As part of its 20-year milestone, Sampark Foundation intends to support 20,000 additional smart schools, alongside the deployment of an AI-based classroom governance and real-time monitoring platform across nearly 80,000 government schools in eight Indian states namely, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, and Chhattisgarh, through an investment of ₹25 crore. The announcement comes as the Foundation …

Union Minister for Education Shri Dharmendra Pradhan has called on all stakeholders to come together to prepare a robust, holistic annual plan for Samagra Shiksha 2026–27 and take it forward as a nationwide movement. Chairing a consultation meeting to develop a strategic, consultative and implementable roadmap for Samagra Shiksha 3.0, he said that convergence of ideas would strengthen collective capacity …

The Shikhar Dhawan Foundation announced the expansion of its flagship education programme, Digital Shiksha, to the NeeV Learning Centre in Gurugram, with the CSR support of TBO Tek Limited. With this latest installation, the Digital Shiksha programme has now transformed learning and positively impacted more than 15,000 children across India. Driven by the vision of former India international cricketer Shikhar Dhawan, the foundation, the …

With Australia leading the world by banning nine major social media platforms — Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, X, YouTube, Reddit, Kick, and Threads — for children under 16, debates over restricting under-16 access are gaining global momentum. Governments are beginning to respond. New York State now requires platforms with algorithm-driven feeds, such as TikTok and Instagram, to display mental-health risk …

Gurugram-based Lady Florence Convent School, Ravi Nagar, celebrated the festival of Christmas with warmth, joy, and musical harmony, bringing together students across age groups in a vibrant display of talent and festive spirit. The campus resonated with cheer as the school organized its Inter-House Christmas Carol Singing Competition, marking a key highlight of the celebrations. The kindergarten wing was beautifully …

Delhi Public School (DPS) Bopal in its two-day Annual Day on Dec 22-23 reflected on the three decades of the school’s journey, presented through performances that traced change across generations under the theme “Change: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow – (‘परिवर्तन – कल, आज और कल’)”.  The cultural celebrations, “Oorukkali 2025”, brought together culture, learning and values at the Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay …