Gujarat, Karnataka lead 2022 secondary school dropout rankings

Gujarat, Bihar, Karnataka, Assam and Punjab are among seven states where the school dropout rate at the secondary level was higher than the national average of 12.6 per cent in 2021-22, according......

Can India Deal with Halahal In Amrit Kaal?

We have our own problems for sure and they are not trivial, but for now, our economy is in not too bad a shape, our politics is as personality-driven and authoritarian as that of most countries in......

Why Indians Study Medicine In Ukraine

'With over 50 per cent of medical seats reserved for those who have the ability to pay a fee ranging from Rs 50 lakh to Rs 1.5 crore for a five-year MBBS course and quotas in accordance with......

India sees record 357 COVID-19 deaths, nearly 10,000 cases in 1 day

The nationwide COVID-19 tally neared 2.9 lakh on Thursday with a record one-day increase of nearly 10,000 cases taking the count of infections detected this month to almost one lakh.   IMAGE:......

A 'TalentSprint' to put job-seekers on track

For Santanu Paul, being the son-in-law of C Rangarajan, chairman of the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council, is just another facet of his life.More than the access he has to the......

Create job creators, not seekers: Kalam

Former president APJ Abdul Kalam has called for new ways to harness rural entrepreneurship and for reorienting the education system to address the twin issues of skills gap and employment."Create......

IIT-Madras director on IITs and Pan-IIT event

Prof Madaboosi Santanam Ananth is one of the most vocal academicians in the country. He has been the director of IIT-Madras since 2001. Prof Ananth joined as faculty in the department of chemical......

Govt rules out IIT in Orissa

The government on Tuesday ruled out setting up an IIT in Orissa, saying it has already approved three such institutes in Bihar, Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan. Replying to a Calling Attention Motion......