Edtechs join chorus demanding reduction in online education services GST rate from 18% to 5% “We will have to cut down other expenses but provide enough money for the education budget because that is where the future lies in India,” argues Nitin Potdar, Partner, J Sagar Associates. All those connected with education are just hoping for that sentiment to prevail in Union Budget due on …
The country-wide network of an estimated 1.38 million Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) established under the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) catering to young mothers and children of 0-6 years will be augmented and modernized to provide standardized Early Childhood Education (ECE) in a phased manner during the next five years beginning 2021-22. The plan is to cover 20 percent of these …
Sometimes the simplest of activities are the most memorable. Traditional Māori games from New Zealand, could be one of these pastimes as schools in India prepare to break for winter vacation. As one the nations that first made “edutainment” popular, the Kiwis have a plethora of childhood games designed to hone new skills and stimulate the mind. Here are four …
TeamLease Digital, the specialised staffing division of TeamLease Services on Dec 8 launched the first edition of their report titled TeamLease Digital Employment Outlook Report. Providign insights on how job creation and hiring is panning out in the Information Technology and Business Process Management orIT-BPM sector, the report says aided by increased investments in the sector and rapid adoption of …
The more than 18 month-long pandemic induced closures of schools and now their incremental reopening is not a usual back to school story. Rather there are lessons, imperatives and valid reasons to see it as a transformation of the education system itself For India’s estimated 250 million children in the school age group, schools have now disappeared for too long …
One of country’s oldest (1847 – 2022)and best institutions will engage with Higher Education Institutions around Roorkee for the Creation of research capacity as part of celebrations To mark its 175 years, IIT Roorkee on November 25 launched its initiative of the Creation of Research capacity by engaging with Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) around IIT Roorkee and inviting children from …
