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 …
This year's Human Development Report focuses on the challenge of sustainable and equitable progress and calls for addressing them together. It identifies policies that could spur mutually reinforcing progress towards these interlinked goals. Development progress in the world’s poorest countries could be halted or even reversed by mid-century unless bold …
Behind the numbers, a complex story of birth and ageing Baby Nargis, the world's seven billionth person, born in Uttar Pradesh on Monday, and the 102-year-old Hilla Sorab Billimoria of Kolkata represent, between them, two ends of India's complex population story. At one end are the staggering numbers. With an …
The SAARC Development Goals – Mid-Term Review Report 2011 is the first publication by Bhutan on the progress of SDGs. This publication is a testament of Bhutan’s full commitment in achieving SDGs. The socio-economic development policy in Bhutan is guided by the philosophy of Gross National Happiness, which places equal …
Taking cognizance of various news and complaint received on the alarming issue of child labour in coalmines of Meghalaya in general and Jaintia Hills in particular, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights deputed a team to visit Meghalaya from 16 - 19 October 2011. The objective was to …
This paper evaluates the Millenium Development Goals (MDGs) as a framework for measuring development and, subject to qualifications arising from that evaluation, assesses how India is doing in terms of the MDGs.
The world's population of seven billion is set to rise to at least 10 billion by 2100, but could top 15 billion if birth rates are just slightly higher than expected, the United Nations said on Wednesday. In a report ahead of ceremonies on October 31 to mark the seven …
As the government gears up for a year-long campaign to spread awareness about the Right to Education, a report on teaching and learning in rural India finds that progress in learning ability of students has not been commensurate to the massive investment in primary education and increase in enrolment. The …
A simple call on the cell phone of the school teacher across the 1.53 lakh primary schools in Uttar Pradesh is helping monitor the state’s mid-day meal programme. This innovative monitoring practice developed by the state’s Mid-Day Meal Authority (MDMA) has won the nBillionth Award South Asia 2011. It will …
Flagship Schemes Will Be Given Funds Linked To Usage Due To Cash Crunch New Delhi: Facing a tight financial situation, the government is thinking of trimming the payout to its mega flagship schemes such as Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MNREGS) and the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA). While …
B K Chaturvedi committee’s recommendations may form part of the final 12th Plan document. One common complaint that most states aired at the just-concluded National Development Council meeting was the inflexibility of certain centrally-sponsored schemes (CSS) when it came to addressing local requirements. This was against the backdrop of a …
District panchayat plans 543 new schemes The District Planning Committee (DPC) of the Thiruvananthapuram district panchayat has approved projects worth Rs.121.70 crore for 2011-12, district panchayat president Remani P. Nair said here on Wednesday. This included 543 new projects to be implemented in the service, health, infrastructure development, agriculture, production, …
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed all states and Union territories to build toilets, particularly for girls, in all government schools by November-end. A bench headed by Justice D K Jain asked all the governments to take immediate steps regarding this and file their compliance reportbeforethedeadline. “It is …
Provide toilet facilities in all government schools by Dec 31, the Supreme Court Tuesday told all the states and union territories (UT). Temporary facilities must be provided by Nov 30, in case permanent services cannot be enabled, Justices Dalveer Bhandari and Dipak Misra said. The court's direction came in the …
Concerned about the lack of awareness about the legal entitlement to basic education for children up to the age of 14, the human resource development ministry has planned out a yearlong community awareness and mobilisation programme. The Shiksha ka Haq Abhiyan (Right to Education campaign) will be flagged of on …
This Education Day (November 11), the principal of each elementary school in India will receive VVIP mail -- a letter from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Contained therein will be a highly personalised message of the PM for the children of the country, who have long been guaranteed the Right to …
Hostel facilities for tribal children to be strengthened Thrust has been given to education in the Integrated Tribal Development Programme (ITDP) in the district. According to Aruna Giri, project officer, ITDP, this year's programme throughout the State lays stress on the education of tribal children. As part of this, hostel …
In a unique workshop, a Delhi-based NGO, SEEDS, today trained schoolchildren with disaster management skills in a mock earthquake drill on the eve of the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction. Part of the SEEDS School Safety Initiative (SSSI), the mock drill was conducted after a week-long training programme which …
The world’s population will reach the seven billion mark on October 31 and with the increase in population, Sri Lanka too will face a number of challenges, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) said today. UNFPA sources said Sri Lanka would have to face a number of socio-economic challenges with …
The mid-day meal scheme department, responsible for providing meals to children in government schools under the Right of all Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, is considering extending the programme to students in private schools who have been admitted under the mandatory 25 per cent quota for those …
The parliamentary standing committee on the ministry of Science and Information and Communication Technology on Sunday approved the Science and Technology Development Trust Bill 2011 after making two changes in the draft. The committee examined the Bill placed before the Parliament for expansion of science education in the country, and …
