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Education
For two decades India closed teacher shortages with contract, guest and para teachers on short renewable terms. It filled the vacancy column on paper and built a parallel workforce doing the same job for a fraction of the pay.
Education
India's 2026 school audit found that only 10 to 15 per cent of government school teachers score above 60 per cent in the subject they are paid to teach. That finding is about the system that trained them, not about them.
Education
A government audit released in May 2026 counted more than one lakh Indian schools running on a single teacher, and about 99,000 without a girls' toilet. Here is what those numbers mean for the children inside them, and what would actually fix it.
Education
Nearly 50 million Indian students drop out before reaching Class 10. This in-depth analysis examines the gender gap, rural-urban divide, poverty as the root driver, state-wise data, NEP 2020 solutions, bridge schools, and the concrete policy agenda India needs to reverse this crisis.
Gender Equality
Handloom weaving is rural India's second-largest employer after agriculture, and most weavers are women. This article looks at schemes, online markets and cooperatives behind its revival.
Social Justice
Is caste really the root problem in modern India, or is it poverty, lack of education, and political exploitation? In cities, nobody asks your caste. With money and education, barriers dissolve. This opinion piece argues that India's caste narrative is sustained by politicians who profit from division and a media that amplifies victimhood over solutions.
Solutions
From Pratham's Teaching at the Right Level methodology to eVidyaloka's digital classrooms in remote villages, these five NGOs are closing India's rural education gap through innovation, evidence-based programmes, and deep community partnerships.
