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A recent spate of child abuse cases in prominent schools has shaken the entire city. I, as a parent, am in a fix and unable to understand where our little ones are safe. All the stakeholders including parents, government agencies and school…
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CAREER FOCUS: Archaeologist Think of history and the first thing that comes to mind is dates. When did Harappan Civilisation end? For how long did Maurya Empire rule? When did Mughals invade India? Ah! Who wants to learn the dates? But…
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The 51st International Literacy Day (ILD) is being celebrated throughout the world today. This year, the theme announced by UNESCO, is `Literacy in a digital world’. India too celebrated the day by organising a programme where Saakshar …
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This Teachers' Day, we start a series wherein every fortnight, we will choose one teacher and ask her/him some random questions. The idea is to discover unknown facts about them and, in the process, understand them better. Our educator for…
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In this section, we will talk about careers which aren't much sought-after but are worth pursuing. Our focus, this time, is on Law.  CAREER FOCUS: Lawyer Perhaps, one of the most glamourised professions of the silver screen. But the…
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This independence day, students of government senior secondary school in Ogala village in Barmer, Rajasthan received a gift that they never expected. Residents of the village came together and pledged nearly Rs 22 lakh for improving the…
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Teachers in Karnataka now have a new way to make their lessons interesting for their class. Meghshala trust, a non-profit organisation supported by Tata Trusts, recently launched its app, Meghshala which contains Teachkits – multimedia…
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Wondering where does your education cess go? The next time you pay 3% education cess, 1% of that will go into the Madhyamik and Uchchtar Shiksha Kosh (MUSK). Must be thinking what is that? Well, it is a non-lapsable pool in the public…
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Of late, we have been reading about suicides committed by students as a consequence of Blue Whale Game. The game has already resulted in hundreds of teenage suicides throughout the world. But suicides because of this game is new to India – …
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Good news for all Star Trek fans! CBS and Star Trek New Voyages Producer James Cawley recently announced the creation of a Star Trek Film Academy, a film school for Star Trek fans. Equipped to train people and produce fan films, the academy…
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It is tough to follow a routine. It is even tougher to follow a routine which involves doing things that we dislike. Studies happen to be one such thing which many students dislike, esp., when parents constantly compare them with other…
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How can students in states like Bihar and West Bengal score good marks in exams when they are being taught by untrained teachers? Yes, you read it right. Untrained teachers! And by untrained, we mean those teachers who are yet to acquire…
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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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