Govt says over 50,000 buses, 1,800 buildings made accessible under Sugamya Bharat AbhiyanThe government of India has made strides in improving accessibility for persons with disabilities. Under the Accessible India Campaign, man...
06 Aug, 2025, 05.22 PM IST
Resolve PM-SHRI dispute, release funds to TN, WB, and Kerala: Panel to Education MinistryThe parliamentary panel on education has urged the Union Education Ministry to release pending SSA funds to Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, and Ke...
26 Mar, 2025, 11.45 PM IST
Rural literacy rate up over 10 pc points in past decade: Govt tells Lok SabhaRural India's literacy rate saw a significant boost over the past decade, rising by over 10 percentage points to 77.50% in 2023-24. Female ...
09 Dec, 2024, 10.07 PM IST
Cabinet nod to Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Unnat Gram Abhiyan; earmarks Rs 79,156 crore for upliftment of tribal communitiesThe Union Cabinet, led by PM Narendra Modi, has approved the Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Unnat Gram Abhiyan with a budget of Rs 79,156 crore. ...
18 Sep, 2024, 03.50 PM IST
UNICEF lauds MP CM's efforts to promote menstrual health among adolescentsUNICEF India lauded Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav's efforts to improve menstrual health. Rs 57.18 crore was transferred to 19 l...
18 Aug, 2024, 10.21 AM IST
Interim Budget 2024-25: School education gets record allocation of over Rs 73,000 croreIn the record-high allocation for the Department of School Education and Literacy, the government has allocated over Rs 73,000 crore for sc...
01 Feb, 2024, 07.24 PM IST
Tripura launches school boat service to ferry school students for freeTaking into consideration their hardships, the school education department on Saturday flagged off a 'school boat' to ferry students from t...
16 Jul, 2023, 01.33 PM IST
Parliamentary panels unhappy with funding delays by ministriesFactor this, the school education department was provided an outlay of '37,383.36 cr in BE 2022-23. However, at RE stage, it was reduced to...
04 Apr, 2023, 12.42 AM IST
UP govt launches campaign to empower underprivileged girlsDirector General of School Education Vijay Kiran Anand said the main objective of the Aarohini programme, which will be implemented in thre...
29 Jan, 2023, 06.07 PM IST
Servotech Power Systems bags 4.1 MW rooftop solar project from Uttar Pradesh New & Renewable Energy Development AgencyThe total contract value of the entire project is approximately Rs 23.50 crore, and it will be completed within 4 months from the date of a...
05 Sep, 2022, 02.43 PM IST
Andhra Pradesh: 39,000 vacancies for teachers in elementary schoolsAccording to government data, there are 39,000 teacher vacancies in primary schools in Andhra Pradesh and over 11,000 openings for secondar...
30 Jun, 2022, 11.01 AM IST
Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan: Rs 2.9 lakh crore education scheme to benefit 156 mn studentsThe government has decided to enhance the incentive to children with disabilities to Rs 5,000 and extend the Rs 6,000 transport incentive p...
05 Aug, 2021, 11.10 AM IST
Government working tirelessly towards 'Education for All' mission: Amit ShahThe International Literacy Day 2020 focuses on 'Literacy teaching and learning in the COVID-19 crisis and beyond', especially on the role o...
08 Sep, 2020, 04.21 PM IST
Rural students spend more than urban counterpart on books, stationery, uniform: Eco SurveyAs per the Economic Survey 2019-20 tabled in the Parliament by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, the absence of suitable financial suppo...
31 Jan, 2020, 03.38 PM IST
Bihar schools have worst student-teacher ratio, followed by Delhi: HRDThe Right To Education Act, 2009 in its schedule has laid down pupil-teacher ratio (PTR) for both primary and upper primary schools.
25 Aug, 2019, 12.43 PM IST
Education not a subject for 2019 elections: Prakash Javadekar"Education is not a subject for politics..it will also not be a subject for 2019 elections. It is a subject of future generations and every...
24 May, 2018, 06.14 PM IST
Centre wants to know students’ bank detailsBMC education officer Mahesh Palkar said the database was being created to disburse benefits through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT), a syste...
19 Apr, 2018, 10.24 AM IST