Tag: school
Replacing ‘India’ with ‘Bharat’ in School Textbooks
A high-level committee for social sciences, formed by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) to revise the school curriculum, has recommended the replacement of "India" with "Bharat" in textbooks for all classes. The panel's suggestions, which also include introducing "classical history" instead of "ancient history" in the curriculum and incorporating the Indian Knowledge System (IKS) into all subjects, have been shared with the education ministry.
School-Based Cycling Program Improves Mental Health
Physical activity has a well-documented positive impact on mental health, and in a concerning trend, physical activity rates among teenagers are declining. This is particularly alarming as the mental well-being of adolescents continues to deteriorate, with one in six school children in the US being diagnosed with some form of mental disorder. To address this issue, researchers in the United States have explored how participation in a school-based cycling program affects the psychosocial well-being of adolescents.
Schools worldwide lack access to drinking water/basic sanitation facilities
Despite government's worldwide are investing in school health and nutrition, which has a positive effect on children’s academic outcomes, one-third of schools...
More Children Enrolled in Schools in India in 2021-22
India saw an increase of school enrolment from primary to higher secondary in 2021-22 with the figures standing at 25.57 crore, an...
Seven Indian States Top Education Index in India
Seven states in India topped the Performance Grading Index (PGI) in Education, the data of which was released on November 3, 2022....
244 Million Children Out of Classroom
With the start of the school in many countries in the coming months, the UNICEF said that inequalities in access to education...
Educational Support needed Children Grows to 222 Million
In a shocking revelation, the United Nations said that the number of crisis-impacted school aged children requiring educational support has grown from...
Majority Parents Not Want To Send Children to School
Majority of the parents do not want to send their children to school in the midst of increasing Covid 19 cases in the country....
Majority Parents in India want their Kids in School
A large majority (about 92 per cent) of children in rural area of underprivileged households in India and more than 75 per cent of...
Tobacco Use Among Children In India Declines
Tobacco use in children (between 13 and 15 years of age) in India saw a decline of 42 per cent whereas more than 29...
