safety policy guidelinesThis compliance needs to be monitored on a regular basis. All existing as well as new schools need to conform to safety standards as per th...
17 Dec, 2014, 06.57 PM IST
25 per cent seats to be reserved for transgender kids in Delhi schoolsThe Health department will be issuing the required certificate to ascertain the gender and admission to schools will be based on that.
15 Oct, 2014, 04.37 PM IST
Madras High Court notice to Teachers' Recruitment BoardJustice M M Sunderesh of the Madurai Bench of the High Court admitted the petition filed by S Vincent who wrote the examination in 2012, an...
20 Feb, 2014, 01.18 AM IST
Bihar schools lag in implementing right to educationBihar lagged on different counts of infrastructure and basic facilities like kitchen shed, library, playground, sanitation, free text books.
27 Aug, 2013, 08.06 PM IST
Delhi HC verdict on nursery admission challenged in SCDelhi HC verdict that the RTE Act is not applicable to nursery admission in unaided private schools has been challenged in the SC.
16 May, 2013, 04.13 PM IST
Private schools can't be allowed to make admission criteria: High CourtHC today said the Centre and the city government cannot "dilute" the the Right to Education Act by allowing unaided private schools to form...
23 Jan, 2013, 09.01 PM IST
- Unaided minority school salary need not match government's, says SC
Teachers of unaided minority schools cannot claim salary and perks that match their counterparts in government and government-aided schools...
12 Aug, 2011, 03.52 AM IST
- Fund shortage keeps education act waiting
The Centre appears to be in no hurry to notify the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is...
15 Jan, 2010, 04.02 AM IST
- Disabled children not to be in 'disadvantaged' class
They are likely to get benefit of 25% quota in private unaided school.
05 Oct, 2009, 04.11 AM IST
- Education for all may not remain pipe dream
Finally, it’s time to set India on a resurgent path as Rajya Sabha takes up the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Bill, 20...
20 Jul, 2009, 03.59 AM IST