The report presents a mixed picture. Over the past 25 years, there have been notable improvements in child well-being in the group of countries examined in this report: steady decline in child mortality, overall reduction in adolescent suicide and increase in school completion rates. But the last five years have …
The mid-day meal programme, being run in the State, for school children at times makes headlines for all the wrong reasons. In several schools and anganwadis the tendency of providing sub-standard food or serving less food has become common. Government brings these schemes and programmes with good intentions but its …
Elementary education being the foundation of pyramid in the education system has been accorded high priority. To ensure "Education for All' the Department of School Education and Literacy has a multi pronged approach. Two flagship programmes are being implemented viz. the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) and the Mid-Day Meal Programme …
The Ministry of Human Resource Development has allocated Rs 1225 lakh, Rs 3208.44 lakh and Rs 9.24 lakh respectively to Manipur for the years 2004-05, 2005-06 and 2006-07 under Sarva Siksha Abhiyan. The target for construction of school buildings in Manipur was 170 in the year 2004-05, 287 in 2005-06 …
The first India-Africa summit, though late to come, holds a lot of promise in a number of areas. INDIA, following the example of leading economic powers such as France and China, hosted an India-Africa summit for the first time. The two-day summit, held in New Delhi in the second week …
Science Express has become centre of Bhopalites' attraction. It has been stationed at Habibganj Railway Station for the last three days. Several models and prototypes on science are on display in Science Express. It has already journeyed around 150 cities of the country. Science Express is the storehouse of knowledge …
Planning Commission yesterday fixed Nagaland's annual plan size for 2008 -09 at Rs 1,200 crore, including an additional Central assistance of Rs 150 crore for its special projects. The plan size was fixed at a meeting between State Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio and Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia at …
Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje on Tuesday called upon the corporate sector to perform its social responsibility in other sectors such as education, social service, power and development by working together with the people and the government. Addressing a session on public-private partnership at a national convention on "Corporate social …
Minister for Agriculture and Cooperatives Abdul Aziz Zargar and Minister for Forests Qazi Mohammad Afzal today flagged off a team of 40 progressive farmers including women for tour to outside state. The team would visit Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Uttarakhand to get acquainted with the latest agriculture technology. Interacting …
Science has been a part of our day-to-day life. It developed along with the progress of man. In other words, life of man progressed along with the development of science. Our imaginations were behind every scientific invention. Inventions in different fields will go on for the benefit of mankind. During …
BANDIPORA: Minister for Agriculture and Cooperatives Abdul Aziz Zargar said that government is committed to provide all basic facilities to the people of the state. He said road connectivity, adequate drinking water facility, power, health and education are the top most priority sectors of the government. Minister was addressing a …
The Congress has accused the Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled States of not properly implementing the Centrally-sponsored welfare schemes in their respective areas. Even the flagship programmes of the United Progressive Alliance government such as the Horticulture Mission, the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan and the National Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGA) were ridden with …
This is the first Human Development Report of Andhra Pradesh. The state has several unique features-development of participatory institutions, innovative poverty alleviation programs, spectacular demographic transition, pursuit of state level economic reforms, etc. The report reviews states
On the eve of the World Intellectual Property Rights Day, an Intellectual Property cum Science and Technology Club was inaugurated at Rayat and Bahra Institute of Engineering and Bio-Technology, Sahauran, on Tuesday. The club aims to spread awareness among the masses about the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR). The club has …
Sarvashiksha Abhiyan would be made more effective by tightening it up further. Principal Secretary School Education Shri M.M. Upadhyaya visited the Rajya Shiksha Kendra today.. He also issued instructions for chalking out a strategy for improvement in various activities and implementing the same. Principal Secretary Shri Upadhyaya told the officers …
TRANSFORMING CAPITALISM Business Leadership to improve the world for everyone By Arun Maira Nimby Books Mentor Series, Pages: 211; Price: Rs 595 In 2006, when the dow jones was reaching heights never reached before as was the Indian Sensex, a recent multi-country survey by an international management consultancy showed that …
Renu Khator became the first woman of Indian origin to be appointed the president of the University of Houston, USA, and the chancellor of the UH system early this year. She will head a system which is considered one of North America's biggest with a faculty of 3,000-plus and over …
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi on Wednesday said no child will be denied admission in primary schools run by it due to non-submission of birth certificate. Provisional admission is being granted to every child seeking admission in primary schools after accepting an affidavit by the guardian, subject to submission of …
The Delhi government's apathy towards thousands of children studying under testing conditions in over 200 schools run directly or aided by it came in for severe criticism from the Supreme Court on Tuesday. The SC said it was a pity that primary education in the Capital was being neglected when …
ASSERTING that every child has the right to education and that the parents failing to send their wards to schools should be sent to jail, School Education Minister Vasant Purke said the state government would enact a legislation on 'right to education' and introduce sex education from standard ninth from …
