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CBSE, CISCE fitness initiatives: ‘First conscious step, but behavioural change need of hour’

July 23, 2025July 23, 2025cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

[ad_1] Alarming health concerns among school-going students, particularly the rise in obesity, have prompted India’s two national education boards to roll out targeted initiatives. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) have recently launched separate programmes/ boards aimed at promoting physical activity and nutrition as […]

Yamuna cleanliness awareness campaign to be launched in Delhi schools

April 27, 2025April 27, 2025cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

[ad_1] The Delhi government has decided to launch the “Maa Yamuna Swachhta Abhiyan” across schools in the national capital with Chief Minister Rekha Gupta saying it was aimed at increasing sensitivity towards the need to revive the holy river. According to officials, the main objective of this campaign is to increase sensitivity among children about […]

L-G asks Chief Secretary to probe ‘anomaly’ in education sector

August 29, 2022August 30, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

[ad_1] Lieutenant-Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena on Monday wrote to Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar asking him to probe the reason behind the “decline in student enrolment” and “significant absenteeism” in State government schools despite an increase in the education sector budget. In a statement issued on Monday, the L-G mentioned that the Delhi government’s Economic Survey […]

HC rejects plea against withdrawal of DTC buses from schools

August 28, 2022August 28, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

[ad_1] The Delhi High Court has rejected a petition seeking to direct the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) to reconsider its decision to withdraw bus services to private schools in the Capital. A Bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad took note of the fact that due to the spurt in the […]

Relax uniform norms, modify timings: Education Ministry’s guidelines to combat heatwave

May 11, 2022May 11, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

[ad_1] The Ministry of Education on Wednesday issued guidelines to schools for combating heatwave, asking them to relax the uniform norms and modify timings. A torrid heatwave had sent the mercury soaring across large swathes of India with the temperature in Delhi rising to 46 degrees Celsius. The national capital also recorded its second hottest […]