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  • Is NPS Vatsalya the right way to save for your child’s education, or better suited for something else?

    Is NPS Vatsalya the right way to save for your child’s education, or better suited for something else?

    NPS Vatsalya is a government-backed scheme that offers long-term growth and tax benefits for minors, but if your need is to fund future education costs, its strict lock-in periods and withdrawal limits can come in the way.

  • Social sector gets a Rs 6 lakh crore push in Budget 2026-27

    Social sector gets a Rs 6 lakh crore push in Budget 2026-27

    FM cites fulfilling aspirations and building capacity as kartavya, social sector layout sees a modest uptick

  • Who is Siddharth Babu? The young IFS officer who stood beside PM Modi at Republic Day Parade

    Who is Siddharth Babu? The young IFS officer who stood beside PM Modi at Republic Day Parade

    This IFS officer became the focus of one of India’s most-watched national moments. Siddharth Babu was seen standing beside PM Narendra Modi during the 77th Republic Day parade. Discover his inspiring journey, which began with failure and led to remarkable perseverance.

  • Hiss and Hold: Portland residents practising yoga with snakes — Here’s why

    Hiss and Hold: Portland residents practising yoga with snakes — Here’s why

    A Portland reptile shop is blending yoga and snakes, drawing sold out crowds and raising questions about wellness, animal care, consent, and why calm pythons are sharing mats with humans.

  • OPINION | AI in Classrooms: Necessary reform or premature distraction?

    OPINION | AI in Classrooms: Necessary reform or premature distraction?

    India's push for early AI education raises concerns about overloading children with complex concepts, potentially distracting from basic literacy and critical thinking skills development

  • OPINION | AI in Education: Why rural and Tier-3 India risks being left behind

    OPINION | AI in Education: Why rural and Tier-3 India risks being left behind

    AI has transformative potential in Indian education, but unequal access risks deepening the digital divide. To avoid exacerbating existing inequalities, inclusive, grassroots-focused AI solutions are essential for equitable learning

  • Chandaka Tusker Ramu’s skeleton recovered after years, preserving a wildlife legacy

    Chandaka Tusker Ramu’s skeleton recovered after years, preserving a wildlife legacy

    The skeleton of Ramu, a tusked elephant from Odisha, has been carefully recovered and chemically cleaned, revealing 240 preserved bones and raising questions about how wildlife remains are scientifically conserved.

  • SIPs for your child’s education: How to start, structure and stay on track

    SIPs for your child’s education: How to start, structure and stay on track

    A clear savings plan gives you more control over rising education costs, and SIPs help you start small while staying disciplined.

  • OPINION | When the Classroom Turns Fragile: Rising student suicides

    OPINION | When the Classroom Turns Fragile: Rising student suicides

    Student suicides in India are rising, with male students most affected. Mental health support in schools is scarce, and government initiatives like Manodarpan show promise but remain insufficient to meet growing demand

  • India's nuclear ambitions set to bring a jobs boom, courses and training programmes planned after PMO intervention

    India's nuclear ambitions set to bring a jobs boom, courses and training programmes planned after PMO intervention

    The PMO has taken stock of the talent shortage for India to realise its nuclear ambitions of 100 GW by 2047 and the government is likely to introduce new undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in nuclear technology and engineering at central and state universities, IITs, and NITs.

  • OPINION | RSS’ worldview on education goes much beyond rewriting history books

    OPINION | RSS’ worldview on education goes much beyond rewriting history books

    RSSFACTS: RSS advocates replacing the colonial Macaulay education system with an indigenous, value-based model rooted in India’s civilizational ethos, emphasizing character-building, patriotism, and holistic national development 

  • Investing in gold for your child’s education: Pros and cons

    Investing in gold for your child’s education: Pros and cons

    Gold has long been a preferred choice for securing future milestones, but it comes with both benefits and limitations.

  • DOMS Industries Q2 PAT seen up 7.6% YoY to Rs. 55.2 cr: Prabhudas Lilladher

    DOMS Industries Q2 PAT seen up 7.6% YoY to Rs. 55.2 cr: Prabhudas Lilladher

    Net Sales are expected to increase by 20.1 percent Y-o-Y (down 2.2 percent Q-o-Q) to Rs. 550 crore, according to Prabhudas Lilladher.

