Union Minister for Education and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Shri Dharmendra Pradhan launched a 3-year partnership “Education to Entrepreneurship: Empowering a generation of students, educators and entrepreneurs” between Ministry of Education, Ministry Skill Development & Entrepreneurship and Meta in New Delhi on Sep 4. Three Letters of Intent (LoI) were exchanged between Meta and NIESBUD, AICTE and CBSE. Under the …

The violent ethnic clashes and rioting in the state of Manipur that erupted in early May and continued for almost two months besides leaving over 140 people dead, burnt homes, buildings, shops and other properties including schools, according to reports have displaced 15,203 school going children. Of these 14,297 children staying in relief camps and other places are reported to …

The Centenary Educators three-day Conference at the Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet kicked in on September 1 with more than 700 prominent educators and thought leaders, and experts from various disciplines within the educational sphere to provide direction in the further development of The Hyderabad Public Schools to becoming global institutions of educational excellence. The conclave is a step towards achieving the ‘School …

Shiksha.com, a college admission related information platform, has published results of a survey that it conducted on its student visitors, who have registered themselves for receiving admission updates. Titled ‘Indian student preference on Online degree courses’, the survey revealed an increasing trend of acceptance of these online degrees. The survey showed that bias against online degrees dropped from 36% to …

The Union Minister of Women and Child Development and Minority Affairs, Smriti Irani, on August 25, announced the launch of Room to Read India and Boeing’s partnership on Literacy Program in the Amethi district of Uttar Pradesh. This initiative aims to foster independent readers and lifelong learners among students.  The Room to Read India program will set up library rooms …

3M India, a leading science company, has partnered with the Learning Links Foundation to impart the underrepresented Government school children from Shirur taluk with essential 21st-century skills. This August, under this partnership, the 3M Wonder Tinkering Labs was inaugurated in the sub-division. Anchored by a network of STEM studios within participating schools, this initiative empowers students with hands-on experience in …