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Ditsa Bhattacharya
Government Schools Have Much Lesser Teachers Compared to Private Schools, Shows UDISE+ Data
11 Jul 2021
While private unaided schools comprise 22.38% of the total number of schools in India according to the report, 37.18% of the total number of teachers work in private schools.
Ditsa Bhattacharya
With Poor Infrastructure, Lack of Facilities Govt Schools Perform Worst Across India: Report
06 Jul 2021
Over two lakh schools do not have a library facility, nine lakh schools do not have functional computer facilities for the students, and over 11 lakh schools do not have internet facilities, states…
Rakhi Ghosh
Odisha: Lack of Smartphones, Connectivity Exclude Marginalised Children from Live Streaming
02 Jul 2021
Most children from this school belong to marginalised communities and cannot afford to buy smartphones for studying. When we first did a door-to-door survey and started collecting mobile numbers we…
Sandip Chakraborty
Pratichi Trust Report Questions Govt’s Apathy Towards Education Amid Pandemic
30 Jun 2021
A primary school teacher notes that nearly 90% of the guardians of students from her primary school did not have access to internet or even a cellphone, limiting their access to education at a time…
Sagrika Kissu
‘Dehumanising Experience’: How COVID Impacted Lives of Students in India
22 Jun 2021
From missing out on experience of learning in physical classrooms, social interactions to falling victim to the digital divide brought on by online education, Indian students are battling on multiple…
Newsclick Report
Large Number of Delhi’s Marginalised do not Have Access to Vaccines, Says Study
18 Jun 2021
The study called for review of restricting access to vaccines only through internet-based platforms and formulation of schemes to provide monetary relief for loss of wages suffered by daily wage…
Newsclick Report
UGC’s Note on ‘Blended’ Learning Draws Flak from University Teachers
07 Jun 2021
Their concerns reveal a grimmer reality that the UGC’s proposals portend: of the ultimate dismantling of public funded education that will further disadvantage the marginalised sections of the…
Abdul Alim Jafri
Many Fail at Uphill Task of Booking Slots for First Dose of Covid-19 Vaccine in UP
03 Jun 2021
The available slots for vaccination disappear as quickly as they appear on the CoWin portal, making it almost impossible for people to make a booking.
Newsclick Report
'Language only One Problem': FSMI Launches Add-on in 22 Languages for CoWIN Portal
02 Jun 2021
'This is an issue of digital divide and language is only one component of the entire issue. It is about accessibility to a smartphone, high-bandwidth connectivity and also the know-how that permits…
Newsclick Report
Students', Teachers' Unions Slam UGC Note on 40% Online Learning
25 May 2021
'However well planned and ambitious the project maybe, it leaves a very major aspect of the socio-economic condition of the students, particularly students from working class backgrounds unaddressed…