  • Vedantu raises $11 million in fresh funding from existing investors, gears up for external secondary round

    Vedantu raises $11 million in fresh funding from existing investors, gears up for external secondary round

    The round is part of a larger ongoing fundraise, with the company preparing for an external tranche that will include a 'significant secondary component' to offer exits for some early investors, including Chinese backers such as TAL Education and Legend Capital

  • Jaro Institute IPO -- Betting on the growth in education?

    Jaro Institute IPO -- Betting on the growth in education?

    Strong EBITDA margin but scalability remains a challenge for a company with premium programmes

  • H-1B at $100,000: Trump’s visa fee hike rattles Indian students eyeing US jobs, lifts interest in Germany, Japan, Poland

    H-1B at $100,000: Trump’s visa fee hike rattles Indian students eyeing US jobs, lifts interest in Germany, Japan, Poland

    The move adds to a year of tightening visa rules and rising uncertainty over the post-study future of Indian students.

  • PhysicsWallah IPO: Issue size, promoter cash-out, heavy costs and teaching moments decoded

    PhysicsWallah IPO: Issue size, promoter cash-out, heavy costs and teaching moments decoded

    Backed by WestBridge, Hornbill and GSV Ventures, the edtech firm has doubled down on offline centres and acquisitions even as rising employee costs, high attrition, and loss-making subsidiaries test its balance sheet.

  • Coaching has become more pronounced, with east India driving the boom

    Coaching has become more pronounced, with east India driving the boom

    Nationally, the sharpest rise in coaching has been at higher levels of schooling. In 2017–18, 30% of secondary and 28% of higher secondary students took coaching. By 2025, that share climbed to nearly 38% in both categories

  • Education costs soar in Indian Cities: Private schools 9X costlier, coaching piles on, shows NSS survey

    Education costs soar in Indian Cities: Private schools 9X costlier, coaching piles on, shows NSS survey

    The survey, which covered 52,085 households and 57,742 students across the country using computer-assisted interviews, examined household expenditure on school education

  • Scientific Method and Shastras: Can the twain ever meet?

    Scientific Method and Shastras: Can the twain ever meet?

    A new education policy to provide students from gurukuls direct entry into IITs is an example of misplaced inclusivity. Indian Knowledge Systems ought to be subjects of serious study. But to mix them with a system that is fundamentally different in its approach to accumulation of knowledge risks diluting one of India’s premium brands: IIT

  • Student fees cover just a fraction of costs at DU, JNU and IIT-Delhi amid surging university deficits

    Student fees cover just a fraction of costs at DU, JNU and IIT-Delhi amid surging university deficits

    Delhi University spent more than six times what it earned from students in FY24; similar trends are visible at JNU and IIT-Delhi

  • BITS Pilani to set up Rs 1000 crore 'AI+ campus' in Amaravati

    BITS Pilani to set up Rs 1000 crore 'AI+ campus' in Amaravati

    Birla, who is also Chairman of Aditya Birla Group, said that the Amaravati Campus would see an investment of approximately Rs 1,000 crore over a period of five years.

  • Navneet Education Q1 PAT seen up 77.8% YoY to Rs. 151.3 cr: Prabhudas Lilladher

    Navneet Education Q1 PAT seen up 77.8% YoY to Rs. 151.3 cr: Prabhudas Lilladher

    Net Sales are expected to increase by 1.9 percent Y-o-Y (up 87.3 percent Q-o-Q) to Rs. 812.7 crore, according to Prabhudas Lilladher.

  • Doms Industries Q1 PAT seen up 4.1% YoY to Rs. 54 cr: Prabhudas Lilladher

    Doms Industries Q1 PAT seen up 4.1% YoY to Rs. 54 cr: Prabhudas Lilladher

    Net Sales are expected to increase by 23.6 percent Y-o-Y (up 8.1 percent Q-o-Q) to Rs. 550.1 crore, according to Prabhudas Lilladher.

  • Coursera appoints Ashutosh Gupta as Managing Director for India and Asia Pacific

    Coursera appoints Ashutosh Gupta as Managing Director for India and Asia Pacific

    Gupta will lead Coursera’s regional operations, focusing on collaborations with governments, universities, and businesses to scale adoption of its AI-powered learning tools and job-relevant micro-credentials

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