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ASER 2024
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ASER 2024

Science & Tech 29/01/25 09:21 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Since 2005, the NGO Pratham has released the Annual Status of Education Report (Rural) to measure basic reading and arithmetic levels among school children, attendance in school and other indicators. Read More...

NITI Aayog launches the “Fiscal Health Index 2025” in New Delhi
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NITI Aayog launches the “Fiscal Health Index 2025” in New Delhi

Science & Tech 25/01/25 16:14 PM IST
by Mahesh

'Mineral-rich Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Goa and Jharkhand have emerged as top-performing 'achievers' among the States listed in NITI Aayog's first Fiscal Health Index (FHI) report released  recently. Read More...

ILO report about international migrants
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ILO report about international migrants

Science & Tech 20/01/25 10:36 AM IST
by Mahesh

'International migrants reached 284.5 million, 255.7 million of them belong to the global working-age population (aged 15 and over).' International migrants are defined as persons who are part of t Read More...

Drop in school enrolments
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Drop in school enrolments

Science & Tech 08/01/25 09:04 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Recently, the Ministry of Education has released the Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+) report.' The number of enrolled students in 2022-23 were 25.17 crore, while the Read More...

State of Forest Report 2023
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State of Forest Report 2023

Science & Tech 03/01/25 18:25 PM IST
by Mahesh

'The State of Forest Report (SFR) 2023 was released by Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav at the Forest Research Institute, Dehradun, on December 21, 2024.' The SFR is a biennial exercise Read More...

Climate change and biodiversity loss are connected
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Climate change and biodiversity loss are connected

Science & Tech 19/12/24 10:12 AM IST
by Mahesh

'A new major scientific report has highlighted the strong interlinkages between some of the biggest challenges facing humankind such as climate change, biodiversity loss and hunger, and emphasised on Read More...

Land degradation is threatening Earth’s capacity to sustain humanity
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Land degradation is threatening Earth’s capacity to sustain humanity

Science & Tech 03/12/24 10:12 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Land degradation is undermining Earth’s capacity to sustain humanity, and failure to reverse it will pose challenges for generations to come, a new United Nations report found.' A million Read More...

National survey of students
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National survey of students

Science & Tech 30/10/24 12:37 PM IST
by Mahesh

'PARAKH has been launched as part of the implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP)-2020 that envisaged a standard-setting body to advise school boards regarding new assessment patterns and Read More...

Global Hunger Index 2024
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Global Hunger Index 2024

Science & Tech 17/10/24 11:12 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The Global Hunger Index for 2024 states that a ‘serious’ level of hunger is prevalent in India. It ranks India 105th among 127 countries, giving it a score of 27.3.' A score below 9. Read More...

Hunger free India
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Hunger free India

Science & Tech 16/10/24 10:27 AM IST
by Mahesh

'India has been ranked 105th out of 127 countries in the Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2024, placing it in the "serious" category for hunger levels.' The GHI, a tool used to measure and track hunger gl Read More...