This tool enables policy-makers to identify vulnerable populations and plan local interventions at high risk areas Climate Software Lab (CSL), the climate technology arm of GPS Renewables, a full stack clean fuels company,  has launched a Landslide Risk Assessment model that can map landslide risks for susceptible areas in the Indian subcontinent covering nearly 40 lakh people.  This tool is a free open-source software that …

With exams are around the corner, stress seems to be a common and all-pervasive phenomenon affecting many households, and is being widely spoken about everywhere. Simple techniques and advices how to stay calm during exams are also coming uninvited. Therefore, it is the responsibility of the parents to maintain a sense of calm by encouraging a proportionality of recreational activities …

The event highlighted the success of the Atal Tinkering Lab (ATL) and showcased projects (use of robotics, electronics, and rapid prototyping) developed over the past year by students from St Paul’s CEHSS and neighbouring community schools OPPO India, in collaboration with NITI Aayog’s Atal Innovation Mission, organised a Grand Student Innovation Showcase to commemorate the one-year milestone achieved through the …

Delhi Teachers University (DTU) set up in 2022 for promoting professional preparation of Pre-service and In-service Teachers, Research in Education and Extension activities in the field of school education, on February 3, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Muni International School, an affordable budget private school in Uttam Nagar of West Delhi, well-known for its pedagogical innovations. Read about …

The Budget Allocation for the Department of School Education & Literacy for the FY 2024-25 is ₹73,498 crore, highest ever. There has been an overall increase of ₹12,024 crore (19.56%) for the Department from RE 2023-24.  Budget Allocation for flagship schemes has been increased: Samagra Shiksha (by ₹4,500 cr), PM-POSHAN (by ₹2,467 cr) and PM-SHRI (by ₹3,250 cr) as compared …

Six years may not be exactly an epoch but if the period has seen unprecedented disruptive transformation and a whole new technological socioeconomic shift, then yes, the just released ASER 2023 ‘Beyond Basics’ by Mumbai-based Pratham Education Foundation, focusing on adolescents in the age group 14-18 is revealing how this important age group in rural India is shaping up.  No …