International Literacy Day 2025: The history and significance of a day that reshaped global educationInternational Literacy Day 2025 emphasizes literacy as vital for dignity and opportunity, highlighting progress since its 1966 inception. W...
08 Sep, 2025, 09.56 AM IST
IIT-KGP plan in works for accessible PujoUNESCO and IIT-KGP are collaborating to enhance Durga Puja's accessibility for senior citizens, people with disabilities, pregnant women, a...
19 Aug, 2025, 12.31 AM IST
40% global population doesn't have access to education in language they understand: UNESCOUNESCO's Global Education Monitoring report highlights that 40% of the global population lacks access to education in their home language. ...
02 Mar, 2025, 11.54 AM IST
African continent’s native languages get neglected. See whyAccording to Tawana Kupe, only 25% African languages are used in secondary education and 5% in higher education across the continent.
20 Nov, 2022, 01.33 AM IST
Historical fort cities of Gwalior, Orchha in Madhya Pradesh included in UNESCO world heritage cities listA UNESCO team will visit the state next year and after having a look at the heritage properties will prepare a master plan for their develo...
07 Dec, 2020, 03.28 PM IST
Historical fort cities of Gwalior, Orchha in Madhya Pradesh included in UNESCO world heritage cities list07 Dec, 2020, 03.22 PM IST
New task forces to help 2.7 million teachers in India hit by COVID-19 lockdownThe United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organteachetisation data, launched at the Teachers of the World Unite virtual summi...
28 May, 2020, 06.51 PM IST
COVID-19 crisis : Nearly 13% museums around the world may never reopenNearly 13 per cent of the museums around the world may never reopen, the UN's cultural agency has warned, as about 90 per cent of them glob...
19 May, 2020, 12.10 PM IST
How can schools reopen safely post COVID-19? UN agencies, World Bank lay down guidelinesAs per UNESCO estimates, over 154 crore students are severely impacted by closure of educational institutions across the world amid the COV...
06 May, 2020, 05.48 PM IST
BYJU'S announces free access to its learning app amid COVID-19 crisisStudents across classes 1-12 can download and access BYJU'S learning programs for free until the end of April, BYJU'S said in a statement.
11 Mar, 2020, 06.13 PM IST
Urdu in Pakistan schools contributed to political tensions: UNESCOUNESCO said the continued use of Urdu in Pakistani schools has led to political tensions in the multi-ethnic country.
21 Feb, 2016, 04.29 PM IST
India made impressive progress in providing primary education: ReportDespite a six per cent increase in aid to education, investment levels are four per cent lower today than in 2010 and risk stagnating for t...
07 Jul, 2015, 10.30 AM 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 has over 1 million children out of school: UNUNESCO said that India had 1.4 million children out of school in 2011 but the country is among 17 other nations that have managed to reduce...
27 Jun, 2014, 10.57 AM IST
- Arctic people must be consulted on climate change: UNESCO
Indigenous Arctic peoples must be consulted on ways to preserve their ways of life and boost employment opportunities as the northern ice r...
14 Mar, 2009, 05.33 PM IST
- India at bottom in UNESCO's ranking on literacy
There are grim statistics for India in the UNESCO's Global Monitoring Report released on Friday.
30 Nov, 2007, 04.15 PM IST
- School education in India more expensive than university: UNESCO
In contrast, university education, which typically helps the better off students, remains subsidised and costs just the half of the primary...
12 Oct, 2007, 12.07 PM IST