National Girl Child Day, celebrated every year on January 24 in India, is a significant occasion dedicated to highlighting the rights, education and welfare of girls. The Prime Minister Narendra Modi reiterated the Government’s commitment to keep empowering the girl child and ensure a wide range of opportunities for her. In a thread post on X, Shri Modi wrote: “Today, on National Girl …
Designed to instill a culture of tinkering, innovation and hands-on learning, these labs are fostering a generation of problem-solvers and innovators equipped with 21st-century skills. To date, AIM has established 10,000 ATLs, covering more than 90% of all districts across India. This inclusive approach bridges the rural-urban and government-private divide, providing equal opportunities to students irrespective of their backgrounds says …
Recent reports from Sweden, England, and local studies present valuable insights that could guide India toward addressing its educational challenges. The need for reform is especially pressing as India’s UDISE+ 2023-24 report highlighted rising dropout rates, a lack of digital infrastructure in schools, and ongoing inequalities in the quality of education. According to a recent report, Sweden, a nation known …
By Autar Nehru One of the marked legacies of Dr Manmohan Singh as Prime Minister (2004-2014) being highlighted after his passing away on December 26, 2024, is the Right to Education Act, 2009. This Act, which was a culmination of decades (almost a century) of persuasion by educationists and activists, initially garnered all round support from political spectrum since the …
Researchers from the Universities of Oxford and Birmingham have uncovered a huge expanse of quarry floor filled with hundreds of different dinosaur footprints. In a stunning find, the teams uncovered multiple enormous trackways, dating back to the Middle Jurassic Period (around 166 million years ago). The trackways form part of a huge ‘dinosaur highway’ and include footprints from the nine-metre …
The National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) stands out as an important player in the skill development ecosystem in India. Established to enhance the employability of the Indian workforce, NSDC has made significant strides in the just bygone year in various sectors. Here is an encapsulated review: Implementation of the Skill India Digital Hub (SIDH) In 2024, the Skill India Digital …
