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As temperatures soar above 35°C across India, schools and parents are adopting practical strategies to protect children from heat-related illnesses while keeping playtime and learning on track. These simple adjustments are helping millions of kids stay safe, active, and healthy during the country's harshest months.
India's largest education board just mandated mental health training for all school staff, shifting focus from test scores to student wellbeing. Over 27,000 schools will now teach teachers to recognize distress and provide emotional support.
India's Supreme Court just ruled that menstrual health is a fundamental right, ordering every school in the country to provide free sanitary pads to girls. The landmark decision also mandates separate, accessible toilets in all schools, with real consequences for those who don't comply.
After a major exam was cancelled due to cheating allegations, India's national medical entrance test was successfully re-administered to 2 million students, with over 1.1 million qualifying for admission. The results arrived on time, keeping medical school admissions on track for aspiring doctors across the country.
After winning the resignation of India's education minister, the youth-led Cockroach movement launched a nationwide effort to fix neglected government schools. Citizens are now inspecting schools and documenting missing basics like clean water and working toilets.
India's Supreme Court is making sure millions of girls can stay in school by requiring every school to provide free sanitary napkins and working gender-segregated bathrooms. The court will monitor progress every three months to ensure no girl has to miss class during her period.
Students in India and France can now collaborate across continents through a groundbreaking program connecting their school innovation labs. The ATL Bridge initiative opens doors for thousands of young innovators to share ideas and solve problems together.
Three young women from India's poorest villages are now police officers, thanks to residential schools that gave them free education and confidence. Their success is inspiring thousands of girls who thought college and careers were impossible dreams.
India just scrapped limits on how many doctors its medical schools can train, opening the door for thousands more healthcare professionals. The move could help address the country's critical doctor shortage.
India and France just launched a partnership connecting millions of young innovators across borders through hands-on learning labs. The first French school innovation lab based on India's successful model opened this month.
A government officer in rural India used artificial intelligence to catch missing menu items and spoiled food in school meals. In just eight months, malnourished students dropped from 61 to 20.
India just recognized content creation as a real career by funding labs in thousands of schools. The government is betting $30 million that animation, gaming, and digital storytelling skills can transform young people into entrepreneurs.
An illiterate fruit vendor in Karnataka saved rupees from selling oranges to build a school for village children, eventually earning India's Padma Shri award. Harekala Hajabba's quiet determination changed education access for hundreds of kids.
India's Tribal Welfare Department is introducing chess in tribal residential schools across the state to help students build stronger thinking and learning skills. Teachers have already seen students improve their concentration after picking up the game.
When students in rural India marched to demand a safe route to school, the state's highest court listened. Now officials must fast-track a road that's been stuck in red tape for over a decade.
A foundation feeding 2.35 million children daily across India just reached an incredible milestone that's changing the future of education. President Murmu celebrated the achievement as proof that ending childhood hunger can transform a nation.
After scoring rank 12 in India's toughest civil service exam, Namrata Jain chose to return to underserved communities instead of taking an easier posting. She's now established 24 schools and transformed healthcare access in remote regions.
Mohammad Suhel drove a rickshaw by day and studied by night to achieve his dream of becoming a doctor. After scoring just 109 on his first attempt at India's tough NEET medical exam, he refused to quit and eventually scored 552 out of 720.
A brass band founded in 1933 at St Vincent's High School in Pune, India, is thriving again after nearly disappearing. Students today play the same instruments their great-grandfathers used, keeping a precious musical tradition alive.
In one of India's largest states, a focused push on education has slashed student dropout rates by 84% in just eight years. Now Uttar Pradesh wants to bring that number to zero.
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