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  Gujarat govt cancels 8-hour shift for primary teachers

  Education | September 08, 2021 16:25 IST

  Gujarat government reversed its earlier order mandating that government primary school teachers work for eight hours.

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  More Poor Children in School, 30% Suffer Malnutrition

  India | May 21, 2015 14:37 IST

  97% of 12-year-olds were enrolled in elementary schools in 2013; up from 89% in 2006. Almost a third of children continue to show signs of malnutrition at age 12 with high rates for economically- and socially-marginalised

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  50% class 5 students can only read class 2 text book: Report

  India | January 14, 2015 16:15 IST

  New Delhi: The 10th Annual Status of Education Report (ASER 2014) released on Tuesday shows that reading and mathematical abilities are not up to the mark amongst children aged 6-14 in India. However, the positive