Kerala govt issues directive to ensure presence of ST students in schools, ETEducation
As part of this initiative, all schools are mandated to use the ‘Sampoorna Plus’ mobile app and portal Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], October 3 (ANI): The Director of General Education (DGE) of Kerala has issued a circular with strict directives to ensure the continuous presence of Scheduled Tribe (ST) students in public schools across the state, […]
Uttar Pradesh to launch skill training in secondary schools under Project Praveen, ETEducation
The Uttar Pradesh Kaushal Vikas Mission has allocated targets to training providers for this purpose, according to an official statement Lucknow, The Uttar Pradesh government on Friday announced that, for the financial year 2025-26, skill training will be introduced in government secondary schools across the state under Project Praveen. The Uttar Pradesh Kaushal Vikas Mission […]
The 2025 Ig Nobel prizes: laugh, and then think
Andre Geim remains the sole scientist to have won both an Ig Nobel prize and a Nobel Prize. | Photo Credit: Bengt Oberger (CC BY-SA) Recent reports stated that two Indian scientists had received Ig Nobel prize in the Engineering Design category in 2025. We know of the Nobel Prizes but the Ig Nobels? As […]
New Kendriya Vidyalaya to open in Delhi’s trans-Yamuna area: CM Gupta, ETEducation
The school will operate under the civil sector, with potential expansion in the coming years New Delhi, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Friday announced that a new Kendriya Vidyalaya will be set up in the trans-Yamuna area of the national capital. The Delhi government has provided the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) land for this […]
Dakshina Kannada gets 35 additional bilingual govt schools, ETEducation
Sources from the dept of school education and literacy said that there is a good demand for bilingual schools, and the office continues to receive requests Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada district has received approval for 35 additional bilingual (Kannada-English) govt schools from this academic year. The state govt recently sanctioned 984 bilingual schools across Karnataka. This […]
Maharashtra govt asks all schools to start alumni associations, ETEducation
Each association must hold at least two meetings annually The Maharashtra government has issued a GR directing all schools to form alumni associations, an official said on Friday. These include schools run by Zilla Parishads and municipal corporations, as well as aided and unaided private ones, he added citing the government resolution issued on October […]
Minister Sivankutty forgot assurances to management of aided Christian schools: Archbishop Tharayil, ETEducation
The minister had also claimed that only a handful of managements were reporting vacancies Kottayam(Kerala), Changanassery Archbishop Thomas Tharayil has claimed that Kerala General Education Minister V Sivankutty appears to have forgotten the assurances given by him to the Christian management regarding the appointment of teachers in their schools in general category. The Archbishop also […]
Uttar Pradesh to launch skill training in secondary schools under Project Praveen, ETEducation
On this occasion, registered trainees will be provided with free study material Lucknow, The Uttar Pradesh government on Friday announced that, for the financial year 2025-26, skill training will be introduced in government secondary schools across the state under Project Praveen. The Uttar Pradesh Kaushal Vikas Mission has allocated targets to training providers for this […]
Dehradun’s Suraah Follows an Alternative Schooling Model, Helping Tribal Kids Learn Better
Welcome to the ulta pulta (upside down) school, where mountains form classroom walls and open skies form the roof. Here, no question is too ‘stupid’ and children learn by reasoning, not by rote. At the ulta pultaschool, wonder leads the way, and mistakes are celebrated. Education feels less like a routine, and more like an […]
Watch: Is climate change driving people out of the Sunderbans?
The Sunderbans is one of the worst-climate change hit regions of India. It is home to millions of people who have depended on these rivers and forests for generations. The rivers here are the lifeline of these islands. They connect remote islands to one another. But these same rivers are now threatening the existence of […]