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Kapoor, who has written several books on motivation, leadership and emotional intelligence realised there is a big gap between what we have and what we should have in the society.

Excerpts from book teaching ethics, values and morals to youngsters

Author Virender Kapoor has created value education books for class 1 to 8 which adhere to National Curriculum Framework (NCF).

05 Mar 2018 1:02 PM

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Teachers can treat children's mental health problems: Study

Treating children in schools can powerfully overcome issues of stigma.

04 Mar 2018 9:56 AM

Boys were much more likely to achieve educational and economic success than girls, and affluent students also did better than poor students.

Study finds working hard in high school can pay off later

Students who are more industrious, engaged and better at reading and writing wind up getting most education and highest-paid jobs.

01 Mar 2018 8:30 AM

The entrepreneur brothers have committed $30 million over 10 years to the Wadhwani AI institute in Mumbai. (Photo: Pixabay)

Brothers look to harness artificial intelligence for greater good

The duo launched what is billed as the world’s first nonprofit institute dedicated to putting AI to improving lives of poor.

25 Feb 2018 8:40 PM

Violators will not be entitled to their fellowships, hostels or any other facilities from the university. Student bodies and even professors have opposed the attendance circular.

Mandatory attendance

We get celebrities to give their take on a current issue each week and lend their perspective to a much-discussed topic.

25 Feb 2018 12:11 AM

Basic needs are met to a significantly higher degree during outdoor instruction than in the classroom. (Photo: Pixabay)

Outdoor classes make students more open to learning: study

A sense of achievement particularly increases motivation during outdoor instruction.

07 Feb 2018 1:44 PM

Parents must foster a rich environment and introduce them to historical inspirational dreamers like Amelia Earhart, Martin Luther King Jr. (Photo: Pixabay)

Predicting today for a fulfilling tomorrow

Young parents believe that the new kiddos will have higher walls to scale for ever-increasing opportunities.

01 Feb 2018 6:27 PM

Jaitley promised to provide education holistically without segmentation from pre-nursery to Class-12 and move from black board to digital board. (Photo: PTI | Representational)

Budget 2018: Education cess raised to 4 pc, no division in schools

Jaitley proposed to launch a scheme to revitalise research-based education with Rs 1 lakh crore in the next four years.

01 Feb 2018 2:40 PM

If you are in a position wherein you can lift someone up, or help them heal or teach them to fish, consider yourself privileged.

Do good, feel good

If we would like others to do us good, we can set the ball rolling by doing the same to others.

01 Feb 2018 6:37 AM

It is also likely that any preschool is better than no preschool in preparing children for elementary school and beyond. (Photo: Pixabay)

Early enrichment programs may boost odds poor kids go to college

When kids stayed in the program through third grade, the results were even better.

30 Jan 2018 4:28 PM

The study also highlighted the importance of access to financial resources at all stages of peoples lives. (Photo: Pixabay)

Gender, education, class affect quality of life in old age

Men who had followed semi-skilled careers were more concerned with identity loss and inactivity in retirement.

27 Jan 2018 6:06 PM

More Indian children are in school today than ever before, but the quality of public schools has sunk to abysmally low levels, as government schools have become the reserve of children at the very bottom of India’s social ladder.

India’s education needs reforms

The public school system expanded massively in the 1990s and the first decade of this century.

24 Jan 2018 12:09 AM

Apple will become the fund's first Laureate partner, enabling a significant expansion of Yousafzai's effort to support girls' education and advocate for equal opportunity, it said.

Apple joins Malala Fund for girls' education in India, world

With Apple's support, Malala Fund expects to double the grants awarded by its Gulmakai Network and extend funding programmes to India

22 Jan 2018 2:28 PM

This can be avoided and the government can function faster with the help of blockchain technology, he said.

After AP, Maha will use blockchain to curb graft

The new technology will soon become part of the government to prevent corruption.

20 Jan 2018 4:01 AM

About 29 per cent of children aged between three and six spend more than half an hour online every day. (Photo: Pixabay)

One-third Chinese preschool children online: study

Parents are rarely aware of their children's internet activity.

14 Jan 2018 5:05 PM

State lawmakers in America are pushing schools to put more emphasis on teaching students how to tell truth from lies. (Photo: Pixabay)

Spread of fake news prompts literacy efforts in schools

Several more states are expected to consider such bills in the coming year, including Arizona, New York and Hawaii.

01 Jan 2018 11:14 AM

Raj Kumar Vaish had enrolled in MA (Economics) in 2015. (Photo: ANI/ Twitter)

Meet the man who earned postgraduate degree in Economics at 98

Raj Kumar Vaish was awarded a masters degree in economics by Meghalaya Governor Ganga Prasad at the convocation function of NOU, Patna.

27 Dec 2017 12:51 PM

The study found that 9 per cent of the women who said they experience involuntary intercourse, say they were slightly intoxicated as they 'had been given a drink or drugs.' (Photo: Pexles)

Women who don't attend college more likely to be raped, says study

According to study, risk of forced sex against women is more than two and half times greater for those who have no college education.

22 Dec 2017 2:53 PM

Kids who get moving may also get better grades

Here is what a new study has found.

10 Dec 2017 12:05 PM

Depression in late teens linked to high school drop out

Find out more.

10 Dec 2017 11:14 AM

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