Pakistan's education crisis result of decades of systemic neglect: Report

IANS | July 6, 2026 3:33 PM

Islamabad, July 6 (IANS) Two years after Pakistan declared a National Education Emergency, the country is still struggling with one of the world's largest out-of-school crisis as more than 25 million children remain out of school. Pakistan’s education crisis is not only about making policy but about implementation, with weak governance structures, fragmented administrative systems, insufficient funding, poor data integration and provincial disparities continuing to hinder progress, local media reported on Monday highlighting a comprehensive comparative policy review prepared by the Civil Services Academy (CSA).

India's deal value jumps 127 pc to four-year high in Q2: Report

IANS | July 6, 2026 3:28 PM

New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) India's dealmaking landscape witnessed a sharp rise in transaction values during the second quarter of 2026, with the combined value of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and private equity (PE) deals surging 127 per cent quarter-on-quarter to $36.3 billion, according to a report.

India’s cooperative ecosystem becomes engine of inclusive growth

IANS | July 6, 2026 3:19 PM

New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) India has one of the largest cooperative ecosystems in the world, spanning nearly every sector of the economy and in five years, the Ministry of Cooperation has transformed cooperatives into engines of inclusive growth, an official factsheet said on Monday.