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How the Supreme Court built a binding legal framework to protect student mental heath
In a case where the father of a NEET aspirant sought fair investigation into the suspicious death of his daughter, the SC in a pivotal July 2025 ruling, apart from intervening on that question went further: in establishing a comprehensive, binding legal framework to protect student mental health across India. An analysis of the Supreme Court judgment in Sukdeb Saha v. State of Andhra Pradesh & Ors.
Haryana: No Staff Recruited Since 1998, Teachers Pay to Get Schools Cleaned in Karnal
A majority of government schools in Karnal district are grappling with a shortage of cleaning staff, says a report.
AIFUCTO Calls for Withdrawing NEP, Revival of old Pension Scheme
The teachers’ unions are asking for a special session in Parliament to debate the New Education Policy 2020
UP: No Govt Funds for Mid-day Meals for over 3 Months, Headmasters Forced to Raise Money
The Education Department has attributed the delay in payment to the non-release of the funds by the state Finance Department.
Anganwadi Workers are Right: They Need More Money
So does the government’s supplementary nutrition programme, which is not getting the priority it deserves.
Eye on Ongoing Monsoon Session, Anganwadi Caregivers Begin 4-day ‘Mahapadav’ Near Parliament
Covering large distances, hundreds of Anganwadi caregivers reach the national capital at the call of CITU–affiliated All India Federation of Anganwadi Workers and Helpers; their major demands include the implementation of the SC judgment on gratuity for the all-female workforce.
Why are Anganwadi Workers Gathering in Huge Numbers in Delhi From July 26?
Thousands of Anganwadi workers will gather in Delhi on July 26 under the banner of AIFWAH.
Now, Muslim girl students complain of being forced to remove burqa and hijab before NEET exam
The incident took place at an examination centre in Washim in Maharashtra
Female students forced to take off undergarments in Kerala?
The girls were appearing for NEET exams and one of them has now lodged a police complaint; various authorities shirk responsibility
Gujarat: Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind moves High Court against teaching of Bhagavad Gita in schools
The organisation argues that the resolution violates the spirit of secularism and many fundamental rights in the Constitution
Now NCERT removes passages about caste and religious discrimination from social science books
The educational body says this is done to remove “overlapping or irrelevant” content and reduce strain on students after the Covid-19 pandemic
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