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India’s heatwave sparks school closures, revised timings in multiple states

Patna, Dehradun, Odisha & more: Heatwave sparks school closures, revised timings in multiple states

April 27, 2026 8:15 pm

From Patna, Dehradun, Odisha, Rajasthan, here is the list of Indian states who announced heatwave related restrictions in schools.

Heatwave Alert: States that have changed school timings — From Jharkhand to Telangana

Heatwave Alert: From Jharkhand to Telangana — school timings changed across these states

April 20, 2026 9:09 am

Temperatures breaching 44 degrees Celsius across India have forced states into action. From Jharkhand to Odisha, school timings are being slashed, start times pushed to 7 am. Across the country, the school day is being changed by the heatwave.

According to the Directorate of School Education, the option to attend classes online will rest with students and their parents or guardians (Representational- AI generated image)

Delhi, Noida schools switch to hybrid mode from today

December 15, 2025 4:32 pm

The directive applies to all government, government-aided and unaided recognised private schools under the Directorate of Education, as well as schools run by the NDMC, MCD and the Delhi Cantonment Board.

Nearly 8,000 Indian schools have no students but 20,000 teachers on payroll

October 27, 2025 9:08 am

The second highest number of such schools was in Telangana (2,245), followed by Madhya Pradesh (463). While Telangana had 1,016 teachers employed in these schools, Madhya Pradesh employed 223.

From principal's diary to students & parents: A guide to protect kids against air pollution and smog

Delhi AQI: How can I protect my child from air pollution? A principal's suggestion to students, parents

October 22, 2025 2:15 pm

Our children deserve clean air — not just in classrooms, but in playgrounds and at home, and it's not just the responsibility of one stakeholder, but protecting kids is a work together to shield them from the dangers of air pollution.

Education Ministry encourages inclusion of UPI in schools under digital transformation reforms for fee submission

October 13, 2025 8:56 am

It has been written to states and other stakeholders, asking them to encourage the adoption of Unified Payments Interface (UPI) to strengthen the ease of schooling by modernising administrative processes

PDA Pathsalas ‘without nod’ at govt schools amid pairing policy row, SP MLA & others booked

August 03, 2025 3:33 am

In the last week, three FIRs have been filed in such cases, with one naming Samajwadi Party (SP) MLA R K Verma

Children from Govt Primary School, Shahi Mohalla, crammed in a veranda at Kundanpuri school building’s verandah.

Two schools, one dilapidated building: Why Sikhya Kranti has failed to reach over 600 kids

April 19, 2025 4:59 pm

The evening shift children were crammed in the verandah as they sang morning prayers in the noon, while jostling for space and pushing each others' elbows to fold their hands.

WB school summer vacations 2025 advanced by a week due to rising heat

April 05, 2025 9:57 am

Summer vacations in West Bengal schools will begin on April 30, 2025, earlier than scheduled, due to rising temperatures and ongoing heatwave conditions across the state.

School enrolments drop at an alarming rate, across India

School enrollments decline in last 2 years, elementary level sees 8% drop: Govt

March 29, 2025 7:13 am

School enrollments across India, particularly for tribal students, have sharply declined at all levels, with the gross enrollment ratio dropping significantly from 2021-22 to 2023-24, raising concerns over education quality.