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The Congress accused the BJP government in Chhattisgarh of scrapping 45,000 teaching posts under its “rationalisation policy”. MLA Devendra Yadav also alleged law and order collapse, resource loot, GST harassment of traders, and threats to journalists under the BJP rule.
The Directorate of Education has also proposed a restructuring of the foundational stage of school education and has called for feedback from stakeholders on the planned changes. Suggestions can be sent via email by July 10, 2025, for consideration.
Telangana will offer free online coaching classes between July and December 2025, giving access to JEE, NEET previous years’ question papers.
A special court in Uttar Pradesh sentenced a judo-karate coach after holding him guilty under the IPC and POCSO Act. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000.
Each camp will run for four hours daily and include activities like self-introduction, real-life conversation practices and vocabulary building in selected Indian languages.
The minister highlighted a broader push for clean energy in schools, underlining the government's intention to move away from thermal power and adopt more sustainable, non-conventional sources.
A video from a Jalna village school showing a teacher asleep during class has sparked outrage. Officials said a report will be sent to higher authorities. Parents slammed poor oversight in rural schools and warned of the lasting impact such negligence could have on students’ education.
UP School Merger: Opposition, teachers, schools demand withdrawal of school closure orders citing increase in dropout rate, child labour, child marriage.
"Since schools are the ideal place to learn the values of democracy, the revised textbooks will specifically include content on the constitutional powers of Governors to educate students on this matter," Minister Sivankutty said.
"There has been a consistent rise in the number of students graduating from Class 12 with the science stream over the last 11 years, from 2013 to 2024," the ministry of education report said.
