In an age dominated by digital screens, where much of children’s time is increasingly confined to mobile phones and devices, the extraordinary participation of school students at the World Book Fair has emerged as a hopeful and inspiring sign. Despite the biting cold wave sweeping across Delhi–NCR, the enthusiasm of young visitors remained undiminished. The large turnout of school students …
The lackadaisical approach of education departments and State Commissions for Protection of Child Rights (SCPCRs) in implementing and enforcing the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009—particularly Section 12(1)(c)—has allowed this constitutionally mandated provision to steadily wither away. In the absence of robust enforcement, private schools have increasingly exploited loopholes to evade their statutory obligations. For far …
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 …
