New Delhi: A recent study by the PHD Chamber of Commerce & Industry (PHDCCI) has revealed that the spending on education by various state governments has been declining over the last 12 years....

New Delhi: As elections to the Lok Sabha and six state assemblies draw nearer, India's cabinet on Friday sharply hiked the income limit to ascertain the "creamy layer" among other backward castes ...

New Delhi: The Indian government on Friday sanctioned Rs.3.25 billion ($69.2 million) for upgrading madrassas under a scheme for providing quality education in these institutions by introducing subjec...

New Delhi: India will spend Rs.20 billion ($424.6 million) on building girls' hostels for students of secondary and higher secondary schools in each of the country's 3,500 educationally backwa...

New Delhi: The Central Government's plan to keep the seats reserved for backward category students, vacant for at least three years in the state-run higher educational institutions in case all suc...

New Delhi: The cost of paper has risen 30 percent in the last 18 months, forcing a rise in the prices of textbooks, bought by about 50 million students in schools and colleges, says the Federation of ...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday asked the government to clarify whether vacant seats reserved for backward category students in higher educational institutions could be given to general categor...

New Delhi: Over 35 million children have joined the education system since the launch of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), a central government project that aims for universal access to education, an offic...

New Delhi: India's Planning Commission is starting a scheme to create awareness among minority women about issues and rights that can empower them socially, educationally and economically, and als...

New Delhi: At a time when billions of rupees are being spent to provide elementary education to children, there is a group of people where the rate of literacy among children is almost zero.Known as ...