Teachers from many leading schools across the nation joined hands on Children’s Day, uniting against the spread of misinformation on e-cigarettes such as vaping devices and heat-not-burn products with specific focus on protecting Indian school going children. These ‘Teachers Against Vaping’ have written a letter to Union Education & Skills Minister Dharmendra Pradhan demanding institutionalization of communication programmes to raise …

Education stands as a linchpin for economic growth, talent acquisition, and employability. It also acts as the crucible that shapes the job market and fuels the critical processes of upskilling and reskilling—needed for propelling every economy.  As per data from the World Bank, each additional year of education for the population can bolster a country’s GDP by an impressive 0.58%. …

After more than 76 years of independence and decades of aborted attempts amid political storms coupled with half-baked bravados of allowing foreign Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) nee foreign universities a foothold in India, on November 7, the country finally notified the University Grants Commission (Setting up and Operation of Campuses of Foreign Higher Educational Institutions in India) Regulations, 2023, which …

National Education Day is celebrated every year on November 11 across India to mark the birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, who was the first education minister of independent India. This annual event puts the spotlight on the boundless potential of education and the students who are the true architects of tomorrow. It also underscores the significance of mentorship and …

By Autar Nehru Gujarat’s ‘not so chic’ GIFT city early this week witnessed a high profile Arambh (The Beginning) event to make the formal announcement of the opening of (branch) campuses of two leading universities from Australia—Deakin University and University of Wollongong in this specially provisioned India’s first International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) under Special Economic Zone Act, 2005.  And …

Australian India Education Council (AIEC), a bi-national body established in 2011 to guide the strategic direction of the education, training and research partnerships between the two countries, met in the Gujarat capital Gandhinagar on November 6 to take stock of the progress and embark on further cooperation.  The meeting co-chaired by the Education Ministers of the two countries, Minister for …