At 15, Louis Braille began transforming a military night code into the reading system now used worldwideLouis Braille transformed a military code into a revolutionary reading system for the blind. His 6-dot system, developed in Paris, allowed ...
24 May, 2026, 04.25 PM IST
Read a book and cut 4 days from jail sentence: Actor Madhavan shares a fascinating prison reform rule where inmates get second chancesA Brazilian prison reform initiative allows inmates to reduce sentences by reading and reflecting on books. Actor R Madhavan highlighted th...
15 Apr, 2026, 03.19 PM IST
Trump pulls US out of UN cultural agency UNESCO for second timeDonald Trump plans to withdraw the United States from UNESCO. The withdrawal will be effective by the end of next year. The White House cla...
23 Jul, 2025, 01.33 PM IST
US walks out on UNESCO 2 years after rejoining — what prompted the exit and what the fallout could look likeThe United States is set to withdraw from UNESCO once more in December 2026. This decision follows concerns about the agency's alleged anti...
22 Jul, 2025, 09.34 PM 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
AI holds potential to transform lives but poses threat if mishandled: UNESCO Education ADGAccording to UNESCO's Global Education Monitoring Report, technology is never ideologically neutral and new AI models and applications are ...
29 Sep, 2024, 02.17 PM IST
UN cautions schools against ‘excessive’ use of tech in classrooms, says it can impede learningUNESCO had observed a rising trend of banning smartphones in classrooms, with "one in four countries" passing laws and regulations to that ...
27 Jul, 2023, 09.01 PM IST
Citing Ukraine war, UNESCO says education system of countries should have crisis-sensitive policiesTeachers need to be equipped to teach in increasingly challenging conditions such as damaged facilities or overcrowded classrooms, and to b...
27 Mar, 2022, 02.24 PM IST
UNESCO chooses new chief amid tensions over Palestinian roleVoting by UNESCO's 58-member executive board starts Monday and continues through the week until a candidate wins a majority.
09 Oct, 2017, 02.56 PM IST
At 47 million, India has the most adolescent school dropoutsGlobally , about 263 million children and adolescents are out of school, which is equivalent to about a quarter of the population of Europe.
15 Jul, 2016, 12.08 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 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
Spend more on education through taxes: Unesco reportIndia remains one of the 21 countries where less than half of children are learning the basics, according to Unesco's 2013-14 'Global Monit...
31 Jan, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
- Investment in education as good as Africa's
For a government that has prided itself on its commitment to education, Unesco’s Education For All Global Monitoring Report 2009 came with ...
26 Nov, 2008, 04.48 AM 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
- Corruption undermining education systems across globe
Rigged calls for tender, embezzlement, illegal registration fees, academic fraud and various other corrupt practices are seriously undermin...
31 May, 2007, 11.50 AM IST