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 …
On a list of 221 global cities surveyed, Chennai has been ranked 150, for the quality of living it provides. The survey, conducted by Mercer, an international consultancy firm, studied five Indian cities and ranked Bangalore the best, followed by New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and finally, Kolkata. The annual survey …
JAIPUR: That a state with abundant sunshine should set an example in using solar energy to meet most of its requirements is still a distant dream. But, the Central University of Rajasthan, in a first-of-its-kind initiative, has shown the way by meeting 60% of its energy needs through solar energy. …
Of late, public-private partnership is meant to encourage private capital to take responsibility for matters that were earlier regarded as primary duties of the State. The centre set up by the Pearson Company in partnership with the Central Board of Secondary Education is meant to enable the latter to progress …
The Plan proposes an acceleration of growth over the plan period to reach 9 percent in the terminal year, yielding an average growth rate of 8.2 percent for the plan period as a whole. It emphasizes that the growth must be both inclusive and sustainable, and to achieve these objectives …
This report titled, “Human Rights in India – Status Report 2012,” provided a general overview of the most critical human rights issues in India. It included: information gathered from the various consultations held across India from August to October 2011; relevant case studies; WGHR’s initial response to the Government of …
In this paper analyse the performance of Indian States across three critical sectors – health, education and infrastructure. To enable us to read through multiple indicators of the three sectors, construct an index for each using the Principal Component Analysis technique. This technique assigns weights according to the relationship between …
New Delhi: Delhi schools have the best record when it comes to cleanliness. Thirtynine of the 179 schools selected by the Central Board of Secondary Education for the National School Sanitation Award 2012 are in the national capital region (NCR). According to CBSE sources, the top two schools with the …
The Ministry of Health suffered huge embarrassment yesterday when the parliamentary panel examining the feasibility of establishing an overarching health regulator rejected the Bill in this regard. Seldom does a department-related standing committee of Parliament - health in this case - return a government Bill asking it to redo the …
New York Education, food and the environment are top concerns for children around the globe, and particularly for youngsters growing up in developing countries, according to an international poll released on Tuesday. Half of children, aged 10 to 12, in emerging nations who were questioned in the Small Voices, Big …
One-third of children across the globe are concerned about pollution, and over a quarter of children in India want to participate in afforestation activities reveals this global survey on children's hopes, aspirations and fears by ChildFund Alliance. One-third of children across the globe are concerned about pollution, and over a …
North-Eastern Region of the country is primarily disadvantaged on account of lack of physical infrastructure, viz. road, rail and air connectivity. Even the telecom revolution that is changing the lives of people in the rest of the country has not adequately penetrated into the North Eastern states. The basic health …
Shillong, Nov. 2: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has designed a loan for supporting human capital development in Meghalaya, following an advice from the department of economic affairs of the Union government. “The proposed project will improve the quality and delivery of secondary education (including teacher training) and skill development …
New Delhi: The ban on doctors, being sponsored by pharma firms to attend conferences, could soon get diluted. The department of pharmaceuticals that is preparing the “Uniform Code of Pharmaceutical Marketing Practices” has asked the Union health ministry to take a relook at the existing rule of such activities by …
This 2012 edition of the Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific's main feature is the presentation of selected statistical indicators from the Yearbook as country profiles. The country profiles present data series with the latest available values and numerous statistical charts showing trends over the last 20 years, and …
Over 5 lakh vehicles were registered in Delhi in 2011-12, reveals this 37th issue of Delhi Statistical Handbook brought out by Directorate of Economics and Statistics containing data related to various socio-economic parameters on the capital city. Delhi Statistical Hand Book-2012 is the 37th issue being published by Directorate of …
To compensate the damage caused by illegal mining activities in Karnataka, the environment panel of the Supreme Court has recommended setting up of super specialty hospitals, technical and vocational educational institutions, drainage, sanitation, clean drinking and road-widening projects besides afforestation and soil conservation plans, at an estimated cost of Rs30,000 …
Gandhinagar: A recent study has taken strong exception to those who argue that Gujarat’s poverty levels have gone down drastically, and the main reason for this is the “economic model” of chief minister Narendra Modi. Presented at a seminar sponsored by the Planning Commission of India, and slated to be …
Ramesh Wants Toilets in All Schools by Mar 2013 Approaches Sibal for a dedicated fund of . 12,000 for every school per yr URMI A GOSWAMI NEW DELHI After kicking up a row by saying that there are more temples in India than toilets, Union Cabinet minister Jairam Ramesh has …
New Delhi: If you have a domestic help below the age of 14 years, then the authorities may soon visit your house and send her to school. The Supreme Court on Monday ordered the Centre and states to conduct a countrywide drive to identify children below 14 years engaged as …
For 11-year-old Jesmina Begum, daughter of Abdul Motin of Atigaon, a village in the flood-ravaged Morigaon district in central Assam, commuting to school has become not only difficult but also dangerous in the recent weeks. “We know that five children drowned in a boat capsize on Tuesday. But what to …
