Programme to rate schools for sanitation launched by Kapil Sibal Aimed at promoting clean hygiene practices in educational institutes, the Government on Thursday launched a programme that will rate schools on the basis of their contribution towards effective sanitation.

Activist to go on fast as scheduled; Government mulls all-party meeting on July 3

Gandhian activist Anna Hazare vowed to intensify the stir for a stronger anti-graft legislation, saying the threat from corruption was greater than from Pakistan, and that the government is not serious about rooting out corruption.

Sparring Points

Besides Lokpal Bill, politicians have sparred with civil society on four key pieces of legislation

On May 30, as the joint drafting committee of the Lokpal Bill met for the fifth time in the conference room of the ministry of finance in North Block, trouble was already brewing.

With the country

The Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry

RTE law results in enrollment of 19 crore children in schools
The implementation of the law guaranteeing free and compulsory education has resulted in enrollment of over 19 crore children in schools at primary and upper primary levels during 2009-10.

However, over 81.50 lakh children were still out of school in the country, according to a government report released by Human Resource Developmen

KOCHI Dispelling all Feb. 27: Dispelling all apprehensions about the impact of the Right to Education Bill on minority institutions, Union human resources development minister, Kapil Sibal said on Sunday that it will be amended to insulate such institutions from any outside interference.

While the Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry had sought nearly Rs 80,000 crore in budgetary allocation this year

The flagship government programme for schools