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PNN New Delhi [India], July 15: In a world where education increasingly resembles an assembly line, one Indian startup is quietly but fundamentally challenging the system. Debsie, founded by Adhip Ray, who is also the founder of a digital consultancy called WinSavvy, is on a mission to dismantle the outdated, test-centric, memorization-driven approach that defines most schooling -- and replace it with a learning model rooted in curiosity, critical thinking, and joy. "Children aren't machines. ...Read More >
Dhanbad: A civil surgeon in Jharkhand has claimed to have unearthed a blood donation racket involving the illicit sale of the vital fluid by the donation camps to the private hospitals. In a video statement, Dhanbad Civil surgeon, Dr. Alok Vishwakarma said that blood donation camps were being organized in the district every two or three days, but the organisers were neither intimating the Civil Surgeon office mandatory under law, nor was any approval sought by the organisers. A Fishy Blood Don ...Read More >
BENGALURU: Students are in a state of panic as thousands of KCET aspirants across Karnataka are struggling to complete their option entry due to persistent server failures on the Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) portal. They are demanding either an immediate resolution of the technical glitches or an extension of the deadline. In response, KEA has extended the option entry deadline from 15 July to 18 July. Mohan (name changed), a second-year student who appeared for KCET this year, said ...Read More >
Hisar: Hansi police have taken four minors into custody in connection with the alleged killing of the principal of Kartar Singh Memorial Senior Secondary School in Bas village of Narnaund subdivision of Hisar district.School operator and principal Jagbir Panu, 52, a resident of Putthi village, was stabbed to death Thursday morning. The police are currently interrogating all the four.In charge, CIA (crime investigation agency) staff, Hansi, sub-inspector Pradeep Kumar and police station in-charge ...Read More >
BHUBANESWAR: Learning levels of school students in Odisha has exceeded the national average. Not only are they doing well at the foundational stage but also performing better in the higher grades. The Performance Assessment, Review and Analysis of Knowledge for Holistic Development (PARAKH) Rashtriya Sarvekshan-2024 report published by the Ministry of Education on Wednesday has revealed that there has been significant improvement in learning levels of students in grades III, VI and IX in langua ...Read More >
Gurgaon: As heavy rainfall lashed the city for the second consecutive day, govt schools across the district remained open on Thursday.Despite waterlogged roads and unsafe commuting conditions, no official directive was issued for school closures by the education department. Many private schools, on other hand, shifted to online classes for the day. This, however, highlights the lack of resources of govt schools to administer online classes.According to sources, while no formal announcement was m ...Read More >
TIRUCHY: A government school in Tiruchy, which once counted its students on its fingers, has successfully increased strength from 20 to 300 students in the past four years. The Municipal Primary School in Puthur was rewarded with three Tamil Nadu state education awards on Sunday for its remarkable turnaround and academic innovation. P Amsavalli, headmistress of the school, was honoured with the Arignar Anna Award for school leadership (Rs 10 lakh), the Professor Anbazhagan Award for overall sch ...Read More >
Bengaluru, July 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) has approached the Karnataka High Court, challenging the remarks made by the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) that held the cricket franchise responsible for drawing large crowds, which allegedly led to the June 4 stampede in which 11 people lost their lives here. The Royal Challengers Sports Private Limited (RCSPL), the owners of the RCB, has filed the petition in this regard on Wednesday. The CAT had made the obser ...Read More >
Thane, Jul 9 (PTI) Police have registered a case against eight persons, including the principal and four teachers of a private school at Shahapur in Maharashtra's Thane district, after girls studying in Classes 5 to 10 were made to strip to check if they were menstruating, officials said. The incident occurred at the R S Damani school in the town on Tuesday after bloodstains were found in its toilet, they said. It sparked outrage among the parents of the girl students, who protested on the sch ...Read More >
Mumbai: Only 55% of Class 3 students in the country can arrange numbers up to 99 in order, and a mere 53% of Class 6 students know their multiplication tables up to 10, a nationwide survey by the Ministry of Education has revealed -- painting a sobering picture of foundational learning. The Performance Assessment, Review and Analysis of Knowledge for Holistic Development (PARAKH) Rashtriya Sarvekshan, previously known as the National Achievement Survey (NAS), was conducted on December 4 last ye ...Read More >
