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 …
Montek lauds government for achieving progress in several fields The Annual Plan for Orissa for 2011-12 was finalised at Rs. 15,200 crore at a meeting held here on Wednesday between Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia and Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. The Plan size marks a substantial increase …
As per directives issued by the state government the information pertaining to avaolability of drinking water, facility of toilet is being collected through online. The State Education Centre has issued orders to this effect to all district project coordinators. They have been asked to send the required information through prescribed …
The state government is planning a massive function on May 13 - the day Mayawati government would complete four years in office. Projects worth over Rs 1,000 crore are likely to be announced by Chief Minister on that day. Officials in the Chief Minister's office are burning the mid-night oil …
The State Cabinet which met here today under the chairmanship of the Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan took number of important decisions pertaining to renovation, strengthening and expansion of canals of Tawa project. The Cabinet also decided to increase the existing irrigation potential of the Tawa project up to …
The Annual Plan for Meghalaya for 2011-12 was pegged at Rs. 2,727 crore at a meeting here on Tuesday between Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia and State Chief Minister Mukul Sangma. In his comments on Meghalaya's performance, Mr. Ahluwalia lauded the State's achievements in sectors such as health …
CHENNAI: The implementation of Children’s Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act in Tamil Nadu is partial, said V Vasanthi Devi, former chairperson of State Women’s Commission at the Campaign Against Child Labour (CACL) on Saturday. Coming down heavily on private educational institutions, she said, “According to the RTE Act, …
Non-governmental organizations and civil society organizations from across the country, representing various constituencies and theoretical approaches, collectively welcome the effort of the Planning Commission of India to make the planning process more responsive to citizens’ concerns for the 12th Five Year Plan Approach Paper. We have seized this opportunity to …
A survey by the Indian government in 2002 to determine households below poverty line (BPL) left out many poor families. Nearly a decade later, the Union Ministry of Rural Development (MORD) is trying to set the wrong right. But it is unable to decide on the criteria for identifying poor …
What are the world's best and worst places to be a mother? The 12th annual Mothers' Index analyzes health, education and economic conditions for women and children in 164 countries. Norway ranks 1 this year and Afghanistan ranks last. The United States comes in at 31 among the 43 developed …
A survey by the Indian government in 2002 to determine households below poverty line (BPL) left out many poor families. Nearly a decade later, the Union Ministry of Rural Development (MORD) is trying to set the wrong right. But it is unable to decide on the criteria for identifying poor …
India is home to 1,210 million people, almost equal to the combined population of the US, Indonesia, Brazil, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Japan (1,214 million) India is the most populous nation after China (1,342 million). India hosts 17.5 per cent of the world’s population compared to China’s 19.4 per cent. Of …
Madhya Pradesh is the only State in the country, which has linked MGNREGA, Treasury, Food Coupon, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan and the like with Unique Identity Number (UID) card. Over four lakh registrations have been made in the State and 1.61 lakh cards have been distributed. Initially the work of preparing …
This document analyses and highlights the views and suggestions included in reports arising out of the Planning Commissions consultations with diverse stakeholders and also seeks to bring forth similarities and differences on key issues by comparing and contrasting the suggestions of ten core forums that submitted their views to the …
To bring light into the lives of migrant labourers in neighbouring Gurgaon, the All India Citizens Alliance for Progress & Development (AICAPD) launched a new lighting project titled
A case study of how science is taught in some of the primary schools in Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh reveals that a lack of “cultural capital” does hamper the economically poor students in synchronising with the “education” that is designed in school textbooks and taught by teachers. Middle-class students …
Post independence, India’s leaders, particularly Abul Kalam Azad, advocated an education policy that would be liberal and humanitarian, and set the nation on the path of progress and prosperity. This path was neither a full continuation of the colonial modern nor a restoration of the feudal-traditional. Drawing on progressive ideas …
New Delhi: Dirty, non-functional toilets form a major chunkof the complaints filed by parents in Delhi under violation of the Right to Education (RTE) Act. According to a statement by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) with which the complaints have been filed, as many as 206 …
