The District Institutes of Education and Training (DIET), the nearly forgotten successful apparatus and linkages of continuous professional development of teachers that suffered   years of neglect under the dichotomy of organic training and the ‘pretentiousness’ resource centres under SSA, came into spotlight after Union Minister of Finance Nirmala Sitharaman, in her budget speech said DIETs will be developed as vibrant institutes of excellence …

The Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Nirmala Sitharaman tabled Economic Survey 2022-23 in Parliament on the Budget presentation eve, i.e., Jan 31. The Survey states that the Quality Education which is enlisted as Goal 4 under UN SDGs (SDG4) aims to “Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all” by 2030. It is …

The Ministry of Education, Government of India has released All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) 2020-2021 and as per 2011 population projections for 18-23 years age group, GER has increased to 27.3 from 25.6 in 2019-20. According to the survey data, the total enrollment in higher education has increased to nearly 4.14 crore in 2020-21 from 3.85 crore in 2019-20.  Since …

The 4th edition of the Ahmedabad Design Week 4.0 (ADW) kicked off at the sprawling campus of Karnavati University in Ahmedabad and design aficionados from across the globe batted for a human-centric approach as the Future of Design.  ADW 4.0 is a design conclave and a confluence of globally renowned design experts, thought leaders, researchers and stalwarts, organised by Karnavati …

The Ministry of Education, Government of India has appointed Prof. Dhananjay Singh, chairperson, Centre for English Studies, JNU as the new Member Secretary of Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR). Prof. Singh is the author of the monographs Fables in the Indian Narrative Tradition: An Analytical Study (D.K. Printworld, 2011), The Poetics of Theatre in Early India (D.K. Printworld, 2021) and the forthcoming Philosophy of Performance in India (Bloomsbury, …

In the 6th edition of Pariksha Pe Charcha (PPC), the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, interacted with students, teachers and parents today at Talkatora Stadium in New Delhi. Addressing the gathering, the Prime Minister highlighted the importance of Pariksha Pe Charcha for the Prime Minister himself, he pointed out the millions of questions that are posed as part of the programme and …