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It is not always that you need to resort to violent ways or abstain from work in order to protest against the management. Teachers of the Zilla Parishad High School in Medak district in Hyderabad, Telangana,  have devised an innovative way…
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Two years ago, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was in Dantewada district in Chhattisgarh interacting with school children, possibly giving them hopes of a better future. But despite the years, not much seems to have changed for them, at least…
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What started with filmmaker Shoojit Sircar's call for a ban on kids' reality shows, is now turning into a full-fledged debate with more and more people joining in. While film fraternity is divided on the issue, educationists certainly feel…
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Imagine entering a school to meet its principal and being directed towards boys toilet –  for that's where the principal sits. It is the principal's room! Sounds absurd? Well, this is what has happened in Government Higher Secondary School…
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With an aim to inculcate scientific curiosity among school students, India’s largest R&D organisation, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) have joined hands with Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) to implement the…
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Unbelievable as it may sound, but a whopping 95 per cent of the candidates who appeared for teacher recruitment eligibility test in Tamil Nadu have failed to clear it. The results of the Tamil Nadu Eligibility Entrance Test (TNTET) were…
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Ever since UN has declared June 21 as International Yoga Day, the hype around yoga refuses to die. Every one, be it old, young, professionals, homemakers, students – wants to learn yoga. Newspapers, net, social media are all flooded with…
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He was on an outing with his students when he won his golden ticket. And suddenly, Stefan Kasper, a Dutch school teacher and artist, found himself being treated to a surprise reception by the museum staff of Amsterdam's famous Rijksmuseum.…
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We all know online education industry has a huge market in India. But as per the latest research, this industry is estimated to be worth USD 1.96 billion by 2021. Also, the paid user base is likely to grow 6X (from 1.6 million users in 2016…
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Meet Annapurna Mohan, a primary school teacher, who challenged the status quo of her school, sold her jewellery to buy better furniture, books and a digital smart board for her class – all because she wanted to give her students a solid…
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In a society where poor scores in exams often lead to students committing suicide, meet Rajkaran Barua. He has failed in his maths exams continuously for the last 19 years, yet hasn't lost hope. A resident of Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur…
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Good news for students who wish to study abroad. The government has launched an online verification portal, eSanad, which will make document verification process easier for students. On Wednesday, external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj,…
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If you thought malaria can only be fought with the help of medicines, think again. Researchers from the University of Alberta have found that maternal education can act as a more potent weapon (social vaccine) against childhood malaria than…
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What if your dream comes true? Something like this happened with the 14-year-old Priyanka Murmu. A student of class 10th of High School in East Singhbhum District, Jamshedpur, Murmu was in for a surprise when she walked into her school…
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Till yesterday, this building in Rajkot was popular as it was a place where Mahatma Gandhi studied. But not anymore. Now, it will be converted into a museum showcasing life and times of Gandhiji along with other prominent personalities of…
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A few days back, 'Science Express' train embarked on its seven-month journey of over 19,000 km covering 68 locations in India to create awareness about climate change. This has been a yearly ritual from the past nine years. Such is its…
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To prevent students from dropping out of schools, government in 2015 launched the Skill Mission. While vocational training courses are helping students, experts say the need is to focus on job creation to keep pace with the huge influx of…
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After Supreme Court’s directive in 1991, Environmental Education (EE) became a compulsory subject in schools. It was hoped that the move would help in building a society where people care for their environment. But decades later, nothing…
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