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This University’s Attempts to Become Self-Sufficient Are a Lesson to Us All
In a quest towards self-sufficiency, Delhi-based central university Jamia Millia Islamia is not only planning to grow food material on the premises but is also set to put up factory outlets for...
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Kerala School Teaches Children Organic Farming, and Auctions the Produce!
Organic farming has generated considerable interest, and efforts are being made to pass on the baton of sustainable living to the next generation. A school in Kerala has cleverly incentivised organic...
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Kids Weighed down by School Bags? Here’s What the Future of Education Can...
A 2016 study carried out by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry in India under its Healthcare Committee estimates 68% of pre-teen Indian school children might suffer from mild back pain,...
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How a Young IAS Officer Is Using Lunch Dates To Tackle Maoist Influence
A land of dense Dandakaranya forests, serene streams and ancient tribal traditions, Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district has long been in the spotlight for the wrong reasons. Since the late 1980s, it has...
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Worried That You Might Have Left the Gas On? New Robotic Sensor Can Detect...
Leaving the gas cylinder on, and smelling the house full of gas, is the stuff of nightmares. Sometimes, a leak isn’t detected—till someone lights a match, and it is too late. Now, thanks to Shravani...
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A Delhi-Based Organisation Believes That Schools Should Be Given Scores....
An A2 size sheet is stuck with bits of black electric tape on the wall of a one-room salon in Shiv Vihar, West Delhi. The sheet which is displayed right next to the mirror lists 36 low-cost private...
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How Kerala’s Tribal Literacy Program Brought Education to Thousands
The state of Kerala has been gaining recognition not only for its progressive policies but also for its innovative programmes. The state, which boasts of the highest literacy rate in India at 93.91%,...
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Aspirants Rejoice! JEE Advance Exam to Go Online From 2018
Beginning 2018, the Joint Entrance Examination (Advance) will be conducted in an entirely computer-based test (CBT) mode. Giving students the opportunity to change their answers, the new format, which...
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This Unique NGO in Ahmedabad Is Giving Underprivileged Children a New Life!
Visamo Kids Foundation is a special NGO in Bopal, Ahmedabad, which aims to provide prime education to underprivileged children belonging to families from all over the state. According to Dr Manjula...
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Teaching Both Mud Bricks & Microchips, Unique School Is Now a Model for 65...
The Chirag School is located in the picturesque village of Simayal in the Nainital district, Uttarakhand. It is a K-5 (kindergarten to Class V) Hindi-medium school for local children. Surrounded by the...
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Mumbai Students to Now Be Well-Versed About Elections, Thanks to This Initiative
Youth in schools and colleges across Maharashtra will receive training on all facets of electoral activities, thanks to the Election Commission of India. Come January 25th, Electoral Literacy Clubs...
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Noble Effort! These Kids Donated Their Pocket Money to Refurbish a Govt School
when a government primary school near Kalyan Nagar in Bengaluru, needed repairs, four children who came forward to help, by donating their pocket money towards the school’s needs. Nidhi Shankar Reddy,...
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Kitchen Gardens All Set to Make Uttar Pradesh’s Schools Green and Healthy
In a unique initiative, several government schools in Uttar Pradesh are all set to get kitchen gardens in the academic year 2018-19. The concerned midday meal authorities have been asked to make a list...
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Here’s How Aadhaar Helped Uncover Over 80,000 Ghost Teachers!
Aadhaar helped the Human Resource Department crackdown over 80,000 ghost teachers. The HRD ministry’s mandatory Aadhaar disclosure during the All India Survey on Higher Education 2016-17 (AISHE) report...
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Natural Disasters to Other Threats, This Initiative Is Teaching Delhi Kids...
On July 27, 2017, the Sustainable Environment and Ecological Development Society (SEEDS), a non-profit organisation, collaborated with Honeywell India to kickstart a school safety and disaster risk...
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Teaching Kids the Right Lessons: Why There Is No Such Thing as ‘Can’t’ at...
It’s 9:30 am, and a Shaishav staff member is flying down the streets of the Kumbarwada slum on their bike as I grab onto the seat behind them. We were on our way to catch the second half of a Lokshala...
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CAT 2017: When the 100 Percentilers Weren’t Just Men and Engineers
Every year lakhs of aspirants attempt the Common Admission Test (CAT), of which a significant percentage of top-scorers mostly come from the engineering stream. However, CAT 2017 has emerged to be...
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Looking Beyond IIMs: When Belling the CAT Becomes Futile, Don’t Lose Heart
The friendly instructor’s voice rang through the classroom. Making light of the situation, he said the concept wasn’t really a big deal. Maybe it wasn’t, but I wasn’t in the classroom anyway. It had...
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Are You a Woman Entrepreneur? Join IIM-B’s New Programme to Get a Boost!
The NS Raghavan Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning (NSRCEL), at IIM Bangalore, in association with Goldman Sachs and the Department of Science and Technology (DST), is all set to create thousands of...
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35% No More! ICSE, ISC Board Exams Pass Percentage to Be Lowered
For students getting ready for the onslaught of board exams, here’s some good news for you. Among the many changes that the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examination is implementing, the...
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