Twice as Many Girls as Boys Will Never Start School: UNESCO
Almost 16 million girls between the ages six and 11 will never get the chance to learn to read or write in primary school compared to about eight million boys if current trends continue, according to a new report from…
Why Young Girls Must Study Engineering
Women represent only 13 percent of the engineering workforce in the United States. With that imbalance in mind, tech company Raytheon has teamed up with Boys & Girls Clubs of America to introduce more girls to the field of engineering…
Why Women and Girls Do Not Study Science
The United Nations (UN) observes that science and gender equality are both vital for the achievement of the internationally agreed development goals, including the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Over the past 15 years, the global community has made a…
How India Plans to Provide Science Education to Students
The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, dedicated to the nation on Sunday, the National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER) at Bhubaneswar. Speaking on the occasion, Modi said innovation is the need of the hour for every society…
Narendra Modi: 21st Century Is the Century of Knowledge
Narendra Modi: 21st Century Is the Century of Knowledge The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, unveiled Tuesday the plaque for the foundation stone of the campus for IIIT Guwahati. In his address on the occasion to students of IIT,…
NASA to Boost STEM Education in the Classroom
Texas Instruments and NASA are partnering to show students how science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) make feats like space exploration possible with mISSion imaginaTIon. The partnership and its programs aim to spur the imaginations of the next generation of…
RMN Foundation School Educhat: Need for Alternative Education
There is an urgent need of adopting alternative education models because schools in India have failed miserably in their duties to impart the right education to students. By Rakesh Raman It was the first Educhat session of 2016 on Sunday…
World Bank Offers $50 Million to Improve Education System in India
The Government of India and the World Bank signed a US$ 50 million credit Wednesday for the Nai Manzil: Education and Skills Training for Minorities Project. The project aims to help young people from minority communities complete their education and…




























