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 …
Limited research has been done on the relationships between childhood factors and adult physical health related quality of life, with the underlying pathways not fully elucidated. Data from 2292 participants of the British 1946 birth cohort were used to examine the relationship of childhood characteristics and family environment with principal …
Seeking to widen its social base beyond the traditional OBCs, the DMK mooted Scheduled Tribe (ST) status for all traditional fishermen on the lines of Kerala and Karnataka, and vowed to work for amendments to dispense with ‘creamy layer’ in reservations. Releasing the party’s Lok Sabha election manifesto, DMK leader …
Scheme for improving quality of education to be launched The Thrissur District Panchayat budget presented on Thursday lays emphasis on development projects in the farm sector and drinking water supply. Presenting the annual budget, District Panchayat Vice-President Leela Subrahmanian said Rs. 42.5 crore had been earmarked for Jala Samridhi Project. …
The All India Anna Dravida Munnnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) made clear its ambition for a larger role in national politics by declaring that it would provide a strong, bold and determined leadership in the country. The party’s election manifesto made several national-level promises and appealed to the people to vote for …
Proposing a new “empowerment line” that aims to measure the minimum economic cost for a household to fulfil eight most basic needs, a global research organisation has estimated that 680 million Indians, or 56 per cent of the population, lacks the means to meet their essential needs. Health care, drinking …
The Japan government on Tuesday approved financial support worth Rs 32 million to three Pakistani NGOs for education and clean water initiatives in Punjab and Islamabad. The Citizen’s Foundation was extended an assistance of $117,734 for establishment of a primary school in a remote location in Mianwali district in Punjab …
The government has so far released Rs 182.597 billion under Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) for various projects against total allocations of Rs 540 billion for the fiscal year 2013-14. According to the latest data of Ministry of Planning, Development and Reforms, Rs 37,250.403 million has been released for various …
The government has so far released Rs. 182.597 billion under Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) for various projects against total allocations of Rs. 540 billion for the fiscal year 2013-14. According to the latest data of Ministry of Planning, Development and Reforms, Rs. 37,250.403 million have been released for various …
Interim Budget 2014-2015 - Speech of P. Chidambaram. In the speect he stated that "The Global Risks 2014 report has mapped 31 global risks. Of highest concern are ten risks that include fiscal crisis, structurally high unemployment or underemployment, income disparity, governance failure, food crisis, and political and social instability. …
The Executive Committee of National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Tuesday approved six development projects with an outlay of Taka 961 crore, including the Basic Literacy Project, reports BSS. The Taka 453 crore literacy project is aimed to cover country’s 4.5 million people aged from 15-45 years. The project would be …
The meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) is likely to approve different government projects worth Rs 270 billion today (Wednesday). Finance Minister Ishaq Dar will preside over the meeting, which is likely to approve 16 different government projects in water, agriculture and power sectors, according …
The quest to secure economic growth, after a financial crisis that raised serious questions about capitalism's ability to protect and sustain the wellbeing of populations in rich and poor countries alike, is the overriding political priority for many governments today. And those prospects for growth seem good. The World Bank …
National Green Tribunal directed the closure of stone crushers running near two schools in Bilowa, Madhya Pradesh. These crushers whose ‘consent to operate’ was withheld by the MPPCB were running at a distance less than 500 meters from the schools. Read text of this NGT order in the matter of …
The second phase of the Tamil Nadu Vision 2023 Document contains reports on the sector strategy approach and profiles of infrastructure projects proposed for implementation in the identified sectors. The document – whose first part was released in March 2012 – includes profiles of 217 infrastructure projects in six major …
India has made encouraging progress by halving its official poverty rate, from 45 percent of the population in 1994 to 22 percent in 2012. This is an achievement to be celebrated—yet it also gives the nation an opportunity to set higher aspirations. While the official poverty line counts only those …
PRESS RELEASE Chandigarh; 29 January, 2014: Adani Foundation, the CSR arm of Adani group, India’s leading infrastructure player, announced that it has bagged the 3rd Annual Greentech CSR 2013 Award. The foundation was awarded for its exemplary activities in the education sector under its CSR program, showcased through the Adani …
United Nations : India has by far the largest population of illiterate adults at 287 million, amounting to 37% of the global total, a United Nations report said highlighting the huge disparities existing in education levels of the country's rich and poor. The 2013/14 Education for All Global Monitoring Report …
The district development advisory committee approved uplift schemes worth Rs70 million here on Tuesday. The committee met with its chairman MPA Munawar Khan Marwat in the chair. The meeting was attended by MPAs Malik Noor Saleem Khan, Zarin Zia, Deputy Commissioner Syed Zafar Ali Shah, DDAC Secretary Qalam Badshah and …
Five Indian think tanks have made it to the list of top 150 worldwide. At rank 50 is Centre for Civil Society (CCS), at 102 is Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA), at 107 is The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) followed by Observer Research Foundation (ORF) at 114 …
This report entitled “Millennium Development Goals (MDG) India Country Report-2014’ captures the achievements in India as of today under the eight MDGs which are to be achieved by 2015. The year 2014, being the penultimate year for the MDGs, acquires significance in assessing realistically India’s progress in meeting the various …
