International Youth Day is celebrated every year on the 12th of August, this day is dedicated to the Youth to play a vital role in bringing about change in handling global issues and achieving sustainable development. International Youth Day emphasizes the rights of young people to have full access to education, healthcare, employment, monetary services, […]
On account of the National Day of Education, read to know what is the status of education in India, the challenges and what can we do to make education more accessible.
Active in more than 6 states in India, Wishes and Blessings is a Non-Governmental Organisation located in New Delhi. I am the newest member of this family, and I found the organization very welcoming! I am currently working for Squad for Change, which is the volunteering wing of the organization. Since Diwali is […]
In the first half of the 20th century, science fiction familiarized the world with the concept of artificially intelligent robots through movies. By the 1950s, we had a generation of scientists, mathematicians, and philosophers with the concept of artificial intelligence (or AI) culturally incorporated in their minds. But the field of AI wasn’t formally founded until […]
World Students’ Day is celebrated on 15th October, every year. This day is commemorated on account of the birth anniversary of Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam. Abdul Kalam, who served as the President of the Republic of India, from 2002 until 2007, was not only a renowned scientist, thinker, philosopher and teacher, but also had won […]
“Sign language is the equal of speech, lending itself equally to the rigorous and the poetic, to philosophical analysis or to making love” – Oliver Sacks. There are over 360 million people with hearing impairment across the world, sign languages being their primary mode of communication. To celebrate this community while highlighting the challenges and […]
Literacy is generally defined as the ability of a person to read and write at least one language and have accurate comprehension skills. Fundamentally, if an individual can read and write the language that one speaks, then that person will be considered as “literate.” So, if literacy is simply reading and writing, why is it […]
All in all, I believe that the policy is very extensive and most importantly has tried to address the majority of the concerns/challenges faced by the educational sector. It is in line with international standards of removing rigid boundaries in terms of course selection and allowing full flexibility to students to take up courses/specializations in […]
Students from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds require encouragement and support to make a successful transition to higher education. Thus, as per the policy, universities and colleges will be required to set up high-quality support centres and will be given adequate funds and academic resources to carry this out effectively. There will also be professional academic and […]
The policy aims to facilitate learning for all students, with special emphasis on Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Groups (SEDGs), and thus wishes to broaden the scope of school education to facilitate multiple pathways to learning involving both formal and non-formal education modes. The policy understands the importance of both forms of education modes and how they are […]
