World Teachers’ Day 2022: How these National award-winning teachers tackled digital illiteracy in hilly regions

World Teachers’ Day 2022: How these National award-winning teachers tackled digital illiteracy in hilly regions

The challenges of providing equitable digital access have been exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic, with students living in the remote or rural areas struggling to cope with online lessons. According to National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) data, only 4.4 per cent of rural households own computers, out of which only 14 per cent have a […]

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Teachers’ Day 2022: PM Modi announces development, upgradation of 14,500 schools

Teachers’ Day 2022: PM Modi announces development, upgradation of 14,500 schools

On the occasion of Teachers’ Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that over 14,500 schools will be developed and upgraded across India under the Pradhan Mantri Schools For Rising India (PM-SHRI) Yojana. The new and upgraded schools will be developed with the aim of becoming model schools which will encapsulate the full spirit of the […]

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IIM-A announced Kamla Chowdhry Communications Hub in honour of its first faculty member

IIM-A announced Kamla Chowdhry Communications Hub in honour of its first faculty member

The Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) has announced the creation of the Kamla Chowdhry Communications Hub, named after its first faculty member, Professor Kamla Chowdhry. Kamla Chowdhry was not only the first faculty member but was also known for her contribution to the institute’s growth and success.  This announcement was made on the occasion […]

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What is the difference between scholarship, fellowship and internship?

What is the difference between scholarship, fellowship and internship?

The University Grants Commission (UGC) on September 5 announced fellowships and scholarship schemes that will benefit students aspiring to study at higher educational institutions across the country. While there are many similarities between the fellowships and scholarship, these two are different in many ways. Indianexpress.com explains the difference between these two concepts that provide monetary […]

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Tamil Nadu to launch Delhi model school plan; Kejriwal to launch scheme

Tamil Nadu to launch Delhi model school plan; Kejriwal to launch scheme

Tamil Nadu government will inaugurate the Schools of Excellence and Model Schools Scheme, which is broadly based on schools in Delhi with upgraded infrastructure, today. In an event to be held at the state-run Bharathi Women’s College, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal would launch the scheme in Chennai in the presence of his Tamil Nadu […]

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Teachers’ Day 2022: From Youtube channels to holding classes under a flyover, meet six teachers who have pioneered education in their own ways

Teachers’ Day 2022: From Youtube channels to holding classes under a flyover, meet six teachers who have pioneered education in their own ways

From a teacher in Punjab who started a Youtube channel to make Maths accessible to a teacher in Gujarat who has introduced an approach to let students take decisions at all administrative levels at their school, The Indian Express talked to educators who have made a difference. The ‘school’ under a bridge in New Delhi […]

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Teachers’ Day 2022 LIVE Updates: President Draupadi Murmu to confer National Award to teachers today

Teachers’ Day 2022 LIVE Updates: President Draupadi Murmu to confer National Award to teachers today

Teachers’ Day 2022: Modi will be meeting these selected teachers at 7 Lok Kalyan Marg on September 5, 2022 at 4:30 pm. (Representative image) Teachers’ Day 2022 LIVE Updates: A statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office read that the purpose of National Awards to Teachers is to celebrate and honour the unique contribution of […]

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Digital classrooms in Nigeria, libraries in Vietnam, how Global Teacher Prize winner Ranjitsinh Disale’s shared prize money promotes education worldwide

Digital classrooms in Nigeria, libraries in Vietnam, how Global Teacher Prize winner Ranjitsinh Disale’s shared prize money promotes education worldwide

Teachers’ Day 2022: Ranjitsinh Disale, a Zilla Parishad primary school teacher from Solapur’s Paritewadi village, won the Global Teacher Prize 2020 along with the prize money of $1 million. But what sets him apart from the other winners till date is the fact that he shared the prize money equally with each of the nine other teachers […]

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Teachers’ Day 2022 | How the Covid lockdown unlocked the teacher in some parents and made them ‘homeschoolers’

Teachers’ Day 2022 | How the Covid lockdown unlocked the teacher in some parents and made them ‘homeschoolers’

For much of 2020-21 and 2021-22 academic sessions, schools came to the bedroom, living room or dining table for students across most of India. Smartphone and laptop sales zoomed, and words such as online classes, video apps and screen-sharing entered the lexicon of the average Indian. As the pandemic locked down the world’s largest democracy […]

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Teachers’ Day 2022: UGC announces fellowship and research grant schemes

Teachers’ Day 2022: UGC announces fellowship and research grant schemes

Teachers’ Day 2022: On the occasion of Teachers’ day, the University Grants Commission (UGC) will be announcing several research schemes which will benefit higher educational institutions across the country. The new fellowships will be launched at 3 pm tomorrow, i.e. September 5 at UGC’s online portals. Here’s a list of the UGC fellowship and research […]

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