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To get more young people to vote, the Election Commission (EC) is planning to issue temporary Electronic Photo Identity Cards (EPIC) to students settled outside their home states.

The Archdiocese of Delhi Friday said it would like to partner with the Delhi and Haryana governments to develop schools that would provide affordable education as access to schools was increasingly going beyond the poor man's reach.

Unesco has evinced interest in jointly certifying select programmes being offered by the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU).

You have heard of teachers evaluating their students - but vice versa? Very soon Panjab University (PU) students will start grading the performance of faculty members.

Distance education, via cell phones and other technology geared to provide open access to education, could address the dearth of teachers plaguing the Indian education system, Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal said Thursday.

With two out of every three children, a majority studying in schools, reported being physically abused in India, a child rights organization Friday called for immediate implementation of the proposed safer schools guideline in the country.

India has a legislation prohibiting child marriage, but latest household surveys indicate that 47 percent of women, who are now aged 20-24 years, were married before the legal age of 18, a Unicef report released Friday said.

Chandigarh's oldest boys school has sought the intervention of the National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions against the union territory administration for "interfering" in the school's internal matters. However, officials have denied the charge of interference.

Imagine riding through a lush green forest, soaking in lessons on the environment. That's what many school students in Uttar Pradesh are about to experience, thanks to the officials of a wildlife sanctuary.

Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Thursday said that all government schools in the capital will wear a new look by 2010.