Educate Girls becomes the first Indian NGO to win the revered Ramon Magsaysay Award, for empowering over two million rural girls through community-led education.
An integrated, NEP-aligned programme spanning pre-school to Class XII, Samagra Shiksha strengthens equity, quality, digital readiness, skills, and inclusion across India’s 1.16 million schools.
Starting coding early builds children’s critical thinking, creativity, resilience, and digital fluency preparing them for future careers and life in a tech-driven world.
Inspired by an early glimpse of civil service, Subhankar Bala (UPSC AIR 79) credits focused self-study, free digital tools, and disciplined routines for clearing UPSC without coaching.
In Mann Ki Baat, PM Modi introduced UPSC’s “Pratibha Setu” portal a second-chance gateway connecting near-selected UPSC candidates with public and private employers.
As India races to reform curriculum and deploy digital tools, teachers’ training, well-being, and autonomy often slip under the radar yet they’re essential to student success.
From July-August 2025, UGC disallows online or ODL delivery of psychology, nutrition, and other allied-health courses to uphold training quality and hands-on rigor.
