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 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 …
Oxford University Press (OUP) has launched a series of art-integration training and capacity building workshops for teachers. An Art-Integration workshop, aimed at the teachers of grades 1 to 5, was organised in Delhi today, and attended by over 100 teachers. Conducted by OUP expert and author of the Little Artists series, Anahita Lee, the workshop covered both areas of recommendation — Art Education …
Nestlé India in collaboration with Agastya International Foundation has expanded Project Jigyasa to five more schools in Samalkha district of Haryana. As a part of the project Nestlé India will set up a science laboratory and library in each of these schools. Project Jigyasa, which is a part of the flagship Nestlé Healthy Kids program was launched in 2022 to …
The ‘legacy’ Shyama Prasad Vidyalaya (esb 1948), Delhi, this year turned 75 years. The Vidyalaya celebrated the occasion on its Foundation Day in a befitting way with a grand 5-day carnival and ceremony culminating on Aug 18. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman graced the event as the chief guest. The exuberant five-day jubilation witnessed a convergence of alumni, parents, grandparents, …
Haryana School Shiksha Pariyojna Parishad, the implementing agency for Samagra Shiksha under the Government of Haryana, has partnered with Magic Bus India Foundation, a leading education and skilling non-profit, to upskill government school teachers to deliver life skills education, in Panchkula, Gurugram, and Yamuna Nagar of Haryana. Through its teacher-led program, Magic Bus India Foundation will train approximately 1400 teachers …
