How does elementary literacy impact Adivasi livelihoods? SAL 2021 report sheds light
Family heads had no school education in 53% of Adivasi households in Jharkhand and 58.6% in Odisha
Too many digital distractions are eroding our ability to read deeply. Here’s how we can become aware of what’s happening
Media multi-tasking is an adaptive response to an environment inundated with information, but it comes at a cognitive cost
Ground report: 50% reservation in Panchayat a starting point for Haryana women
Proxy candidature, minimum educational qualifications still holding back candidates at grassroots level
How COVID-19 vaccination figures from Assam highlight India’s digital divide
The right to health and well-being should not be restricted to an individual’s access to digital devices and faster internet services
Mewat Makeover: Female education now a prerequisite for marriage in Nuh
While parents are teaching their daughters to contest panchayat elections in Mewat, they are also looking for educated daughters-in-law
COVID-19 vaccine update: SC quizzes Centre on mandatory online registration, dual pricing
You keep saying digital India, digital India, but you are not aware of the ground realities: Justice Chandrachud
Union Budget 2022-23: Funds for science very low for India to make a mark, say experts
The importance that the government gives to science and technology is reflected in the budget, experts said
From Nalanda to nowhere: Will Bihar’s public libraries survive
State not granting funds, alleges Bihar MLA Sudama Prasad; only 51 of 540 libraries have survived since 1950s
Just transition: Digital literacy can help youth dependant on coal sector move into other fields, finds IIT study
Digital media platforms like WhatsApp, Facebook and YouTube can also be used to educate the youth on just transition
What is in the Union Budget 2021-22 for children? Not much
The budget continues to deprive pregnant women, lactating mothers and children from vital benefits of schemes and interventions
COVID-19: Access to devices a must for bridging the digital divide
Most conversations on digital divide revolve around network availability or supply-side factors, but absence of an Internet-enabled handset …
Mandatory digital attendance for MGNREGS will destroy it, activists warn
Lack of access to technology will discourage workers, drive them to work for cheaper wages outside of scheme
Non-monetary indicator of poverty
Our policy makers should move away from the income criterion for estimating poverty and take cognisance of other indicators
Simply Put: Right To Education
COVID-19 pandemic can slow progress in policy making for healthy ageing in Africa: WHO
Low literacy rates among elderly made access to online health services difficult
Kenya’s Turkana County experienced the highest increase in inequality: Report
It is among the 12 counties in the country where inequality rose
A new child needs to be enrolled in school every 2 seconds to meet 2030 target: UNESCO
There are now 250 million children not enrolled in school, compared to 244 million in 2021
Privacy concerns, no consultation: Farmer and digital rights groups write to Centre on AgriStack
The current framework is not in the best interests of the farmers, says letter
As told to Parliament (September 22, 2020): 45% of Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao funds not utilised in 2019-20
All that was discussed in the Houses through the day
