At 65, Kerala’s Narayani Teacher Walks 25 KM Everyday For Her Students
For the last 50 years, Narayani teacher has been walking 25 km every day to impart education to generations of students in Kerala’s Kasaragod. This is the story of her extraordinary journey. What is...
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Kids Under 6? Give Them Fewer Books & More Play, Say Child Experts
When the Government of India announced its New Education Policy 2020, experts furiously debated its merits and demerits. After all, this policy document was set to establish a paradigm shift in...
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Helping 800+ Disabled Children Enroll in Schools, UP Principal Is the Hero...
Supreme Court Justice D Y Chandrachud has called on the government and private entities to work towards a more just world for people with disabilities while noting the lack of accessibility for them...
View ArticleL’Oreal India Announces Scholarship Worth Rs 2.5 Lakh for Young Women in Science
Young girls who have passed Class 12 are invited by L’Oreal India to apply for the ‘Young Women in Science Scholarship’ programme 2022. Things to know about the scholarship: The scholarship will be...
View ArticleIn Flood-Prone India, A Teacher-Lawyer Duo Builds Bamboo Schools for Kids of...
The community of migrant farmers from Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh usually live under flyovers or between bushes in temporary homes. Most of them are settled on the banks of river...
View ArticleWith Principal’s Unique ‘Blackboard Model’, Village Kids Turn Teachers For...
When the first lockdown was announced in March 2020, educational institutions across the country shut down. While children with access to phones and the internet could continue learning through online...
View ArticleAshoka University Invites Applications for Merit Scholarship & Research...
Ashoka University, Delhi, has announced a Chancellor’s Merit Scholarship for Young India Fellows (YIF) which will be awarded to outstanding candidates, covering the whole tuition and residence...
View ArticleNMMSS 2022: Govt To Offer 1 Lakh Scholarships in Fully-Funded Scheme; New...
The Ministry of Education is inviting applications from the National Means-cum Merit Scholarship Scheme (NMMSS) for the academic year 2022-23. The last date for application has been extended to the...
View ArticleThis Innovation School Teaches Kids in Villages to Solve Real-Life Issues,...
The Indian education system is often criticised for its textbook-oriented learning. But a 26-year-old from Odisha is trying to get out of this box through his school for the children of Baral village...
View ArticleIIT-Kanpur Offers Online Master’s in Cyber Security For Working Professionals
The Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur is offering an online Master’s degree for professionals interested in the field of cyber security. The course has been developed by the Department of...
View ArticleIIT Delhi Grad Turns ‘Dream Catcher’ for Rural Women; Helps Them Get Jobs
Surabhi Yadav remembers her parents constantly reinforcing the importance of education even when she was pursuing her second Master’s degree. They would often ask her, ‘Of what use is your education...
View ArticleNo Walls, No Exams: School Prepares Kids for ‘Real World’ With Unconventional...
Does the school curriculum prepare students for real-world problems? Troubled by the shortcoming in the education system, this couple from Maharashtra ventured into a unique way of imparting...
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5 Teachers Transform Education in Remote Ladakh; What All of India Can Learn...
In a heartening development, the union territory of Ladakh was lauded by the Ministry of Education, Government of India, for reaching new heights in their recently released Performance Grading Index...
View ArticleFree Online Course by ISRO Dedicated to School Students; How to Apply
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) offers a free online course for school students above Class 8. Students who are interested in learning about remote sensing and geoinformation science,...
View ArticleIIT Kanpur, Kharagpur Offer Free Online Courses on Machine Learning, Data...
IIT Kanpur and Kharagpur have announced weeks-long free courses on data science, artificial intelligence and machine learning. IIT Kanpur is offering to teach two new online courses — data science...
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Amazon’s Bid to Empower Teachers Helps 6000 Kids in Pune Learn Coding,...
This article has been sponsored by Amazon India. For Manoj Panchal, a highlight of teaching at the Zilla Parishad Primary School in Maharashtra’s Bahuli, is watching his students’ faces light up with...
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250 People with Autism, Down Syndrome Have Jobs Today, Thanks to 3 Friends
In 2008, three friends began a weekend hobby class aimed at people living with intellectual disabilities to integrate into the world. Today, this has turned into a full-fledged training centre for...
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Amazon Helps Kids in 250 Tamil Nadu Schools Turn Tech Fluent with Coding &...
This article is sponsored by Amazon India In a government school in Ramanjeri on the outskirts of Chennai, teacher Sitaezhularasi’s classes are a riot of fun. Here, computer science and technology...
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Why Play? How India’s Children Can Learn Better With The National Curriculum...
The National Curriculum Framework for Foundational Stage (NCF-FS), released in October this year, marks a paradigm shift in our understanding of education. It establishes a distinct framework for how...
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US Coach Moved to Jharkhand, Uses Football to Help Girls Stay in School &...
#MakingSportWork: We celebrate the potential of sport to build a #BetterIndia with opinion pieces, stories and profiles of how sport can improve the lives of every Indian. Read more from this...
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