The new education policy seeks to provide all students, irrespective of their place of residence, a quality education system, with particular focus on historically marginalized, disadvantaged, and underrepresented groups. Education is a great leveler and is the best tool for achieving economic and social mobility, inclusion, and equality. The policy aims to have Initiatives in […]
The National Education Policy 2020 was announced on 29th July 2020 and is a much-needed upgrade to the previous National Policy on Education of 1986. Our education system has had no major reforms in terms of the structure and content for the last 34 years, whereas the world has completely transformed during this period. The […]
Although education is a basic right, it still remains a distant dream for millions of children in India According to the Annual Status of Education Report 2018, not more than 2.8% of children are out of school in India. This signifies that around 97.2% of children in the country are enrolled in schools, but it […]
Charity is something personal- and it varies from person to person. For some, it means volunteering and teaching underprivileged children, for others it means donating money. However, we at Wishes and Blessings believe that charity can be fun and we are always on the lookout for unique modes of fundraising. And now, we have come […]
Education is the foundation stone of a strong and stable future. India’s literacy rate was recorded at a dismal 74%. (Census, 2011). One might wonder if there is any significant difference between being literate and being educated – and there is. Literacy is purely to deal with the ability to read and write. Education is […]
January 24th is celebrated as National Girl Child Day. In India, the sex ratio is abysmal, to say the least. According to the 2011 census, India’s child sex ratio continues to fall and has declined to 914 girls for every 1,000 boys as compared to 927 in 2001. What is National Girl Day? […]
