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9:48 pmHarish Rao suggests govt. to sell rice lying in godowns to pay ration dealers’ dues
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9:47 pmBRICS parliamentary forum expresses ‘deep concern’ about West Asian hostilities
9:42 pmJaishankar to travel to U.S. for G20 Foreign Ministers’ meet, Quad this week
10:14 pmDays after claims of irregularities in garbage contracts, Chief Minister meets with Opposition
10:13 pmRetired PSU staff ask President to expedite pension hikes
10:10 pmTelangana declares 365 mandals drought-affected, of which 111 severely drought-affected
10:06 pmSreedharan tells Keralam govt. to ‘ignore’ technical panel’s objections over high-speed rail project
10:05 pmWall St rises as AI momentum holds heading into key earnings, Fed decision
SponsoredPut your announcement in this ticker from ₹69/day
10:04 pmMahayuti leads in 3 Maharashtra Council seats, MVA ahead in 2; preferential votes hold key
10:03 pmKerala Pradesh Congress Committe apologises to CJI for post on X
9:57 pmWoman catches man reportedly recording her inside metro, accused flees with phone
9:50 pmApplications invited for Yuva Nidhi Plus skill training
9:50 pmThe Hindu’s promotional campaign wins seven laurels at Love of Advertising Awards
9:48 pmHarish Rao suggests govt. to sell rice lying in godowns to pay ration dealers’ dues
9:48 pmTwo arrested in ₹1.35-crore digital arrest fraud case
9:47 pmBRICS parliamentary forum expresses ‘deep concern’ about West Asian hostilities
9:42 pmJaishankar to travel to U.S. for G20 Foreign Ministers’ meet, Quad this week

Education

RTE Act mandates short school distances, but most students commute longer: govt. data

Reported by The Hindu 27 Oct 2026, 8:30 am IST 1 min read

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India’s first NHTS reveals 60.6% of 6–14-year-olds travel more than 1 km to school, highlighting gaps in RTE-neighborhood schooling.

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Section: Education
First reported by: The Hindu
Reporter: nivedita s.
Published: Tuesday, 27 October 2026, 8:30 am IST
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