New Delhi- Only 55 per cent of Class III students can arrange numbers up to 99 in ascending or descending order while only 53 per cent of them in Class VI know tables up to 10, a Ministry of Education (MoE) survey has found. The Performance Assessment, Review and Analysis of Knowledge for Holistic Development (PARAKH) Rashtriya Sarvekshan, formerly known as the National Achievement Survey (NAS), was conducted on December 4 last year, covering 21,15,022 students from both government and private ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Education has come up with some disturbing revelations about the proficiency of students in basic Mathematics in government and private schools across the country. It assessed the Maths and Linguistic proficiency of 21.15 lakh students across 74,229 schools in 36 states and union territories last year. The survey was conducted by PARAKH Rashtriya Sarvekshan 2024 for 21,15,022 students across three different grades: Grade 3 (5,99,026), Grade 6 (6,63,195), and Grade 9 ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Delhi cabinet on Tuesday gave its nod to a proposal for setting up 18,996 smart boards in govt school classrooms. Announcing the decision, education minister Ashish Sood said another proposal to install 2,466 smart boards in 75 'CM Shri Schools' was already at the tendering stage, while 18,996 boards would be set up in phases during the five-year term of govt."The work to install 18,996 smart blackboards will be carried out in five phases. A teachers' training module to teach usin ...Read More >
Thane: The Kalyan Deputy Regional Transport Office (RTO) has issued a notice to a private school, seeking an explanation after two nursery students were injured when they fell from a moving private school van in Ambernath on Monday morning. Officials stated that the notice was served to the school principal on Tuesday, demanding a detailed explanation to be submitted within seven days without fail. The notice stated: "As per the School Bus Policy -- Maharashtra Motor Vehicles (Regulations for ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The legacy of Sardar Hari Singh Nalwa, who once stopped the Afghan forces at the Khyber Pass, is not merely history but a living inheritance, said Dr A. Tajinder Pal Singh Nalwa, his descendant. "If we could protect India from invasions then, we must now protect our children's minds from disintegration." Dr Nalwa was speaking to Sikh educators, community members, students, and lawyers at a seminar hosted by the Sikh Education Society at Guru Nanak High School Lecture Hall. Presided ...Read More >
New Delhi: Only 55 per cent of Class 3 students can arrange numbers up to 99 in ascending or descending order while only 53 per cent in Class 6 know tables up to 10, a ministry of education (MoE) survey has found. Students scored the lowest in mathematics (46 per cent), while in language they averaged 57 per cent and in 'The World Around Us' scored 49 per cent nationally. The Performance Assessment, Review and Analysis of Knowledge for Holistic Development (Parakh) Rashtriya Sarvekshan, former ...Read More >
SRINAGAR: A row has erupted between J&K's Omar Abdullah-led government and opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over a decision to reopen schools in Kashmir from Tuesday amid heat that has scorched 72-year records and soared above 37 degree Celsius. PDP has criticised the move as "cruel".School timings will be 7:30am to 11:30am in Srinagar and other urban zones, and 8:00am to 12 noon in rural areas, minister of school and higher education Sakina Itoo said Monday. Once classes give over, the ...Read More >
Thane/Mumbai, July 7 (PTI) Two children were injured after falling off a speeding school van when its rear door opened in Ambernath town in Thane district on Monday, police said. A video of the incident has gone viral on social media. The Regional Transport Office (RTO) at Kalyan stated that action will be taken against the school van under the School Bus Rules, 2011, and relevant sections of the Motor Vehicles Act after document verification. A police official stated that the van driver didn ...Read More >
Kota: The NEET UG 2025 examination, which was conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA), was held without controversy across the country. It was conducted with no complaints of cheating, impersonation, or paper leaks, a significant development considering the controversies that marred the 2024 exam. Unlike last year, when NEET UG 2024 was plagued by allegations of widespread irregularities, including paper leaks, this year's exam was largely free of any issues. The reforms that the NTA had ...Read More >
