It is astonishing that public expenditure data on the education sector are not easily available
COVID-19: Night curfew in Tamil Nadu from Jan 6, complete lockdown on Jan 9
No physical classes for students in classes 1 to 9; on Jan 9 only essential services will function
Bengaluru: All Schools & Colleges closed barring Class 10- 12, Nursing & Medical Colleges – Guidelines
Bangalore Schools, Colleges have been closed due to rising COVID-19 cases. The state government led by CM Bommai has decided to shut all educational institutions in the city for next 2 weeks, except classes 10-12 and Nursing, Medical colleges
Karnataka: Schools must be shut as last resort, NCEE tells government
The National Coalition on the Education Emergency (NCEE), a forum of experts in the field of education, child rights and medicine have strongly recommended that schools be closed as a last resort. This comes even as the Karnataka government has announced the suspension of in-person classes for all except classes…
Coronavirus: Single-day count surpasses 50,000-mark, Omicron variant now in 24 states
On Wednesday, India recorded 58,097 cases, a 55.42% jump from Tuesday’s figures.
Closing schools would ‘spell disaster for children’, says Right to Education group
The National Coalition on the Education Emergency said evidence suggest children are least vulnerable to Covid-19 and the fatalities are negligible.
Bengaluru reports 2000 cases in 24 hours, Karnataka sees jump in positivity rate
Health Minister K Sudhakar had said that Bengaluru was an epicentre in the first wave and second wave, and will be the epicenter during the third wave as well.
COVID-19: Goa shuts schools, colleges; likely to impose night curfew
State witnessed sudden spike in cases after New Year celebrations
RBI: State spending on public health up from 2005 till now
It rose by two percentage points, from 3% in 2004-05 to 5% in 2021-22