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World Teachers’ Day: What global shortages and India’s numbers tell us
October 06, 2026 9:10 am
UNESCO warns the world needs 44 million teachers by 2030, as India's high pupil-teacher ratios highlight severe global school shortages.
World Teachers’ Day 2026: Why October 5 is observed, UNESCO’s 44 million teacher shortage warning
October 05, 2026 11:28 am
For 2026, UNESCO has announced the theme “Standing with teachers: 60 years of protecting the profession, advancing its status and shaping our futures.” The focus is on the status of the teaching profession and the challenges teachers face today.
‘Little reporters’ to QR-coded trees: 82 teachers felicitated with national award
September 06, 2026 5:52 am
President said education is the most effective means of realising the ideal of equality of opportunity enshrined in the Constitution and that the “achievement of negligible primary school dropout rate had been made possible through the teachers’ efforts.”
President Droupadi Murmu writes: Let’s hold our teachers in the highest esteem. They help India learn and lead
September 05, 2026 9:54 am
I mention my teachers here with humility, because their story illustrates a profound truth: A loving and dedicated teacher can awaken limitless potential and inspiration within a student
He once saw education as his only way to a job. Now, he’s a national-award winning teacher
September 07, 2026 12:18 pm
Studying was not a passion at first; it was the only visible route to a job. He cracked the Odisha Joint Entrance Examination (OJEE) and joined the Government College of Engineering, Burla.
Here's why Teachers’ Day is celebrated on September 5
September 04, 2026 5:39 pm
National Teachers' Day 2026: India celebrates Teachers’ Day on September 5, Dr. Radhakrishnan’s birthday, honoring educators through student-led events. In 2026, President Murmu will present National Teachers’ Awards to 48 exemplary school teachers.
Teachers' Day 2026 Speech Ideas: Creative topics, quotes, tips for an captivating speech
September 05, 2026 9:48 am
Students planning to thank their teachers through a speech can go through the sections given below to know how they can prepare a gripping speech.
World Teachers' Day 2025: Why it is observed on Oct 5 — theme, history and significance
October 05, 2025 9:25 am
World Teachers’ Day is celebrated on October 5 to commemorate the adoption of the 1966 ILO/UNESCO Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers. This landmark document set global standards for teachers’ rights, responsibilities, and working conditions, making October 5 a symbolic date to honour the teaching profession worldwide.
That we can repair ourselves makes us all teachers
September 06, 2025 11:44 am
We are our closest but most difficult students
Teachers’ Day 2025 Speech, Essay, Quotes Highlights: Meet teachers who are awarded by President Murmu
September 03, 2026 2:38 pm
Teachers’ Day 2025 Speech, Essay, Quotes Highlights: This date holds special significance as it commemorates the birth anniversary of Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, a distinguished scholar and statesman who also served as the first vice-president and later as the second President of India.
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Teachers' Day 2022: Educators, students celebrate; PM Modi congratulates teachers
September 05, 2022 8:39 pm
Teachers' Day 2022 was celebrated across the country. President Droupadi Murmu conferred National Award upon 46 teachers. PM Modi interacted with the awardees and launched new schools and upgradation scheme under the PM-SHRI Yojana.
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