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Education Notes

DELHI tion with HET, attended will bear Rs.23 lakh, while Naxal-infested areas,” said
National Teachers by 1,068 teachers across FCDO will cover the other chief minister Vishnu Deo
Awards 2025 seven venues in Sikkim half. Sai, addressing a media
earlier in July. Subse-
conference.
New delhi, august 26. quently, 72 teachers from KERALA The CM also launched
Twenty-one teachers the state were selected for Reading drive the ‘Niyad Nellanar’
from higher education the Master Trainers Work- (English for Your Good
institutions (HEIs) and shop at Hyderabad. Kochi, august 14. Gen- Village) programme which
polytechnics have been These Master Train- eral education minister provides villagers residing
chosen for the annual Na- ers will train teachers to V. Sivankutty announced within a 5 km radius access
tional Awards to Teachers implement The Heartful- that grace marks will be to 53 beneficiary programs
(NAT) 2025 of the Union ness Way Curriculum- awarded to school students and 28 community facili-
ministry of education, for THW (in classes VI-IX) who participate actively in ties from 17 departments.
exemplary contribution to and the Heartfulness reading-related activities For the first time Ayush-
education. Experiences Life’s Poten- during the new academic man cards have also been
“The 21 selected teach- tial (HELP) curriculum in year 2026-27. distributed to residents
ers are from polytechnics, classes X-XII. “As part of the initiative, to access education and
state universities and state government schools health benefits.
Central higher education UTTAR PRADESH will set aside a dedicated
institutions. The selection Chevening-Vajpayee period each week for read- LADAKH
is based on the perfor- scholarships ing books, newspapers, Gompa schools
mance of the teacher under and other materials. For upgradation
the parameters of teach- Lucknow, august 19. The classes I-IV, these sessions
ing-learning effective- Uttar Pradesh government will focus on age-appropri- Leh, august 13. Lt. Gover-
ness, outreach activities, and the UK’s Foreign, ate reading exercises, while nor Kavinder Gupta called
research and innovation, Commonwealth and De- students in classes V-XII for introduction of secular
sponsored research, faculty velopment Office (FCDO) will engage in newspaper- education in monastic
development programs signed a partnership agree- based activities and re- institutions. Addressing
and consultancy teach- ment that provides full lated follow-up tasks,” said delegations from the La-
ing. Of the above, learning financial support to five Sivankutty, addressing a dakh Buddhist and Gompa
effectiveness and outreach students from the state to media conference. associations, Gupta said:
activities have the prepon- pursue one-year postgrad- Teachers will undergo “Adequate and qualified
derant weightage,” says a uate degree programmes training to conduct these teachers should be ap-
ministry statement. in the UK under a new sessions effectively and a pointed in Gompa schools
Chevening-Atal Bihari dedicated handbook will to ensure young monks
SIKKIM Vajpayee UP Government be developed to guide receive quality education.
Heartfulness training Scholarship Scheme. them. Vocational education must
“Under the scheme, five be provided to make them
Gangtok, august 26. Seven- students annually will be CHHATTISGARH self-sufficient.”
ty-two primary-secondary awarded full scholarships New skilling Gupta also assured the
teachers and eight officials for the next three academic programs associations that recruit-
of the Sikkim govern- years, starting this year, ment rules would be
ment’s education minis- to pursue Masters degrees Raipur, august 23. “In tightened to ensure only
try recently concluded a at prestigious universi- compliance with provisions qualified candidates are
week-long Master Trainers ties in the UK,” said chief of the National Education appointed as teachers,
Residential Workshop on minister Yogi Adityanath, Policy (NEP) 2020, the thereby improving Lada-
Mindfulness and Medita- addressing the media. state government signed kh’s education system. He
tion at the Heartfulness The scholarship will a three-year partnership also reiterated his admin-
Education Trust (HET), cover tuition, research and agreement with the Navi istration’s commitment to
Hyderabad. examination fees, living Mumbai-based Magic Bus green energy to make the
The Master Trainers expenses, and airfare. The India Foundation to inte- region carbon-neutral and
Workshop was a con- total cost per student is grate skills education into promote renewable energy
tinuation of a three-day an estimated £38,000- the curriculums of govern- initiatives.
INSPIRE Teacher training 42,000 (Rs.45-48 lakh), of ment schools statewide, Paromita Sengupta with
programme in associa- which the UP government especially in tribal and bureau inputs

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