Girls Education

In Rajasthan villages, a couple's initiative to introduce free bus service for girls drives change, boosts school enrolment

In Rajasthan's Kotpuli, many parents hesitate to send their daughters to schools and colleges. A free bus service for girls is changing that.

Nearly 40% adolescent girls in India lack access to education, majority forced to stay at home: NCPCR report

The NCPCR report suggests that while most adolescent boys are unable to attend school because they are in all likeliness working, a majority of the girl children are not getting school education because they are either forced to stay at home or engaged in begging

Scraped knees and spirited minds: How an Uttarakhand girls' school defied odds to become kabaddi champion

The Damta Kanya Upper Primary school in Uttarakhand showed how a good school can be a life-changing experience for girls who come from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi says 40% reservation for girls at planned schools, higher education institutes for minorities

The government has decided to proffer 40 percent reservation for girls at 100 Navodaya-type schools and five higher education institutes it plans to set up for minority community students, Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi has said.

Centre to offer financial aid for marriage of minorities community girls

Ministry of Minority Affairs has decided to introduce a scheme to offer a financial assistance towards the marriage of girls from minority community

Michelle Obama says addressing crisis in girl's education requires challenging cultural beliefs

US First Lady Michelle Obama has said to address the global crisis in girl's education requires not just investment, but also challenging cultural beliefs.

Malala nominated for 'Children's Nobel'

Malala Yousafzai, the teenaged Pakistani education activist attacked by the Taliban, is among the three candidates nominated for this year's World Children's Prize, also known as the Children's Nobel.