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Following a deadly building collapse that killed seven students, Delhi's government is constructing safe, affordable housing for 10,000 students across the city. The initiative addresses one of the biggest challenges facing young people pursuing education in India's capital.
The Delhi government just launched five scholarship programs offering up to Rs 20 lakh for students from underserved communities to pursue education from primary school through PhD programs abroad. Applications are open until April 30 for SC, ST, and OBC students across the city.
Students at Delhi University's Maitreyi College have created India's first student-led indoor navigation system to help people with disabilities move through buildings independently. SUGAM uses voice guidance, haptic alerts, and multilingual support to make public spaces accessible to everyone. #
When a Delhi government school refused to offer English-medium classes for 11th grade, students organized and changed their school's mind in just two days. Nearly 50 teens enrolled immediately, proving the demand was there all along.
A 10-second video shot by a trapped student sparked an extraordinary rescue chain across Delhi universities. Strangers dropped everything to save someone they'd never met, proving how fast compassion can spread.
When a building collapsed in Delhi's Satya Niketan neighborhood, students and residents didn't wait for help to arrive. Within minutes, they formed human chains and cleared debris with their bare hands, helping rescue teams save 10 trapped people.
Thousands of Delhi students now have a chance to win funding and mentorship through a new 100-day innovation challenge that turns classroom ideas into real solutions. The Seva-First Innovation Challenge offers Rs 2 crore in prizes to young minds tackling everything from farming struggles to clean energy.
High schoolers in Delhi engineered a leak-proof car dustbin and gave away 500 units for free to tackle India's littering crisis. These teens aren't waiting for adults to solve the problem.
Delhi is bringing AI-powered language labs to nearly 60,000 students across 100 government schools, helping them master listening, speaking, reading, and writing in both Indian and foreign languages. The city's latest education budget also includes major reforms in early childhood learning and a shift from rote memorization to critical thinking.
Top engineering students from 18 National Institutes of Technology can now skip entrance exams and pursue advanced degrees at IIT Delhi. The groundbreaking partnership creates new pathways for research collaboration and academic mobility across India's premier tech institutions.
In Delhi's Mukherjee Nagar, exam student Ashutosh collects wasted food from community feasts and feeds it to stray animals. His quiet act tackles India's 78 million tonnes of annual food waste, one plate at a time.
Strangers across India are using food delivery apps to send meals to student protesters in New Delhi demanding accountability for alleged medical exam paper leaks. The grassroots support has helped sustain a youth-led movement calling for sweeping educational reform. #
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A Delhi college student created Bribes.fyi, a platform where Indians can anonymously report bribe demands and see patterns across cities and government departments. Hundreds of reports from over 250 cities are already helping turn hidden corruption into searchable data.
Six tenth graders in Delhi transformed discarded kulhads (clay cups) into low-cost coolers that dropped classroom temperatures by up to 8°C. Their invention now keeps over 400 students comfortable in schools with scorching tin roofs.
Four university students turned their grueling 46-hour train journeys between Kerala and Delhi into a solution that's helping thousands travel cleaner. Their $2 hygiene kit tackles India's long-distance train sanitation challenges with 10 essentials packed in a box that transforms into a game board.
India's Delhi High Court just ruled that medical students can now transfer between colleges, overturning a blanket ban that prevented movement even in cases of disability or hardship. The landmark decision came after a visually impaired student's health worsened in his current location.
A conversation with a migrant waste picker inspired Karan to transform Delhi's recycling system. His company Finobadi now provides steady income to over 70 workers while keeping hundreds of tonnes out of landfills.
When Abhishek Sharma's mobile data ran out, he climbed onto his rooftop to use a neighbor's WiFi and keep studying. Now the Mumbai slum resident is heading to one of India's top engineering schools. ##
A 16-year-old saw classmates throwing away perfectly good textbooks while other students couldn't afford any. Her solution now connects surplus books with 6,000 Delhi students who need them.
Students forced to retake India's crucial medical entrance exam will ride city buses free on test day. Delhi's government is easing the burden after a paper leak forced a do-over for hundreds of thousands of students.
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