Mizoram makes history as India’s first fully literate stateMizoram has achieved a significant milestone, becoming the first fully literate state in India under the ULLAS initiative. Chief Minister L...
20 May, 2025, 07.27 PM IST
Federal judge orders Trump administration to unblock pandemic relief money for schoolsA federal judge has mandated the Education Department to reverse its freeze on remaining COVID-19 relief funds for schools. Education Secre...
07 May, 2025, 10.26 PM IST
Smart Cities Mission led to 22% rise in school enrolment, improved crime tracking: IIM-B studiesEfforts under India's Smart Cities Mission have yielded a 22% increase in school enrolment in 19 cities and enhanced real-time crime monito...
27 Dec, 2024, 10.32 PM IST
Empowering education: Study24x7's unique approach to social learningStudy24x7 is a global social learning network that connects students, teachers, schools, universities, and corporations. The platform aims ...
26 Oct, 2023, 04.50 PM IST
Earn while learning: HEIs may soon provide part-time jobs to economically weaker studentsAccording to draft Guidelines for Equitable Opportunity to the Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Groups (SEDGs) in HEIs, the rate of remuner...
19 Apr, 2023, 08.35 PM IST
View: Budget's 'Saptarishi' construct will unleash India's growth potential in the years to comeThe key message of this budget is the continued focus on public capex. As the economy gathers momentum, continued public capex is expected ...
05 Feb, 2023, 11.05 PM IST
India's 95 per cent villages have schools within 5 km, govt tells Lok SabhaUnion Minister of State for Education Annapurna Devi said a number of initiatives have been taken by the central government to improve the ...
21 Mar, 2022, 04.10 PM IST
Kerala leads other states on several indices of human development, says President KovindLauding the service sector professionals from Kerala, especially the nurses and doctors, he said they are highly respected and relied upon ...
23 Dec, 2021, 04.20 PM IST
Andhra Pradesh govt fixes school, college fee for three yearsThe maximum annual tuition fee for schools in gram panchayats has been fixed at Rs 10,000 for primary classes and Rs 12,000 for higher clas...
26 Aug, 2021, 05.04 PM IST
Bleetech runs a TV channel for the deafThe deaf in India have mostly come under the ignored communities of the society. To change this narrative, Bleetech Innovations’s digital p...
20 Jan, 2020, 10.27 AM IST
Post-Brexit India-UK trade can be lot better: Indian envoyThere was consensus among the business and political leaders at the conference, held to coincide with the 1 year mark of the referendum on ...
24 Jun, 2017, 02.49 PM IST
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation donates $4.78mn for librariesNasscom Foundation said it has received a grant of $4.78 million from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) to strengthen public libraries...
07 Mar, 2016, 08.02 PM IST
NASSCOM Foundation launches Indian Public Library Movement; partners with Bill and Melinda Gates FoundationBill and Melinda Gates Foundation has provided a $4.78 million grant to provide support towards repositioning of the libraries across India.
07 Mar, 2016, 01.19 PM IST
JNU mulling setting up of National Resource Centre for blindJNU is considering setting up a National Resource Centre to develop an online portal to provide access to e-resources to the visually impai...
09 Aug, 2015, 11.02 AM IST
Reducing digital divide vital: PM Manmohan SinghLauding Kerala's pioneering efforts in achieving total e-literacy, PM Manmohan Singh said reducing digital divide was vital to improve live...
04 Jan, 2014, 12.38 PM IST
How to avail an education loanAn education loan can cover accommodation charges, expenses related to the purchase of books and equipment, examination and library fee, tr...
19 Aug, 2013, 09.21 AM IST
- Reading lies at the heart of learning and innovation
Even as the call for 'innovation' and 'inclusion' grows louder, the silence on the institution that can help it happen - the public library...
17 Nov, 2011, 04.57 AM IST