Best Practices in School Technology: Winter 2013
Interactive, mobile technologies present limitless learning opportunities. How to improve student achievement by up to 20 percent, foster greater student engagement and interaction, and sustain ed-tech funding in schools: These are among the many best practices in school technology we’ve published in recent weeks. In this special collection, we’ve assembled the top ed-tech best practices […]
Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan meets Abhinav Bindra to boost sports at school level, ETEducation
Last year on December, to fulfil the vision of positioning India among the Top 10 sporting nations by 2036 and accelerate global sporting excellence, the Department of Sports recognized the need to strengthen the sports administrative capabilities, according to a release. New Delhi: Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan met Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra to discuss […]
RRB JE Admit Card 2026: RRB JE CEN 05/2025 exam city slip likely to be released today; check how to download
RRB JE CBT-I exam city intimation expected today, check official steps RRB JE City Slip 2026: The Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) are likely to declare the Railway Recruitment Board JE CEN 05/2025 CBT-I exam city slips for the referring candidates on their respective official websites today. The candidates who have opted to appear in the […]
Are taxes on cigarettes adequate to deter consumers in India?
One puff of a cigarette, within seconds, infuses the human bloodstream (via the lungs) with nicotine, the acutely addictive and carcinogenic chemical in tobacco. Nicotine binds to the brain’s cellular receptors, sparking the dopaminergic reward system to keep smokers hooked. And then there are additives in cigarettes, such as menthol, which gets nicotine to linger […]
India needs $22tn for net zero by 2070; coal use to rise till 2047: Niti Aayog | India News
NEW DELHI: At a time when India is working on its 2035 climate action targets, the govt’s think tank, Niti Aayog, on Monday released a roadmap to achieve the country’s ‘net zero’ emission goal by 2070, noting that the transition will need cumulative investment requirements of $22.7 trillion, around $500 billion annually, to finance several […]
Getting the Most out of Your Ed-Tech Investment
Although technology spending remains a top priority for many districts, school budgets are still tight and unpredictable at best. But funding from the federal eRate and other grant programs can help supplement ed-tech budgets, and smart purchasing and management strategies can help school leaders maximize the learning return on their ed-tech investments. With the generous […]
HC to Delhi govt, ETEducation
“>On February 1, the Delhi government issued a gazette notification to “smoothen” the implementation of the Delhi School Education (Transparency in Fixation and Regulation of Fees) Act after the Supreme Court raised questions over its new fee fixation law. New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday extended till February 20 the deadline of February […]
Delhi nursery admissions 2026–27: Second merit list out, pressure shifts to final round
Delhi Nursery Admissions 2026 The nursery admission process in Delhi has reached a tense stage. On Monday, private schools across the capital released the second merit list for the 2026–27 academic session, leaving a large number of applicants on waiting lists. With limited seats available, most final decisions are now expected in the third list, […]
On gravity’s role in the earth’s journey through space
A fresh year has just started, and we are already a month old. Year endings and startings are always occasions to ponder. Here in IIT Kanpur, where some of us teach, the first week of January is always hectic. A new semester just started, students are back after winter breaks, and people are rushing through […]
Saving Money, Improving Efficiency with a Service-Based IT Approach
Technology changes at such a rapid pace that schools often struggle to keep up with the needs of their students and faculty. But a complete solution in the form of Platform-as-a-Service, which frees campus IT departments from the burden of hosting, updating, and supporting systems themselves, can help. With the generous support of Red Hat, […]