The survey, commissioned by Amazon Alexa and conducted by Kantar among 750+ parents across six cities in June 2024, reveals that about 54% of surveyed parents often feel that they don’t have instant answers for kids’ questions. It further indicates that 52% respondents instantly search and answer accurately if they don’t know the answer. What’s interesting to note is that …
The issue of textbook revision by NCERT was raised in the ongoing monsoon session of the Parliament during a debate on the demand for grants for the education ministry in Lok Sabha. While the Education Minister defended the revision saying ‘Western influence in the Indian education system has to be removed’ or in other words can be termed as the …
Collaborating with 13 NGOs this year to work on development projects in rural areas, the Fellowship program provides educated human resources to catalyze rural development and secure an equitable and sustainable growth path for India SBI Foundation has announced induction of the 12th Batch of SBI Youth for India Fellowship Program. The inauguration held at Barefoot College-SWRC, Tilonia, Rajasthan, marks …
In a significant step towards augmenting India’s scientific research capabilities, the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK) today inaugurated its National Cryogenic-Electron Microscopy (Cryo-EM) facility. The facility, established with support from the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), now integrated with the Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF), was inaugurated by Prof. Abhay Karandikar, Secretary, Department of Science and Technology, Government …
Anandiben Patel, the Governor of Uttar Pradesh, has all the credentials of an educationist par excellence. The 82-year old Patel, who was a teacher before joining politics, is a recipient of highest national teacher award (1990) and then as the education minister of Gujarat (2002-2007) and then as the state’s Chief Minister (2014-16) her performance in the field of education …
While delivering the 5th Dr. Rajaram Jaipuria Memorial Lecture in New Delhi on August 3, former President Ram Nath Kovind, spoke about how Swami Vivekananda’s Chicago speech changed the world perception of India as a country with a difference. He said India in the past has achieved the distinction of being a world soft power and had its share of glories …
