Govt recently stated in Parliament that India will have ​​34 crore people above 60 years of age by 2050 that would be more than the total population of the US

India's demographic dividend could soon shift, with a young population giving way to an ageing one, says Economic Survey.The document said the number of children in the 5-14 age bracket will decline...

“India is all set to become the youngest country in the world. By 2020, 64% of the population will be in the working age group. This demographic transition will give India an edge in terms of...

With a good track record of social development indicators, especially in health and education sectors, Kerala is all set to witness a demographic transition with a rise in the proportion of aged in...

The proportion of the elderly in Kerala's population, already the highest in India, is set to go up from 12 percent to 20 percent by 2026, an expert said today.

NEW DELHI:With India set to witness a sharp slowdown in population growth over the next two decades, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh are among states that will start transitioning to an ageing society by...

Budget Economic Survey 2019: The economic survey said demographic projections show that India's population growth will continue to decline over the next two decades, growing less than 1 per cent...

The Economic Survey cited demographic projections that show India’s population growth to decline over the next two decades, growing at less than 1 per cent during 2021-31 and under 0.5 per cent...

The government will shift affected students and teachers to the nearest available schools

The government issued notices two years ago to shut down schools operating with less than 20 students and no actions has been taken so far.

Staring us in the face as we celebrate Children's Day this year in Karnataka is the Government's decision to close down schools that have an enrolment of less than five students. Ironically, t

Some of these government schools in Odisha were running with just two to three students. The step was taken as transferring the remaining teachers and students to nearby schools would be more...

NAGPUR: About 34 Marathi mediums schools run by Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) were closed down due to shortage of students.

At a time when the government has given its nod to start English medium classes in Kannada medium schools, as many as 11 schools in the undivided Daks

The school education department has identified 4,353 government schools and 69 private schools which have less than 10 students enrolled in them. There are around 28,412 students in these 4,422...

The High Court has directed the principal secretary (education) to file an affidavit, furnishing the information regarding number of posts lying vacant.

The Himachal Pradesh government has decided to close 99 primary schools with enrollment of less than five students, fearing the low student strength may hamper holistic growth of the children. The...

The High Court has directed the principal secretary (education) to file an affidavit, furnishing the information regarding number of posts lying vacant.

The leader of opposition Sukhpal Singh Khaira said that children of the schools would now have to walk or travel many kilometres.

​On Marumalarchi Plan libraries, the Minister said the member need not be concerned at all since these were functional.

A recent study by the education department showed there were 13 teachers for every 30 students in uneconomic schools. 

Kerala’s school education system is facing a major crisis, as a number of unprofitable government schools and government-aided private schools have cl

Of the 12,615 schools in Kerala, which comprise government, private and government-aided private ones, as many as 5,573 — 44 per cent — are uneconomic as per the state Economic Review 2015.

The Andhra Pradesh Education department issued G.O No. 29 on Rationalisation of schools across the state.

The Supreme Court rapped the Telangana govt last month for its proposal to close over 400 schools.

The government issued notices two years ago to shut down schools operating with less than 20 students and no actions has been taken so far.

Haryana government has decided to close down 96 government-run primary schools which have a student count of less than 25.

Rahul Gandhi says 13,000 government schools have been shut in Gujarat

Gujarat Global News Network, Gandhinagar Despite the state government’s much publicized “shala praveshotsav” programme more than 300 secondary and higher secondary schools in the state have been cl…