Education

Donald Trump presented 7-point plan for higher education aims to replace identity politics with merit and accountability, restoring American values and affordability in colleges. The viral video is part of Agenda 47 released a year ago.

The Supreme Court issued an interim order preventing any state or central government from acting on the NCPCR's directives until the next hearing. No action will be taken against madrassas not adhering to the RTE Act at this stage.

NCPCR calls for reforms in madarsa education, stressing formal schooling for all children under the RTE Act and urging states to stop funding non-compliant madarsas and removal of non-Muslim students from madarsas.

Byju’s, once valued at $22 billion, faced financial and legal woes due to mismanagement, controversial sales tactics, and legal disputes, leading to office closures and the ousting of its CEO, Byju Raveendran.

According to the notice, students were prioritised by the library based on caste and income. For example, one day was reserved solely for SC/ST students, while another was split into two parts: the first half for General Category students with a family income of less than Rs 1 lakh, and the second half for those with a family income exceeding Rs 5 lakh. The third day was open to all students.

On August 24th, District Magistrate (DM) Ankit Kumar Agarwal appointed a three-member committee to investigate a video of a teacher, Tanveer Ayesha, removing tilak off students' foreheads that was circulated on social media. The incident occurred at a school in Bhanera village, Kiratpur block.

Amid several incidents of violence and sexual assaults in several schools across the country, the union education ministry on Friday asked all states and union territories to implement “Guidelines on School Safety and Security” to ensure safety and security of children in schools

A senior official from the Ministry of Education while talking to Times of India called the notice disappointing and claimed that it intends to challenge it, arguing that GST should not be applied to government-funded research. 

Following the death of three students at a UPSC coaching centre due to flooding of basement, the Delhi govt issued safety guidelines to be followed by all educational institutions.

BJP MLAs from Madhya Pradesh on Friday moved a Private Members' Resolution seeking to abolish Article 30 of the Indian Constitution which gives the right to minorities to establish and administer educational institutions.