NEP 2020

05 Sep

The 4.5 Kg Question: Why Are India’s Children Bending Under the Weight of Their School Bags? Asks Social Activist Sundeep Bhutoria

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A file picture of Kolkata-based social and cultural activist Sundeep Bhutoria with Shri Jayant Chaudhary, Union Minister of State for Education. Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], September 4: Imagine six-year-old children, barely out of kindergarten, bent forward under a bag weighing nearly a quarter of their own body weight. This isn’t a hypothetical scenario. It is a crisis in plain sight, a reality for millions of Indian schoolchildren — and a health concern that Kolkata-based social and cultural activist Sundeep Bhutoria has now thrust into the national spotlight. This is not the first time Mr Bhutoria has pursued a matter of…

13 May

DES Pune University Introduces NEP 2020-Aligned Interdisciplinary Science Programmes

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DES PU University Introduces NEP 2020-Aligned Interdisciplinary Science Programmes Pune (Maharashtra) [India], May 13: Pune is emerging as a significant focal point for forward-looking higher education, and DES Pune University is taking significant steps in that direction by introducing a new suite of flexible, interdisciplinary programmes. Designed to align with modern career demands and evolving students’ interests, these offerings reflect a shift away from rigid academic structures toward a more exploratory and skill-oriented approach to learning. Pune: DES Pune University has announced the launch of a range of combined and choice-based degree programmes under its School of Science and Mathematics,…