Karnataka is the last of the South Indian states to include eggs in midday meals.
A Way to Break the Cycle of Poverty
A study published this summer by Nobel Prize-winning economist James Heckman and his colleagues takes the implications of Perry a giant step further. This research demonstrates that the children of the Perry preschoolers are also better off because of their parents’ experience.
Free smartphones and tablets to be distributed in Uttar Pradesh from mid-December; 27 lakh students enrolled on DG Shakti portal
The biggest ever tender to the tune of Rs 4,700 crore has been floated by the government on the GeM portal for the purchase of smartphones and tablets.
Govt proposes roll-out of early childhood care & education in anganwadis from 2021-22 itself
The government has proposed to roll out early childhood care and education (ECCE) programme in all anganwadi centres (AWCs) in a phased manner beginning financial year 2021-22 itself, and cover up to 20% of the AWCs each year over the next five years.
Mumbai Schools NOT reopening tomorrow, BMC delays reopening till December 15 over Omicron threat
Mumbai Schools reopening has been delayed. As per recent orders from BMC, Mumbai Schools will not be reopening from tomorrow – December 1, 2021 for classes 1 to 7. They would reopen from December 15, 2021, once the situation is conducive.
Karnataka sees rise in number of anaemic kids, women in last five years
Notwithstanding numerous initiatives to provide nutritious food, anaemia continues to be a major health problem among women and children in Karnataka.
Back to school – How the gap in schooling has caused an education emergency in India
The school closures in India due to the COVID-19 Pandemic have been among the longest in the world. For close to 18 months, 265 million students have not been to school. The report, “A FUTURE AT STAKE -Organizing the Education Recovery for the Most Vulnerable”
Haryana government to provide free tablets to students of Classes 11, 12
The Haryana government will soon provide free tablets to the students of Classes 11 and 12.
TN children’s policy released by Stalin, envisages multi-pronged approach to protect child rights
An exclusive multi-sectoral advisory group will be constituted at the state level for the implementation of the policy and further monitoring
With National Education Policy mandate, Odisha bats for mother tongue of tribals
The new National Education Policy lays emphasis on imparting teaching in mother tongue in primary classes. But when the language-base of Odisha’s adivasi communities is as diverse as 21 spoken languages further divided into 74 dialects, the task appears to be quite onerous.