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‘Every child is unique…learns at her own pace’
February 5, 2026, 9:10 AM IST
Pariksha Pe Charcha has become a jan andolan, writes the education minister, because it makes students feel heard. In an AI age, this is both more challenging and more necessary than ever As Pariksha Pe…
February 5, 2026, 9:10 AM IST
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‘In Western Ghats, India’s next great story is quietly unfolding’
October 1, 2025, 8:32 AM IST
There are times in world history when time-honoured certainties give way, and confusion takes hold. The givens turn out to be fragile assumptions. Volatility renders clarity elusive, while vagueness and tentativeness reign supreme. Such conditions…
October 1, 2025, 8:32 AM IST
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‘Multilingual, inclusive education being realised at scale’
July 29, 2025, 8:38 AM IST
In 2020, India more than just released a policy – it rekindled an ancient ideal. National Education Policy (NEP) placed learning at the heart of nation building, drawing from civilisational wisdom. Framed through one of…
July 29, 2025, 8:38 AM IST
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IITs: Made in India, going international
February 13, 2024, 8:52 AM IST
On Jan 29, classes commenced at IIT Delhi’s Abu Dhabi campus, a fine example of India-UAE friendship in the field of education. PM Modi’s visit to UAE comes at a time when bilateral relations between…
February 13, 2024, 8:52 AM IST
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‘India’s talent pool a force for national, global good’
September 5, 2023, 8:54 AM IST
Union minister of education, writing in the context of G20, argues GOI’s focus is on internationalising higher education, enabling research and recognising skills As a knowledge civilisation, India carries a dominant pool of talent in…
September 5, 2023, 8:54 AM IST
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Once again, a knowledge hub
July 28, 2023, 9:01 AM IST
Knowledge is power. India’s rich knowledge capacity is evident in the Vedas and Upanishads, serving as vast sources of wisdom for centuries. With our ancient Indian universities such as Nalanda and Takshashila, India has been…
July 28, 2023, 9:01 AM IST
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‘Every exam is an opportunity, but not the only one’: Union education minister writes on the new year’s first Pariksha Pe Charcha
January 25, 2023, 2:25 AM IST
The much-awaited sixth edition of Pariksha Pe Charcha is here and will be held at the Talkatora Indoor Stadium, Delhi on January 27 at 11am. Crores of students, teachers and parents across the country and…
January 25, 2023, 2:25 AM IST
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Today’s child, tomorrow’s star: NEP 2020 will help take India’s young to the top of the global knowledge economy
August 26, 2021, 2:30 AM IST
The education system in the country is evolving at a substantial pace. With a reboot of this system through the National Education Policy 2020 (NEP), the government has instituted a series of far-reaching reforms to…
August 26, 2021, 2:30 AM IST
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India is looking west: Relations between New Delhi and the Gulf nations have undergone a fundamental reset
December 7, 2020, 2:25 AM IST
In 2017, when the UAE’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan alighted from his plane at New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi broke protocol to receive him with a warm hug. Two years later,…
December 7, 2020, 2:25 AM IST
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Passing the morality test: CAA secures dignity for those who have suffered religious persecution in the subcontinent
January 8, 2020, 4:00 AM IST
Little Nagrikta was born in a decrepit refugee camp at Majnu ka Tila – a colony in north Delhi on the banks of river Yamuna. Her parents reached the shores of the city escaping persecution…
January 8, 2020, 4:00 AM IST
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Acting Far East: India has ramified its energy diplomacy by being a first mover in Russia’s energy-rich east
September 16, 2019, 2:00 AM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Vladivostok on September 4. The visit and its outcomes are a peek into how foreign policy has transmuted in the past few years of the…
September 16, 2019, 2:00 AM IST
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Odisha did an excellent job handling cyclone Fani’s fallout, with Centre and state working in tandem
May 21, 2019, 2:00 AM IST
Not every crisis can be forestalled. Episodic throes of chaos are inherent in the nature of life. With close to 300 cyclones between 1800 and 2019 categorised as extremely severe to severe to moderate, including…
May 21, 2019, 2:00 AM IST
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Oil price rise: Making India’s voice count
November 5, 2018, 7:47 AM IST
The steep rise in international oil prices over the last few months is pinching the government and the people alike. This has not only affected the finances of people and the government, it has also…
November 5, 2018, 7:47 AM IST
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India’s east brims with enormous potential, government’s Purvodaya vision will ensure it bears fruit
July 21, 2018, 2:00 AM IST
Odisha in the 70s – the years of my childhood – was a place of much enchantment and innocence even as it was characterised by crumbling infrastructure, potholed roads and shoddy bridges. The same held…
July 21, 2018, 2:00 AM IST
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