Union Budget 2026 expectations: Education stakeholders push for AI infrastructure, skill-based learning and more

Budget 2026 education expectations As the Union Budget approaches, education stakeholders across schools, higher education, skilling and edtech are outlining expectations for policy measures that strengthen outcomes, employability and workforce readiness. Leaders say the next phase of education reform must prioritise execution, infrastructure and alignment with emerging economic and technological needs, including artificial intelligence and…

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Two retired aircraft were placed underwater near a Maldives island to create an unusual diving attraction; in 2026, conservation teams began adding coral fragments to help turn the wrecks into a reef

Two retired aircraft that once flew for the Maldives’ first national airline are getting a second life beneath the Indian Ocean, where they are being transformed from an unusual diving attraction into the foundation of a developing marine habitat. According to the Visit Maldives Corporation’s May 14, 2026, announcement, conservation teams and international media delegates…

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