Does India really need a New Education Policy? Is our educational reform held back by the datedness of the 1986\/1992 education policy which was written before the internet and mobile phones? read more

In a 19-point wish-list, conveyed to the Union government through an information interaction, BSM has said that since there are about 150 institutes under the ministry of culture that also provide education in the field of art, it makes eminent sense... read more

Rs 94,853.64 crore outlay has been earmarked for the education sector in 2019-20 fiscal, an increase of over 13 per cent from the revised estimates of 2018-19. read more

Against this policy tradition of honouring secularism as a core Indian value for designing Indian education, the omission of the words “secular” and “secularism” in the NEP 2019 is odd. Indeed, the NEP’s frequent affirmation of its aim of inculcating... read more

The natural curiosity and creativity of children is often discouraged in school. Keeping these alive and growing is a must read more

There is no need of a national policy to address the issues that afflict school education. Most of the actions relating to education lie in the states read more

The panel headed by K Kasturirangan, former chief of the Indian Space Research Organisation, said governance and leadership of educational institutions (HEIs) are “deeply influenced and controlled by external bodies and individuals.” read more

Among prominent private schools in Delhi that use “public” in their names are Delhi Public School, The Frank Anthony Public School, and Bal Bharati Public School. read more

In a series of tweets, Siddaramaiah said the Centre was imposing Hindi on the states and asked it to give them “more space”. read more

The draft of the new National Education Policy (NEP) was on Friday handed over to the country’s new human resources development (HRD) minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’. read more

The appointment of Pokhriyal, a former Uttarakhand chief minister, comes at a time when all eyes are on the new education policy expected during the Narendra Modi government’s last tenure. read more

The Kasturirangan panel, which was constituted in June last year, has been granted five extensions so that the report could be finalised. The tenure of the committee was extended December last year and on April 6, June 20th and August 28th this year. read more

Students, farmers, social activists, educationists and leaders from different political parties shared a common platform to demand 10% of GDP allocation for education, filling up vacancies in government jobs, stop paper leaks and corruption in recruitment,... read more

The strong foundations laid by a matrilineal society got a further push from progressive social movements and sound health and education policies , all of which benefited women. Yet, little of this has actually translated into real power for women or... read more

Experts says burden of living up to the parents’ expectations makes child forget his personality. read more