Debate around NMC Act highlights problems rankling technical education institutes
Doctors and activists across the country say NMC Act will corporatise medical education and lower the quality of healthcare providers
There will be 2 billion more people on Earth by 2050: UN report
India will overtake China as the world’s most populous country in the next eight years, according to the United Nation’s The …
Rural vs. Urban: Measuring the inequality of opportunity
Just building infrastructure to bridge inequality in basic services like education is not the answer
How kids in a low-income country use laptops: lessons from Madagascar
Our findings suggest that developing countries like Madagascar have something in common with western nations when it comes to laptop use, such as …
Outlining their rights
Cartography provides the indigenous peoples of the world another way of asserting their rights
Poverty and emergencies keep children out of school
Every one in five children in the world are not in school, says the latest UNICEF report
COVID-19 has set in motion an educational crisis. Here is how to prevent it
Reopening schools at 50% capacity, involving teachers only in school work, collaboration with private players are some ways in which India can …
International Women’s Day 2023: When mothers learn from daughters and begin anew
In a South Kolkata suburb, life comes a full circle as women take baby steps to fulfill lost dreams and rush to attend afternoon classes
Two-thirds of poor countries slashed education budget due to COVID-19: World Bank, UNESCO
Cuts can last for a long time as the pandemic continues to cause economic losses and make fiscal positions worse, warns report
How community virtual classes can bridge learning gap, address inequality
A key advantage of CVCL is that self-learning and teacher / peer-guided modalities can be combined within the same model
New alphabets: How kids in Rayagada, Kalahandi continued learning amid COVID-19
Children in two of India’s poorest districts continue their education as communities convert open spaces into schools, rope in youths as …
Odisha needs to make apposite effort to have toilets in all its school
Who cares for toilets in school? 34% of schoolchildren in Odisha do, finds new study
Despite intention, why Odisha villages are failing to keep their girls in school
Infrastructural improvement will need to follow laws passed to empower women, say experts
Centre overrules Supreme Court directive on combined medical entrance test
The latest Union government’s rule intends to allow the states to conduct their own medical entrance exams for the current academic year
Environmental crimes increase 78% but case disposal slower
Courts disposing of cases at rate much lower than that of new cases recorded, leading to large backlog
COVID-19 pandemic & children: Focus on mental health
Children growing up amid lockdowns and school closures are vulnerable to neurological problems
Can Bihar combat child marriage?
Although a welcome move, Bihar government’s campaign to combat child marriage can be achieved only by ensuring girls complete higher …
Gangs offer a tempting 'home' to frustrated, unhappy youngsters
Youngsters who grow up in a culture of anger and violence may be drawn to gangs, and schools then become fertile grounds for criminal behaviour
Never too late to learn
Vernacular comics, literary primers, a newsletter called Leaves: that's the way to teach those in Asia who've never had the chance
Unconventional approach to AIDS control
Voluntary groups in Madras are taking up the onus of increasing AIDS awareness among various groups including students, blue-collar workers and …
Protecting hands
An educational charity aims to light up the life of Black schoolchildren by imparting them technical knowledge
For whom the school bells toll?
India's education policy has only sought to alienate the students and also deepen the urban-rural divide
COVID-19: How viable is online education?
Skill-development needs experiment and experience, which may not be feasible in online learning
Hello Point in Odisha: A tale of digital India or ignorant India?
Odisha has the highest number of inhabited villages without access to mobile networks
Secondary education can reduce child marriage by 66%: UNICEF
Secondary education stronger, more consistent protection against child marriage than primary school education