Who Is Varsha Deshpande, Whose Fight Against Female Foeticide Won Her the UN Population Award
Trigger warning: Mention of abuse and violence How many of them will you hug? How many of them will you help? Advocate Varsha Deshpande’s counter-questions stump me. It’s been almost an hour since I’ve been listening to her recount her work in women’s rights advocacy; the cases are appalling: women battered by alcoholic husbands, toddlers […]
Tamil Nadu govt’s gesture transforms education opportunities for underprivileged children, ETEducation
To everyone’s surprise, Stalin took out his pen from his shirt pocket, handed it to her and blessed her Chennai, A gesture by the Tamil Nadu government has brought a significant transformation in the lives of underprivileged children, enabling them to fulfil their aspiration to pursue education. The monthly scholarship of Rs 1,000 under the […]
5 lakh SC, ST students deprived of scholarships to get them before Diwali: UP CM, ETEducation
Adityanath highlighted major discrepancies in the scholarship system before the BJP started governing the state Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced on Friday that the state government has arranged funds to disburse scholarships to nearly five lakh students from Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes who were previously left out due to institutions failing […]
Telangana government urged to drop integrated schools proposal, ETEducation
It is a matter of debate as to what kind of education policy should be brought in to achieve these goals Hyderabad: Members of the Save Education Committee have demanded that the Telangana govt re-examine its proposal to establish Young India Integrated Schools and, instead, strengthen the existing schools run by the state to provide […]
Uttarakhand HC slams govt, seeks reply on move to recover service benefits given to teachers, ETEducation
“>The court further stated that such recovery actions, especially after retirement, were “unjust” Nainital: Expressing serious concern over state govt’s move to recover financial benefits, granted during their active service period, from retired and soon-to-retire teachers, Uttarakhand high court on Thursday took a firm stance against it and directed the finance secretary to appear via […]
NISAR satellite sends first radar images of Earth’s surface
Captured on August 21, this image from NISAR’s L-band radar shows Maine’s Mount Desert Island. Green indicates forest, while magenta represents hard or regular surfaces, such as bare ground and buildings. The magenta area on the island’s northeast end is the town of Bar Harbor. Photo: Special Arrangement The NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) Earth-observing […]
Bengal govt to notify about recruitment of 13,000 primary teachers posts post Puja: Minister, ETEducation
The results of the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) 2023 were published by the West Bengal Board of Primary Education on September 24 The West Bengal government will issue a notification for recruitment to 13,421 teacher posts after the Durga Puja festival, Education Minister Bratya Basu said on Thursday. He said it is good news for […]
Science Ministry survey on research and development in India gets weak response from private sector
Representative image. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Due to tepid response from private research and development (R&D) firms, the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST), which conducts a periodic National Science and Technology Survey to gauge the state of scientific research in India, is set to postpone the publication of its analysis. The biennial survey, […]
Andhra govt will conduct teacher recruitment examination annually, says CM, ETEducation
Though 106 cases were allegedly filed to hinder DSC examination, Naidu said the government overcame all these hindrances to conduct the examination Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday promised that the state government will conduct teacher recruitment District Selection Committee examination every year, urging aspirants to keep preparing for it. He […]
Simplify recognition for special schools in a month: Madras high court, ETEducation
The recurring cycle of re-application is not only time-consuming but also quite exhausting Chennai: Madras high court has given Tamil Nadu govt four weeks to come up with a simplified mechanism to grant or renew certificates of recognition for special schools and to formulate rules and regulations specifically pertaining to special schools in the state. […]