Thane Municipal Corporation directs schools to display their names in Marathi, use local language for official communication, ETEducation
The Thane Congress unit, which claimed to have raised the issue, urged that daily school communications with govt departments should also be strictly conducted in Marathi Thane: The Thane Municipal Corporation’s education department has directed city and suburban schools in its jurisdiction to prominently display their names in Marathi and keep official communication with govt […]
Amid GST recast, fresh push to cut tax slab for India’s R&D institutes, ETEducation
ET has learnt that Niti Aayog is now learnt to be strongly pitching for a much needed relief to scientific institutions- to ease purchase of critical scientific and technical equipment for their laboratories New Delhi: While the latest and 56th GST Council meeting has ushered in significant relaxations across sectors, the country’s many leading scientific […]
MP to give ‘4th-time pay scale’ to 1.5 lakh teachers of govt schools in state, ETEducation
He was speaking at the state-level Teachers’ Day programme in the state capital, where he also transferred Rs 330 crore for the purchase of school uniforms for 55 lakh children Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Friday announced to provide the benefit of the ‘fourth-time pay scale’ to nearly 1.5 lakh teachers of […]
Telangana’s new education policy will bring many reforms, says CM Revanth Reddy, ETEducation
He appealed to the entire teachers’ fraternity to join hands with the government for the reconstruction of the state Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy said on Friday that the proposed new education policy will bring many reforms in the education sector to help rebuild the state. He appealed to the entire teachers’ fraternity […]
Arunachal Governor calls for urgent reforms in education system, ETEducation
Presenting the state awards to 40 teachers on the occasion of Teachers’ Day here, Parnaik said that higher secondary education should prepare students to deal with complexity, discipline, and independent judgment Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh Governor K T Parnaik on Friday called for urgent reforms in the education system, stressing that teaching methods, curriculum and assessment […]
Daily Quiz | On Voyager 1, journey of interstellar pioneer
Daily Quiz | On Voyager 1, journey of interstellar pioneer 1 / 6 | What does this image show? Answer : It is a photo of Earth taken by Voyager 1 in 1990 from 3.7 billion miles away, showing Earth as a tiny dot. Carl Sagan dubbed it the ‘Pale Blue Dot’ and used it to reflect […]
Schools and hospitals to pay standard rates for government land in Raj, ETEducation
Under the new policy, govt land registered in the name of local bodies such as municipalities, councils, and municipal corporations can also be allotted, although land under water bodies remain excluded Jaipur: Rajasthan govt has said schools and hospitals will no longer be granted govt land at concessional rates. Under the Urban Development department’s Rajasthan […]
How Sangeeta Maurya Brought 100 Kids Back to School
When Sangeeta Maurya first received her posting in a small village school in UP’s Raebareli district, she broke down in tears. Having cleared the challenging University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test (UGC NET), she had imagined herself in a well-equipped classroom, filled with eager students. Instead, she found herself standing inside a crumbling building with […]
Nobel laureates, Fields medallists call for end to hostilities in Gaza
Palestinians displaced by the Israeli military offensive take shelter in a tent camp as Israeli forces escalated operations around Gaza City, September 2, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters More than 4,400 scientists worldwide have signed a statement urging immediate action to address the worsening humanitarian situation in Gaza. The signatories include 14 Nobel laureates, five […]
Using science to address India’s dog crisis
Dr Nishant Kumar, co-founder and chief scientist of the Thinkpaws Sustainability Research Foundation, a Delhi-based trans-disciplinary think tank, believes that too many decisions around the ongoing stray dog crisis are being shaped by “emotionally-charged knee-jerk reactions.” In his opinion, there is an urgent need to create policy benchmarks informed by dog behaviour and science, not […]