Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Nayar river is vanishing - a yatra reveals conservation goes beyond science and policy" appearing in ‘The Down To Earth’ dated 03.06.2025. The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Nayar …
New Delhi: Union govt has ranked the sikkim state as best state in the country in the category of smaller states for its outstanding performance in strengthening and developing the panchayati raj institutions in the state Union Rural Development Minister Sh Jai Ram Ramesh and Union Minister of Panchayati Raj …
It is matter of pride and great achievement for Madhya Pradesh that its strategy for primary education will be implemented in eight populous countries of the world including China. This historic decision was taken at an international level workshop of UNESCO held at New Delhi the other day. General Quality …
Acknowledging the need for the government to have a systemic engagement on social media, Secretary, Department of Telecommunications (DoT), R. Chandrashekhar, said the Department had prepared the draft of a social media framework. Speaking at the plenary session on the second day of the 5th IFIP World IT Forum (WITFOR) …
Tells Schools To Immediately Admit Students From Backward Classes New Delhi: The Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, on Thursday and directed every school, including privatelyrun ones, to immediately give free education to students of socially and economically backward …
New Delhi Illiteracy is costing Indian economy more than $ 53 billion a year, a report has estimated. According to the report titled 'Economic and Social Cost of Illiteracy'by World Literacy Foundation, illiteracy costs India an estimated $ 53.56 billion. The losses to China are pegged higher at $ 135.60 …
KENDRAPARA: The Maguragandapatana primary school in Maguragandapatana village here has just one classroom for 90 students. Worse, it has no walls and looks more like a cowshed. While all the students are packed into this room, other basic amenities in the school are non-existent. There is no furniture for the …
Shimla, 6 April: The Himachal Pradesh Assembly today passed the HP Lokayukta Bill, 2012, in the amended form with incorporation of an additional clause, empowering Lokayukta with powers of contempt of court at par with the High Court. The passage of the Bill was smooth as the entire Congress Opposition …
A village in Sirsa along Haryana’s dusty borders with Rajasthan has redefined what ‘public-private partnership’ can mean in terms of girls’ education and social development. Kaluana village gave shape to its dream of promoting education for its women by utilising a combined prize money of Rs 25 lakh that it …
The Bihar Government’s plan and efforts to upgrade its primary education infrastructure received a jolt as the Centre drastically cut its contributory share of funds under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) scheme during the just-concluded financial year. The state’s Education Minister PK Shahi said that out of the Centre’s share …
‘Education to all still a distant dream’ Jammu: In trouble-torn Jammu and Kashmir, “education to all remains a distant dream” as a majority of the schools don’t have the basic infrastructure required for imparting quality education to students. This was concluded by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India …
Shimla: The Himachal Pradesh Lokayukta Bill was introduced by Chief Minister PK Dhumal in the Vidhan Sabha today. It covers all public servants, right from the Chief Minister to the lowest panchayat functionary, but leaves out non-governmental organisations, cooperative societies and sports bodies. Unlike the existing one-man institution, the proposed …
The Global Information Technology Report 2012 features the latest results of the NRI, offering an overview of the current state of ICT readiness in the world. This year’s coverage includes a record number of 142 economies from both the developing and developed world, accounting for over 98 percent of global …
A Bill to re-enact the law to provide for establishment of an independent body of Himachal Lokayukta to inquire into complaints and allegations of corruption against public servants and public functionaries and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Notwithstanding its virtual rejection by Team Anna, the Himachal Pradesh Lokayukta Bill is likely to be tabled in the state Assembly within a day or two after the suggestions from the Lokayukta are received. Even as Team Anna, whose suggestions had been sought by the Himachal Government, had rejected the …
Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) including internet and mobile based communications are increasingly becoming pervasive and integral to day-to-day functioning of our lives- whether personal or official. ICTs offer an unprecedented opportunity of connecting to each and every individual and design the communication structure accordingly to each person. Such a structure …
The government today stepped up efforts to iron out differences on contentious aspects of the Lokpal Bill, with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh meeting leaders of various parties during which it was decided that the legislation could be taken up during the second half of the Budget Session. At the all-party …
While the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) infrastructure budget increased by 137 per cent between 2009-10 and 2011-12, there was only marginal progress on the norms identified under the Right to Education Act (RTE). The annual PAISA report released today shows that nearly three years after the Act came into effect, …
In Punjab and Haryana, expenditure on teachers and school infrastructure far outstrips the expenditure on children’s entitlements and services. The annual PAISA report (brought out by NGO Pratham) that tracks the flow of SSA funds shows that in both Punjab and Haryana, allocations on quality improvement of teaching and children …