Berasia (Madhya Pradesh): The government has given the English medium status to some primary and middle schools in Berasia, but it forgets to send the required books, sources said. As a result, the books are not available to the students, though the academic session for 2025-26 has begun from April. The government has given English medium status to some schools on the pattern of some private institutions. The purpose is to include the students who could not take admission to private schools un ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 7 (ANI): Atishi, senior AAP leader and Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Delhi Assembly, has written a letter to Education Minister Ashish Sood demanding immediate action to start admissions in three fully constructed Delhi Government schools located in Sector 27 Rohini, Sunder Nagri, and Kirari. Despite being completed between November 2024 and January 2025, the buildings remain locked and non-functional as the new academic session has already begun. Also Read | Kodaik ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 7 (ANI): Atishi, senior AAP leader and Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Delhi Assembly, has written a letter to Education Minister Ashish Sood demanding immediate action to start admissions in three fully constructed Delhi Government schools located in Sector 27 Rohini, Sunder Nagri, and Kirari. Despite being completed between November 2024 and January 2025, the buildings remain locked and non-functional as the new academic session has already begun. Sharing a couple o ...Read More >
Guwahati: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Saturday announced that he has requested Union Home Minister Amit Shah to order a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the disappearance of an Indore-based woman in Meghalaya. Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, in a public statement, stated that he has already discussed the grave matter with Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma. Ready for a challenge? Click here to take our quiz and show off your knowledge! He added that police off ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 7 (ANI): Leader of Opposition in Delhi Assembly, Atishi, on Saturday urged Delhi Education Minister Ashish Sood to open three fully-ready Delhi Government School buildings located in Sector 27 Rohini, Sunder Nagri and Kirari, which have not yet been opened for admissions in the current academic session citing issues like power and water connections. In a post on X, Atishi said, 'Arvind Kejriwal ji built wonderful schools in three densely populated areas of Delhi - Sundar ...Read More >
Ratlam (Madhya Pradesh) [India], June 7 (ANI): Union Minister of Education Dharmendra Pradhan, Governor of Karnataka Thaawarchand Gehlot and Madhya Pradesh CM Mohan Yadav inaugurated a hostel and staff quarters at Prime Minister Shri Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya-2. The Union Minister Pradhan and CM Yadav also performed a ritual and inaugurated the hostel and staff quarters. Also Read | AP Inter Supplementary Results 2025: BIEAP To Release Andhra Pradesh Inter 1st and 2nd Year Supply Exam Result ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Are growing financial concerns pushing the education sector in the state into chaos? The situation indicates that the State government is facing scrutiny from the State High Court for failing to implement the 25 per cent reservation for underprivileged students in private schools, as mandated by Section 121 (C) of the Right to Education Act 2009. Meanwhile, private school management has expressed their inability to bear the financial burden that comes with implementing this scheme. I ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Twelve people were arrested in connection with Wednesday's violent protest against an ethanol factory proposed at Pedda Dhanwada village in Jogulamba district. Sub-inspector D Jagadeeswar said the police used video footage to identify those involved in the unrest.In a video statement on Thursday, the SI said notices were issued to five others. "Protesters came armed with sticks and red chilli powder. They pelted stones at the police and set fire to a container and makeshift shelters m ...Read More >
Chandigarh: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday felicitated 44 govt school students who successfully cleared the prestigious JEE (Advanced) exam. He asserted that the 'Sikhiya Kranti' initiative, launched by his govt to revitalise the education sector, was enabling the state to produce such achievers.Mann said the primary aim of Sikhiya Kranti was to make Punjab a frontrunner in education. "These students are now scripting new success stories every day and bringing laurels to the sta ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice to Directorate of Education, Delhi government and Action Committee of Unaided Recognised Private Schools on a plea challenging the Delhi High Court orders which allowed private schools on government land to increase tuition fees without prior approval of DoE. A vacation bench of Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and Justice Augustine George Masih sought a response from DoE and a school body while hearing a plea filed by Naya Samaj Parents Ass ...Read More >
Guwahati: The Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) 2024 has highlighted a notable increase in school enrolment in rural Assam and significant improvement in digital literacy and better learning outcome compared to the 2022 ASER results. The survey, facilitated by Pratham foundation, covered 24,275 children across 780 villages in 26 districts. The 14th nationwide field based ASER survey was conducted across over 17,000 villages across the country, comprising over 6.49 lakh students in the ag ...Read More >
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