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8 decades, 1 shop: 94-year-old Mumbai man’s roadside stall serves more than just sugarcane juice. His life lessons carry wisdom, inspiration and honesty. ‘Even if someone cheats you, do not cheat them back.’A 94-year-old Mumbai juice vendor, Sadiq Pal, has been running his father's sugarcane juice shop for over 80 years. Despite limited formal ...
Smart teachers more important than smart classrooms and blackboards: President MurmuPresident Droupadi Murmu emphasizes the importance of smart teachers at the National Teachers Awards ceremony. She says smart teachers unde...
Private sector in driver's seat of Indian economy: Rajnath SinghDefence Minister Rajnath Singh highlighted the growing role of the private sector in India's economy and education. He inaugurated a new Sa...
Education ministry notifies guidelines for bagless days for classes 6-8The Union education ministry has notified guidelines for implementing bagless days for classes 6-8 to make learning in schools more enjoyab...
University: Nature guideRabindranath Tagore revolutionized education by advocating for holistic growth in nature. His legacy includes Visva-Bharati, promoting cult...
Life and lettersBooks provide valuable information, but Joseph Campbell and others caution against relying solely on them for knowledge. Real-world experie...
PM Modi: Students used to get bookish knowledge, NEP will change itIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the new National Education Policy would replace an “irrelevant” bookish education system...
Students used to get bookish knowledge, NEP will change that: PM ModiPraising what he called the noble profession of teaching, Modi said whenever he met any world leader, including royal rulers of Bhutan and ...
Govt making efforts to include agriculture as part of school curriculum: Narendra Singh TomarAgriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar also stressed on mainstreaming agriculture curriculum in school education under the New Education...
India is sacred land of education, knowledge: PM Narendra ModiCiting an example, the Prime Minister said, Taimmal living in Udumalpet block of Trippur district of Tamil Nadu is very inspiring.
India's atomic energy programme needs a boost: KakodkarIndia's pace in this direction (atomic energy programme) needs to be boosted further, Anil Kakodkar said at a function in Kalyan on Saturda...
Experts urge government to step up spend on healthcareExperts in various fields have urged the government to step up its spend on health infrastructure in order to provide better medical facili...
Finance Minister P Chidambaram rejects Narendra Modi's 'lesson in economy'After history lesson, Narendra Modi has delivered his first lesson in economics."
Manmohan Singh, Chidambaram ruined the country with their 'bookish knowledge': Narendra ModiNarendra Modi today attacked Manmohan Singh and Chidambaram, saying they have ruined the country with their "bookish knowledge".
Congress compares Narendra Modi speeches to stand up comedy showsCongress today ridiculed Narendra Modi as a "poorly-educated" man who was "talking foolish" in his attempt to rival a highly educated PM.
- Silence & power
Centuries before Bacon, Indian tradition called for an anti-view that regards knowledge as bondage; Jnanam bandham, says Kashmiri sage Vasu...
Hyderabad engineering graduates languish in BPOs due to lack of skillsParticipants at a national employability conclave stressed the need to revamp the curriculum in engineering colleges to improve the skills ...
- Educational institutes walking extra mile to bridge gap between bookish and practical knowledge
In an attempt to bridge the gap between bookish and practical knowledge, educational institutes are walking the extra mile.
- Unemployability and not unemployment, bigger crisis: Report
As the country launches itself on a higher growth trajectory but with rising unemployment, a report says that unemployability is a bigger c...
- Indian youth are simply unemployable: Report
A TeamLease report estimates that repairing this skill deficit could cost Rs 490,000 crore, or 10% of GDP over the next two years. Jobless?...