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Government's crisis management approach to examination system failures, like NTA's, overlooks core structural issues in academic institutions and assessment.
PM Vidyalaxmi Scheme offers collateral-free, guarantor-free education loans with interest subvention, ensuring equitable access to quality higher education for meritorious students.
PM-SETU scheme aims to upgrade ITIs and NSTIs, enhancing vocational training quality with industry-aligned courses for improved employability.
Lok Sabha passes Bill enhancing penalties for unfair means in public examinations, establishing fast-track courts and special task forces.
Global conflict in Strait of Hormuz sparks LPG crisis, revealing stark class divide and precarity of India's urban migrant workforce.
Global study exposes India's alarming antibiotic overuse, with 'watch' drugs fueling antimicrobial resistance, demanding urgent policy and healthcare reforms.
PM Modi urges Gen Z to embrace Viksit Vibrant Village program, connecting with 74 border communities in Ladakh, Himachal, Uttarakhand for national understanding.
PM Modi launches high-powered task force led by Nandan Nilekani to overhaul India's examination system, ensuring transparency and tech integration after NEET-UG scandal.
PM Modi appoints Nandan Nilekani to lead high-powered task force, revamping India's exam system with tech-driven, leak-proof reforms after NEET scandal.
India approves first dengue vaccine, Qdenga, but experts warn of heightened severe dengue risk for seronegative children, urging mandatory pre-vaccination screening.
Union Education Minister resigns after massive youth protests over exam paper leaks, challenging government's authority and highlighting governance failures.
PM Modi champions 'Viksit Vibrant Village Programme', urging youth to immerse in border communities, fostering development, patriotism, and national unity.
Supreme Court mandates pan-India opt-out for children's Aadhaar details in APAAR scheme, upholding privacy and informed consent under DPDP Act.
Parliament to introduce stringent anti-paper leak Bill next week, mandating 5-10 years jail and Rs 50 lakh-10 crore fine for offenders.
India's youth unemployment hits 16.2%, risking demographic dividend as graduate job prospects dwindle and LFPR declines, sparking deeper economic concerns.
Youth-led 'Cockroach Janta Party' forces Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation, demonstrating online activism's power in two months.
Tribal communities protest Ken-Betwa Link Project over displacement, rehabilitation flaws, and environmental threats to Panna Tiger Reserve.
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