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Manipur violence trauma surfaces in children’s drawings at relief campsChildren in Manipur are drawing their experiences of ethnic violence. Their artwork depicts burning homes, gunmen, and bodies. These drawin...
'I am Sophie': 17-year-old from a small UP city’s Hindi-medium school builds AI robot teacher that can teach any subjectA 17-year-old student has developed an AI-powered robot teacher named Sophie, capable of answering questions across subjects using an LLM c...
Is it India's 79th Independence Day or 78th in 2025? Here's what you need to knowIndependence Day 2025 how many years? India is preparing to celebrate its Independence Day on August 15, 2025. But is it 78th Independence ...
Pakistan can't keep turning economic rescue into strategic ransomOn 9 May 2025, the International Monetary Fund released a $1 billion tranche to Pakistan, marking its 25th financial support programme sinc...
In India, home to IITians, IIMians, 'school kids struggle with day to day calculations'A study published in Nature reveals that Indian kids working in markets excel at mental math but struggle with academic math taught in scho...
Best Abacus for your kid to enhance their math skills with funFrom fostering fundamental math skills to nurturing cognitive development, these meticulously curated selections are tailored to ignite you...
America desperately needs people who are good at mathThe Defense Department has called for a major initiative to support education in STEM fields. The number of math-related jobs is increasing...
America's poor math skills raise alarms over global competitivenessThe U.S. military, employers and economic development specialists have been raising alarms about the implications of American students' low...
View: As India plans to reopen classrooms, ‘teaching the children’ must replace ‘teaching the curriculum’Most children are several years behind the grade level and, therefore, find it impossible to follow. So, teachers tend to default to teachi...
View: Reframing Education Reform using Assessments as a Looking GlassThe solution was introducing State Level Assessments (SLA) - a statewide census-based assessment of students in grades I-VIII deploying sta...
New Chinese method makes studying maths a cakewalkThe method shot into spotlight after 15-year-olds from Shanghai performed better than counterparts from other parts of the world in the PIS...
Nandan Nilekani plans tech project 'Ek Step' to hone children's basic skillsNilekani is launching a social enterprise, Ek Step, and has roped in technologists and former colleagues at UIAI to be part of his team.
How schools in India are failing the childrenHalf of our school students, after spending six years in school, cannot read basic sentences or perform simple arithmetic.
Economic Survey 2014: Revamp mid-day meal, take steps to improve education systemThere are concerns about the safety of children owing to poor quality of food, said the survey tabled by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.
Crisis in the country's schooling system; how can it be improvedTwo reports, PISA and Annual Status of Education Report in Rural India, leave no doubt that there is a crisis in the country's school syste...
- School education needs greater focus in Budget: Azim Premji
In February last year, the finance minister took a bold stance by increasing the 2007-08 school education Budget by 35% to Rs 23,142 crore....
- B-schools take lessons in candidate diversity
You could be a nuclear scientist and at the same time, be a suitable candidate for a premier B-school seat!