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Education

Madrasa Board replaced by Minority Education Bill to modernize education in Uttarakhand: CM Dhami says ‘new beginning towards equality’

OpIndia Staff - 7 October, 2025

The Minority Education Bill of Uttarakhand will integrate minority educational institutions into the state's mainstream education system.

Government and Policy

Union Govt appoints NCERT to grant equivalence to Class 10 and 12 Certificates issued by state education boards for admissions and government jobs

OpIndia Staff - 26 September, 2025

The Government of India has asked NCERT to grant equivalence to class 10 and class 12 certificates issued by various state education boards in...

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Modi govt rolls out GST 2.0: Read significant changes made and how they promise relief for Indian consumers

Rukma Rathore - 22 September, 2025

The reduced GST rates on about 375 items to benefit the poor and middle class are now in effect on the first day of Navaratri.

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Education to become more affordable as centre abolishes GST on key stationery items, erasers and pencils to maps and globes – everything to become...

OpIndia Staff - 4 September, 2025

The GST Council has removed tax on essential stationery items like pencils, erasers, notebooks, maps, and globes. Earlier taxed at 12% or 5%, these items will now be completely tax-free.

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Uttarakhand cabinet approves bill to give minority status to non-Muslim educational institutions, Madrasa Act to be repealed

OpIndia Staff - 17 August, 2025

Uttarakhand Cabinet took a historic decision by deciding to introduce the Uttarakhand Minority Educational Institutions Bill, 2025

Opinions

RSS, National Education Policy, and self-serving opposition politics: TN language war, Congress’ politics and more

Debraj B - 24 March, 2025

The National Education Policy (NEP) is a step towards making education more sustainable for students

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ASER 2024: Enrolments, reading, writing, basic maths skills, digital literacy and more, what the survey report said about elementary education in India

Shraddha Pandey - 13 February, 2025

According to ASER 2024, there has been a remarkable increase in the proportion of government primary schools with less than 60 students enrolled. The percentage rose from 44% in 2022 to 52.1% in 2024.

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Education Officer Babita Singh in UP accused of promoting ‘Love Jihad’, inciting women to marry Muslims because ‘it gives better life’

OpIndia Staff - 24 January, 2025

Additionally, taking cognisance of the complaints against Babita Singh, senior officers Anjaneya Singh and Buddhipriya Singh have also sought clarification on this regard. She has been asked to furnish her response in a week's time. Rampur BSA Raghavendra Singh has also sought a clarification from Babita Singh on this regard.

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10 years on, here are 6 things Beti Bachao Beti Padhao scheme achieved: Skill development, education, improved sex ratio and more

OpIndia Staff - 22 January, 2025

Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote on X, "Today we mark 10 years of the #BetiBachaoBetiPadhao movement. Over the past decade, it has become a transformative, people-powered initiative and has drawn participation from people across all walks of life."

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