New alphabets: How kids in Rayagada, Kalahandi continued learning amid COVID-19

Children in two of India’s poorest districts continue their education as communities convert open spaces into schools, rope in youths as …

COVID-19 pandemic & children: Focus on mental health

Children growing up amid lockdowns and school closures are vulnerable to neurological problems 

Environmental crimes increase 78% but case disposal slower

Courts disposing of cases at rate much lower than that of new cases recorded, leading to large backlog

Globally 78.2 million children out of school: UN report

Over half the out-of-school children are girls, data shows

Hello Point in Odisha: A tale of digital India or ignorant India?

Odisha has the highest number of inhabited villages without access to mobile networks  

COVID-19: How viable is online education?

Skill-development needs experiment and experience, which may not be feasible in online learning

4 ways that artificial intelligence can help students

These tools can help create fully customised lessons for each individual

Secondary education can reduce child marriage by 66%: UNICEF

Secondary education stronger, more consistent protection against child marriage than primary school education

Education experts worry about future of Afghanistan’s education system

The whole education system is paralysed right now. People, especially girls, are not willing to believe the Taliban's assurances, say experts

Investment in girls’ education critical to arrest child marriages in Jharkhand

In Jharkhand, child marriages account for 7.3 per cent of marriages in rural areas and 3 per cent in urban areas

Tagore’s ideals couldn’t have inspired Modi’s National Education Policy 2020: Veteran educationist Pabitra Sarkar

The PM, also Visva Bharati chancellor, spoke at the inauguration of the university’s centenary celebration and tried hard to associate his …

Countdown to Budget 2023: Why investing in early childhood education should be a priority in the upcoming Budget

Just 0.1% of the GDP was spent in 2020-21 for early childhood education, thinktank analysis suggests 1.5%-2.5% of GDP expenditure

Simply Put: Hijab & state of education

Simply Put: The real issues

UNESCO bats for more AI in Indian education; Will it work?

UN body recommends ethical, responsible use of artificial intelligence for quality education, experts point to digtal divide

Half the national curricula worldwide don’t mention climate change, most teachers unsure of explaining subject: UNESCO

Thirty six per cent of the respondents did not include environmental themes in any teachers' training 

National Institutional Ranking Framework 2022: The grey side of it

Underrepresentation, unequal availability of opportunity for quality higher education plaguing India’s education system

Global debt crisis: Nations spending more on interest payment than education & health

In Africa the per capita spending on interest is US$70, which is higher than US$60 per capita for education and US$39 for health

COVID-19 pandemic & children: Socio-economic shifts likely in future

Adversities faced during the pandemic can have a lasting impact on children 

Nomads and denotified tribes are the invisible people of India

Most Nomadic tribes were branded ‘born criminals’ during the British colonial rule; have remained on the margins of society since then

International Women’s Day: How education can rewrite the story of child marriages in India

Adolescent girls are more vulnerable to child marriage as they drop-out of school before completing education. Here’s an attempt at …

Simply put: Engineers beware

World leaders must prioritise implementation of sustainable development goals

Thirty per cent of the SDGs are worse now than eight years ago

Critical to focus on green jobs, entrepreneurship while teaching Environmental Studies

Necessary that teachers go beyond textbook to tackle challenges students will face in the world

Child marriage twice as prevalent in Nigeria’s rural areas than urban: Report

The overall rate of child marriage in the country has declined