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To address the issue of heavy school bags, Kerala government is considering introducing ‘bag free days’ in state schools for at least four days each month.

After the Supreme Court's order, the NTA has retracted the grace marks given to all 1,563 students and their re-test will be held on June 23 and the results will be declared on June 30. 

Inspired by UK's Hay-on-Wye, renowned as the town of books, the former Education Minister Vinod Tawde launched this initiative in Satara, Maharashtra. Today, Bhilar is recognized as the first village of books in India.

In a significant stride towards promoting education in mother tongues, the Indian government has unveiled a landmark initiative introducing schooling in 52 non-scheduled Indian languages, including 17 tribal languages. In accordance with the goals outlined in the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launched this initiative to give students from various regions of the country access to education in their native languages. 
 

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was the First Minister of Education in the Indian government post-independence. His birthday is celebrated as the National Education Day across India. He is credited with bringing several reforms in India’s education system.

On 28 January 2024, Nitish Kumar took oath as the Chief Minister of Bihar for the ninth time. Reports suggest that he leads a simple lifestyle. However, the public has considerable curiosity regarding his assets.

Nitish Kumar is an Indian politician. In the year 1971, he became a member of Samajwadi Yuva Jan Sabha, the youth wing of Ram Manohar Lohia’s political party. Presently, he is serving as the 22^nd Chief Minister of Bihar. He is also the National President of Janata Dal (United).

After learning about a government school student meeting with an accident and gaining treatment at NIMHANS for her injuries, Education Minister S Suresh Kumar paid a surprise visit and handed over a cheque of 1 lakh to the girl.
 

 A Kerala police officer is seen pinning down a Kerala Congress worker to the ground to allow Kerala Higher Education Minister K T Jaleel's convoy to pass through

As former Meghalaya Governor Tathagata Roy questions the violence and anarchy in West Bengal, its TMC MLA and Education Minister Partha Chatterjee has said he should not visit West Bengal 

To pay tributes to martyrs, who were killed in a clash with Chinese troops along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh earlier this week, the Punjab education department has decided to rename government schools in their native villages.

Himanta Biswa Sarma, education minister of Assam, said that the state has decided to close down state-run Madrasas and Sanskrit tols or centres of learning. Watch MyNation’s SimplifiedBy to understand the intent of the order.
 

Pakistan’s education minister Shafqat Mahmood at the UNESCO meet criticised the Ayodhya verdict in India and said that it was contrary to the values of religious freedom. Just like the Kashmir issue, this too has rightly got no traction. Watch SimplifiedBy with Vicky Nanjappa, Pratiba Raman on MyNation.

Pakistan’s education minister Shafqat Mahmood at the UNESCO meet criticised the Ayodhya verdict in India and said that it was contrary to the values of religious freedom. Just like the Kashmir issue, this too has rightly got no traction.

From IIT to UGC, here are India's first education minister Maulana Abul Kalam Azad's contributions to the education sector in India