NITI report says India has solved school access challenge, retention remains a hurdleIndia has succeeded in bringing children to school but struggles to keep them enrolled in higher classes. A NITI Aayog report reveals a sig...
11 May, 2026, 01.59 PM IST
Tamil Nadu Polls: Focus on Vijay's poll promises; TVK assured 8 gm gold for womenActor Vijay's new party TVK is poised to lead in Tamil Nadu elections. His manifesto includes significant promises like gold for marriages ...
04 May, 2026, 07.36 PM IST
She ran away from abusive marriage at 16, became the box office queen by 20; This Class 4 dropout who saved the film industry died feeling unlovedLong before the stage name "Silk" became synonymous with South Indian glamour, Vadlapati Vijayalakshmi was a child bride fleeing an abusive...
01 May, 2026, 10.07 AM IST
TN polls: Vijay announces Rs 2,500 monthly assistance, 8 gm gold for womenTVK chief Vijay unveiled his party's manifesto for the upcoming Assembly polls, pledging Rs 2,500 monthly aid for women and 8 grams of gold...
16 Apr, 2026, 06.33 PM IST
Govt starts home PTMs to curb tribal school dropoutsTeachers from Eklavya Model Residential Schools will now visit tribal homes. This initiative aims to boost parental involvement in educatio...
07 Mar, 2026, 12.48 AM IST
Drive in works to check dropout rate among those failing board examsFacing high dropout rates after board exams, the education ministry plans a nationwide drive to help students finish schooling through open...
22 Jan, 2025, 11.52 PM IST
Why is formal education important for entrepreneurs? Zerodha's Nikhil Kamath who dropped out of school tells whyNikhil Kamath, Zerodha's co-founder, left school at a young age and faced challenges due to his lack of formal education. He overcame this ...
20 Dec, 2024, 09.01 PM IST
Kanye West-Kim Kardashian's daughter North West announces debut album. Name and other detailsNorth West, the eldest daughter of rapper Kanye West and socialite Kim Kardashian has announced her debut album. While participating in the...
11 Mar, 2024, 07.50 PM IST
In 2021-22, school dropout rate at secondary level was higher than national avg in 7 statesThis information was collated from the minutes of the Project Approval Board (PAB) meetings held under the Ministry of Education to discuss...
11 Jun, 2023, 04.40 PM IST
Education ministry comes up with three-phase plan to maintain, restore, improve learningOut-of-school children was a major concern even after the first wave and was taken up in a meeting of the parliamentary standing committee ...
27 May, 2021, 12.11 AM IST
Primary level dropout 4.13 per cent in 2014-15: JavadekarThe dropout rate for the boys at the primary level during this period was 4.36% and for the girls was 3.88%, according to data provided by ...
04 Jan, 2018, 05.47 PM IST
Bill to start exams in Classes 5 and 8 on anvil: Prakash Javadekar"We are bringing a bill to have examinations for classes 5 and 8 and I hope you will give your support to this bill," HRD Minister Prakash ...
27 Jul, 2017, 06.30 PM IST
Building a future, brick by brick: Schooling for workers' kids to be builders' onusAuthorities have identified 1,992 dropouts in Bengaluru out of 52,662 in Karnataka this academic year, with child labour and migration said...
27 Sep, 2016, 01.00 PM IST
- Karnataka's promise: No school dropouts in next three years
Hollow claim? But an activist questions Karnataka government data on children remaining outside formal education all these years.
12 Sep, 2016, 10.46 AM IST
Around 2.9 lakh children left studies in 2011-13 across Karnataka: StudyIn the Shanti Nagar Assembly constituency alone, in the heart of Bengaluru, 5,886 children discontinued school in those years.
05 Dec, 2014, 06.45 AM IST
School dropout scenario in India 'extremely high': UNICEFThe school dropout scenario in the country is "extremely high" as over 80 million children are not completing the full cycle of elementary ...
11 Mar, 2014, 05.06 PM IST
- Sarva Siksha Abhiyan brings down school dropout rate
School dropout has declined from 80 lakh in 2009 to 30 lakh in 2012 due to the success of the Sarva Siksha Abhiyan programme, the governmen...
15 May, 2013, 08.47 PM IST