Poverty Estimation Methods – UPSC GS2
What are the different methods used for Poverty estimation? Consumption method: Any household failing to meet the minimum level of […]
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Education
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Low Budget allocation in Education – UPSC GS2
Budget allocation in education sector: In the 2021-22 Budget, Centre’s allocation for the Education Department was slashed compared to the
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Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) 2018
The Annual Status of Education, ASER report by the NGO Pratham which measures the learning outcomes has been released. The
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Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (Amendment) Bill, 2018
The Parliament has given its approval for the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (Amendment) Bill, 2018. What
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Engineering College Reforms
Recommendations of the B V R Mohan Reddy Panel The panel headed by B V R Mohan Reddy has made
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Initiatives for improving quality of education
The Central Government has launched the following mechanisms for improving the quality of education: Amendment to RTI Act The
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PISA Test Issue
Context: Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD has officially decided to participate in Programme for International Student
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National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE)
It is statutory body of Central Government set up under NCTE Act, 1993 Set up in 1995 It was set
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Institution of Eminence : Analysis
Context The Ministry of Human Resource Development has taken the decision to give Institution of Eminence (IoE) status to six institutes
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Higher Education Commission of India Act 2018 (Draft)
Context: The government is set to replace the apex higher education regulator, University Grants Commission (UGC), with a higher education