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Nali Kali successful in Kolar dist
Nali Kali programme has been successfully implemented in the district, said Public Education Department Deputy Director Prahalad Gowda.
He was speaking at the interaction programme organised for the district level resource persons, here recently.
The learning levels of the children in all the 1,722 nalikali schools in the district is satisfactory, he said.
- Date:
- 04/03/2010
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- Deccan Herald (Bangalore)
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10 journalists get fellowships to cover rural India
NEW DELHI: Ten journalists have been selected to spend time with rural communities, understand their anxieties and specialise in covering the country’s rural crises, through an initiative of the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies.
- Date:
- 03/03/2010
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- Hindu (New Delhi)
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SSA gets 24k cr windfall under Rt to Education
HRD ministry and states can be happy as 13th Finance Commission has been the most generous for elementary education, allocating Rs 24,068 crore for Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan to all the states for the next five years. It has also fully accepted the demand for grants made by the HRD ministry.
- Date:
- 26/02/2010
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- Times Of India (New Delhi)
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We lag in health, education
The financial year gone by saw the strengthening of several initiatives to help cushion the impact of global slowdown on the more vulnerable population.
The Economic Survey said the gap between the health and education indices of India and those in the developed world, and even with those in many developing countries, need bridging at a faster pace.
- Date:
- 26/02/2010
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- Business Standard (New Delhi)
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Clinics to help villagers use RTI
Several voluntary organisations working to create awareness on Right to Information Act have decided to set up “RTI clinics” at district and block headquarters in order to help villagers benefit from the sunshine law.
- Date:
- 24/02/2010
- Source:
- Telegraph (Ranchi)
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Pre-school kits for anganwadi centres
BHUBANESWAR: The State Government has decided to provide pre-school kits to children in the anganwadi centres to attract them to schools.
A decision to this effect was taken at a meeting presided over by Women and Child Development Minister Pramila Mallik at the Secretariat here today. Children in the age group of three to five are accommodated in the anganwadi centres.
- Date:
- 23/02/2010
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- New Indian Express (Bhubaneswar)
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109 crore for literacy mission
CHANDIGARH: The Union Government has sanctioned Rs. 109.53 crore under Saakshar Bharat Mission-2012 to improve the literacy rate in Haryana, said State Education and Health Minister Geeta Bhukkal on Tuesday.
- Date:
- 10/02/2010
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- Hindu (New Delhi)
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HRD to use UID to bring kids back to school
Number To Cost Rs 200 Per Person
Akshaya Mukul | TNN
New Delhi: HRD ministry has decided to take the help of Unique Identity number project to carry out educational reforms. Foremost among its goal is to use UID to bring the over 80 lakh ‘out of school’ children into the education system.
- Date:
- 09/02/2010
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- Times Of India (New Delhi)
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City NGO launches course in basic rural technology
Pune With an aim to generate employment and entrepreneurial opportunities for rural students, a residential diploma in basic rural technology
was recently launched by city-based voluntary organisation Astitva Pratishthan.
- Date:
- 09/02/2010
- Source:
- Indian Express (Mumbai)
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Education dept to challenge survey
After the Educational Development Index (EDI) showed Delhi had slipped from its fourth rank to the eighth place in elementary education, the state is considering taking up the matter with the Ministry of Human Resource Development and National University of Educational Planning and Administration, officials said.
- Date:
- 06/02/2010
- Source:
- Indian Express (New Delhi)
