Students continue to carry excessively heavy school bags, with some reporting multiple unused textbooks despite NEP 2020’s recommendation of bagless days and weight limits. Parents question the ...

As millions of pupils gear up to return to the classroom, researchers have discovered that the average school bag weighs a hefty five kilos – equivalent to a bowling ball. A survey of 2,000 UK ...

Before the start of a new school year in January, amma would take me shopping to buy a year’s worth of school kit. We’d get new uniforms, a new tiffin box, new shoes, and if I had rough-handled my bag ...

Heavy school bags cause back pain as bag-free days fail, classrooms lack storage, and teachers insist on all books daily Bengaluru students are still struggling under the weight of their school bags, ...