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Indian states can now choose to hold children back in grades V and VIII if they fail the year-end tests, according to a new amendment to the Right of Children to Free & Compulsory Education Act. But this is not enough to improve learning outcomes, experts say. The move puts the blame of failure completely on the child by penalising him with detention, without adequate focus on addressing the causes for detention such as underutilisation of funds, untrained teachers, vacant teacher posts and flailing school infrastructure.

Fighting Hidden Hunger: ‘Our Mission Is 90% Of Crops Must Be Biofortified’

Improve Women’s Education, Health Services To Reduce India’s Anaemia Burden, World’s Highest

As Car Bomb Kills 44 CRPF Troopers, 94% Rise In Death Toll Of Security Forces in J&K In 4 Years

With 45 Million New, Young Voters, Political Parties Will Need To Talk Jobs, Education

Single Time Zone Costs India Rs 29,000 Crore, Impairs Education, Wages: New Study

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Adivasi, Dalit Villagers File Suit In Jharkhand High Court Against Land Acquisition For Adani Power Plant

144% More Funds For Agriculture, But Not Enough To Quell Farm Unrest

Government Subsidies For Coal Nearly 400 Times More Than Environment Ministry Budget

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