Budget 2026-27: Space budget recovers but misses crucial private sector reforms

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Union Budget 2026-27 The Indian space program has moved out of its post-pandemic slump and is entering a phase of sustained, if also cautious, consolidation. Since 2012-2013, the national space budget has grown by 182%. This sounds massive but most of the growth actually happened in the last decade, especially between 2014 and 2019. Allocations […]

Punjab CM rolls out post-matric scholarship for 2.7 lakh SC students, claims 35% hike in beneficiaries, ETEducation

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Recalling the period between 2017 and 2020, Mann said the scheme was virtually stalled, leading educational institutions to withhold degrees to students. Jalandhar: Launching the distribution of post-matric scholarships to more than 2.7 lakh Scheduled Caste students at the PAP Ground in Jalandhar on Friday, chief minister Bhagwant Mann said the Rs 271-crore ‘Post-Matric Scholarship’ […]

Budget 2026’s New Vision for Indian Students

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Editor’s note: Budget announcements are still evolving as more fine print and official notifications come in. This explainer captures the key education-related highlights reported so far and what they could mean for students and families. On Sunday, February 1, 2026, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2026–27 in Parliament; her ninth consecutive Budget, […]

Union Budget 2026: push for technology, planetary science in space programme

Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The total budget allocation for the Department of Space has seen a marginal increase compared to 2026-2027 but a double-digit jump compared to actual revised spending. Importantly, while the allocation of ₹13,705.63 crore represents a modest growth of 2.16% from 2025-2026, there is a […]

Budget 2026-27: CII backs Union Budget plan for dedicated rare earth corridors

Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters Industry body CII on Sunday (February 1, 2026) welcomed the Union Budget proposal to establish dedicated rare earth corridors in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha stating it would help India’s leadership in rare earth magnets. The Union Budget 2026 proposal towards establishment of Rare […]

Why Indian students are choosing Italy for higher education but leaving after graduation

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Italy attracts Indian students with affordable degrees but struggles to retain graduates (Representative image) Walk through the corridors of public universities in Milan, Bologna, or Rome today and you’ll increasingly hear Indian languages alongside Italian. Italy, once a peripheral choice for Indian students heading overseas, is now firmly on the map as a European study […]

EMRS result 2026 released at nests.tribal.gov.in: Direct link to download scorecards here

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EMRS result 2026: The National Education Society for Tribal Students (NESTS) has released the much-awaited Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) Teaching and Non-Teaching Result 2026 for the ESSE-2025 Tier-1 examination. Candidates who appeared in the large-scale recruitment held in December 2025 can now access their results and individual scorecards on the official EMRS portal.Candidates can […]