Education Sector

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Parliament and State LegislaturesEducation SectorScience and Technology in Everyday Life
3 Jan, 2026

Govt. to help teachers use AI; will ease open schooling framework, Pg10

Government to introduce AI in teaching, ease open schooling framework, and focus on technical education for employment via VBSA Bill 2025.

Education SectorCommunication Networks, Media and Social Media Challenges
2 Jan, 2026

Getting teens to read the news, Pg9

Bridging the information gap: Strategies to engage teenagers with news through inclusive, accessible, and age-appropriate journalism in the digital age.

Education SectorIndian Economy, Planning, Mobilization of Resources, Growth, Development and EmploymentIndigenization of Technology and New Technology DevelopmentIntellectual Property Rights, IPR
29 Dec, 2025

A grand vision and the great Indian research deficit, Pg6

India's R&D spending lags at 0.7% of GDP; Huawei alone outspends entire nation, hindering 'Viksit Bharat' goal.

Government policies and interventions for development in various sectorsVulnerable SectionsEducation Sector
28 Dec, 2025

Centre deliberates on suggestions by states, UTs on PM-POSHAN, Pg9

Centre considers states' proposals to include breakfast and extend PM-POSHAN scheme up to Class 12 for enhanced student nutrition.

Education SectorE GovernanceRole of Civil Services in a DemocracyLinkages between Development and Spread of Extremism
28 Dec, 2025

PM At Chief Secretaries' Meet, Pg6

PM Modi chairs Chief Secretaries' meet focusing on 'Human Capital for Viksit Bharat' and governance reforms, emphasizing education, skilling, and tourism.

Government policies and interventions for development in various sectorsEducation SectorImportant Aspects of Governance, Transparency and Accountability
26 Dec, 2025

Higher education bill frees our universities, Pg9

VBSA Bill 2025 aims to unify higher education regulators, enhance autonomy, and shift focus to outcome-based evaluation.

Education SectorIndian Diaspora
23 Dec, 2025

NITI Aayog proposes $10-bn research fund, scholarships to ‘globalise’ higher education, Pg10

NITI Aayog proposes $10 billion research fund and Vishwa Bandhu scholarships to globalize Indian higher education by 2047.

Statutory, Regulatory and Quasi Judicial BodiesGovernment policies and interventions for development in various sectorsEducation Sector
23 Dec, 2025

Higher education Bill puts focus on simplifying governance, Pg13

Government introduces bill to establish single higher education commission, consolidating UGC, AICTE, and NCTE, raising centralization concerns.

Union State Relations and Federal StructureGovernment policies and interventions for development in various sectorsVulnerable SectionsEducation Sector
20 Dec, 2025

Country's '100% literacy by 2030' goal hits Bihar wall, Pg16

Bihar stalls Centre's ULLAS literacy program, jeopardizing India's 2030 goal of 100% literacy due to implementation issues.

Government policies and interventions for development in various sectorsEducation SectorConservation, Pollution and Degradation
20 Dec, 2025

A tale of two cities: Delhi govt schools choke, private classrooms set up air filters, Pg3

Delhi government to install air purifiers in 10,000 classrooms amid concerns over air quality and policy failures.

Social Empowerment, Communalism, Regionalism and SecularismVulnerable SectionsHealth SectorEducation Sector
19 Dec, 2025

Visibility and inclusion: advancing the case of children with disabilities, PgII

UNICEF report reveals disparities in rights and services for 108 million children with disabilities in Asia-Pacific, highlighting critical data gaps.

Statutory, Regulatory and Quasi Judicial BodiesGovernment policies and interventions for development in various sectorsEducation Sector
17 Dec, 2025

‘Conscious’ decision to separate funding from regulator, say officials on higher education Bill, Pg11

Government's Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025, separates higher education funding from regulatory authority to minimize conflicts of interest.

Union State Relations and Federal StructureParliament and State LegislaturesEducation Sector
17 Dec, 2025

'Role for states': Pradhan defends higher education regulator Bill, Pg9

Education Minister defends Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025, ensuring state participation in higher education regulation, amidst opposition concerns.

Union State Relations and Federal StructureParliament and State LegislaturesEducation Sector
16 Dec, 2025

Central govt. to send new higher education Bill to JPC, Pg1

Government proposes Joint Parliamentary Committee for Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, facing opposition over executive overreach and federalism concerns.

Union State Relations and Federal StructureParliament and State LegislaturesEducation Sector
16 Dec, 2025

Amid Opp fire, Govt to send higher education regulator Bill to panel, Pg6

Government introduces Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill 2025 to establish higher education commission, faces opposition, and is sent to joint parliamentary committee.

Statutory, Regulatory and Quasi Judicial BodiesEducation Sector
15 Dec, 2025

Bill likely soon to rejig higher education regulatory framework, Pg1

Union government's Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025, aims to overhaul higher education regulatory framework, subsuming UGC and AICTE.

Distribution of Key Natural ResourcesEducation SectorBilateral, Regional and Global Groupings and AgreementsIndian Diaspora
15 Dec, 2025

The right moment to boost India-Ethiopia ties, Pg6

India and Ethiopia poised to strengthen ties across education, investment, and defence sectors amid evolving geopolitical landscape.

Changes in Critical Geographical Features, Water Bodies, Ice Caps, Flora and FaunaEducation Sector
15 Dec, 2025

High heat affects child development, Pg14

NYU study reveals high temperatures impede early childhood development, literacy, and numeracy skills, disproportionately affecting children facing economic hardship.

Statutory, Regulatory and Quasi Judicial BodiesGovernment policies and interventions for development in various sectorsEducation Sector
15 Dec, 2025

No grant-giving powers to regulatory council in Bill set to replace UGC Act, Pg10

Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025, aims to replace UGC Act, empowering regulatory council with penalties, not grant-giving or fee regulation.

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