LS passes education bill
The Lok Sabha on Wednesday unanimously passed a Constitution for children in 6-14 years age group a fundamental right. The amendment was passed by 346 for and none against after a debate lasting almost four hours.
Thailand gets an elephant education
Thai officials are traveling on elephants to deliver text books, education kits and satellite dish antennas to tribes in remote jungle villages as part of a new campaign to eradicate illiteracy. Four elephants have been hired to transport educational material and television sets to villages inaccessible by vehicles in Chiang …
Bill to make education a FR introduced
November 26, 2001 is all set to become a red letter day in the history of India's fight against ignorance and illiteracy. The Government on Monday took the first concrete step to accord its citizens free elementary education as a Fundamental Right.
32 countries face risk of failing pledge on education
Thirty-two countries are at grave risk of failing to enroll all children in primary schools by 2015.In 15 of these countries, less than half of the children are attending school.This warning was contained in a monitoring report released last week on Education For All, during Unesco's General Conference.EFA is a …
Magsaysay meet exposes inefficiency in government sector
The international annual meet of the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation held in Jaipur has some bouquets to offer to India, and on the flip side, a few brickbats too. While exchanging views and insights on critical problems being faced by Asian people and to develop collegial approaches, the meet has …
Mass movement for literacy
In Uttar Pradesh, many villages are witnessing a unique experiment - a people's movement for literacy. Initiated under the District primary education programme in 1997 in a bid to boost the State's dismal track record in literacy, the scheme involves encouraging people's sustained participation in literacy initiatives. Four years into …
Rajasthan to launch education promotion programme
The Rajasthan chief minister, Mr Ashok Gehlot, has announced the launch of an education promotion campaign-"Shiksha Apke Dwar Par" (Education at your doorstep) from 19 November, the birth anniversary of former prime minister Indira Gandhi.
Govt. to raise literacy level to 80 p.c.
The Karnataka State Government has set an ambitious target to raise the literacy level from 67.04 to 80 per cent in the next three years. Reports have it that the literacy level has gone up by five per cent over the last two years.
MP's literacy crosses national level
The gap between male and female literacy rate has been narrowed for the first time in the history of Madhya Pradesh. When the male literacy rate has virtually crossed the national mark, the female literacy rate has touched the national average by registering a 20 per cent increase in the …
School drop-out rate alarming 55 pc in Meghalaya
Academicians, educationists and administrators Sunday strove to evolve a solution to the alarming situation of 55 per cent school dropouts in Meghalaya.They were participating in a three-day national-level workshop on "Quality Issues in Elementary Education," organised by the Meghalaya Education Department in association with the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy …
Govt open to rain water harvesting
The Union Government has told Delhi High Court that it is considering a proposal to harvest rain water on roof tops of residential and non-residential buildings having a roof area of 100 square metre or more.
Centre 'acutely' alive to groundwater depletion
Depletion of groundwater remains a formidable problem for the country as a whole and the Centre is acutely alive to this issue and circulated a model bill to the States setting out steps to arrest the fast running down of groundwater the Lok Sabha was informed. Responding to a question …
A rich harvest of recognition for Rajendra
It's as much about human resources management as it's about water harvesting. The Ramon Magsasay Award to Rajendra Singh, 45, who heads the Alwar-based Tarun Bharat Sangh (TBS), is a tribute to the spirit of working tirelessly to drive home the point that water needn't be a scarce commodity even …
LG moots master education plan
Dissatisfied with the performance of Delhi's students in this year's board examinations, Lt Governor Vijai Kapoor has laid emphasis upon the need for preparing a master plan for education in Delhi. At a meeting called to discuss the quality of education in Delhi, Mr Kapoor said that every school should …
L-G stresses need for education masterplan
The lieutenant-governor of Delhi, Mr Vijai Kapoor , emphasised the need to prepare a masterplan for education in Delhi. He also proposed the every school must have a managing committee with parents and teachers as its representatives and the principal as its chairperson to ensure community participation and involvement in …
Concern over female literacy rate
The Rajasthan Government is looking into ways to make its literacy programmes more effective. Even when the overall literacy rate in the State has gone up considerably in the current Census, the Government is concerned about the level of female literacy here-- at 4.34 per cent--remaining much below the national …
Assam wakes up to high dropout rate
Assam ranks seventh among stages with a high school dropout rate. Though the state government has launched several schemes to lure more children to school, the primary and high school dropout rates have been climbing steadily. Official data puts Assam's gross dropout rate at 76.80 per cent for classes I …
Centre releases Rs.95 Cr. for education scheme
The Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), launched in the last financial year for the universalisation of elementary education, has till date been introduced in 214 districts in 26 States and the Union Territories. The Government has released Rs.95 crores for preparatory work under the scheme which will cover all the 593 …
Education a pipe dream for many Romanian children
Facing a shortage of financial and human resources, Romania needs to update and improve all aspects of primary and secondary education in order to raise the quality of education and to stop the continuous increase in the number of school drop-outs according to specialists.
Literacy campaign in Kurukshetra
The Haryana State legal Services Authority will launch a state-wide legal literacy campaign from Kurukshetra on 28 July to create awareness among the people , especially the women and the weaker sections of society. While stating this here today, a spokesman of the authority said that the campaign will not …
