Only 7.4% of Bengaluru’s infants under two years of age get adequate nourishment, says the National Family Health Survey, and more. Catch up with Bengaluru over the week.
More containment zones in Bengaluru, change in quarantine rules for inter-state travellers, complaints against fee hike by private schools – catch up on this week’s news, in our roundup.
As the city copes with the lockdown, there’ve been concerns about passes for commute, availability and price of essential commodities, and so on. Read more in our weekly roundup.
State Cabinet has decided to amend the Right to Education rules to go for private schools only where government schools do not exist. Legal precedence doesn’t support this. What are the implications of the amendment, and what are parents worried about?
The Right to Education Act’s 25 percent reservation clause has opened a can of worms. In Bengaluru, parents, school managements, students, and NGOs express their concern over this new law.
