Page 4 - Explained News News Today

School enrollment means that schools and the system can reach out to everyone on the rolls. Whether they are coming every day, sitting in school, is another story.

Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo, who won the 2019 Nobel Prize in Economics for their work using Randomized Controlled Trials to evaluate social policies, spoke to The Indian Express about the most important policy challenges facing India. The duo, who co-founded The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) in 2003, were speaking on the occasion of J-PAL's 20th anniversary.

Justice Bose held that prior approval was necessary, which the CID did not have when it opened the inquiry. Justice Trivedi held it was necessary to seek approval only to investigate offences committed after 2018, the year this requirement was introduced.

India is set to get full member status to the Square Kilometer Array. What is this project, and how will joining it help India's scientific community?

This is a dispute that dates back almost 57 years and has been adjudicated upon multiple times by different courts.

A stable, prosperous and friendly Bangladesh is in India’s best interests. This is why India will hope that incumbent Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina returns to power after the January 7 elections

How does Bangladesh’s electoral system work? Which are the major parties contesting (or not contesting? What are the major issues at play? And, most importantly, what is at stake for India?

Assamese people have their own, unique culture and language, and a strong sense of identity. Starting in the 19th century, however, as the region’s tea, coal and oil economy attracted migrants from all over, the indigenous population started to feel insecure.

The govt has criticised the ‘opaque methodologies’ used by the major global credit rating agencies to arrive at sovereign ratings. What is the govt’s argument, and why do sovereign credit ratings matter?

From sedition to fake news to mob lynching, the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill, 2023 brings in several changes to the IPC, which it aims to replace.