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 …
After the many rounds of drafting and redrafting that went into the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act of 2009, it was hoped that the Act would be an effective instrument for any child to demand her basic entitlement. Yet, a close look at the provisions reveals …
The recommendations of the 13th Finance Commission shrink even the space already available for States to decide spending priorities. Pranab Mukherjee with Asim Dasgupta, Chairman of the Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers on VAT, and other State Ministers for Finance releasing the first Discussion Paper on Goods and Services …
NEW DELHI: Chairing the meeting of the full Planning Commission for mid-term appraisal of the Eleventh Plan, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh pointed out that the exercise not only presents a report card of the government's achievements but also
Education mission is decades away from making a meaningful impact ALMOST A DECADE AFTER THE LAUNCH of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), the achievement on universalising elementary education is best described as mixed. Massive spending by the Centre and states on setting up new schools and hiring an army of teachers …
Dalhousie: In a recent news report it was revealed by the Statistics Department that Himachal Pradesh has achieved 84 per cent literacy rate. Literacy rate technically means the proportion of population above the age of 15 that can read or write. How much of this data is statistical jugglery, remains …
The Annual Plan outlay for Manipur for 2010-11 was on Wednesday finalised at Rs. 2,600 crore at a meeting here between Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia and Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh. During the discussions, Mr. Ahluwalia lauded the State Government for stepping up the pace of development …
Widespread use of child labour in India is likely to take centrestage when the Planning Commission discusses the mid-term appraisal of skill development for the 11th Plan period (2007-12). The Commission, in a draft document to be included in the mid-term appraisal, has emphasised on the need to develop institutional …
CGI sheets procured at Rs 1,000 higher than market price ITANAGAR, Mar 14: Another scam running into crore if not crores has emerged out of SSA Rajya Mission
Senior secondary school students across India will now study the same maths and science syllabus. On February 16, the Council of Boards of School Education decided to adopt a common curriculum for physics, chemistry, biology and mathematics in all senior schools beginning March 2011. The move aims to provide a …
SCHOOLS in three US states - Louisiana, Texas and South Dakota - have been told to teach alternatives to the scientific consensus on global warming. The moves appear to be allied to efforts to teach creationism in public schools. Such efforts have in the past been thwarted when courts ruled …
Keeping in view the deplorable condition of mid-day meal scheme in Government schools in national Capital, Directorate of Education (DoE) has issued certain instructions to the schools regarding monitoring of mid-day meal and inspection of kitchens of service providers. In a circular issued by the DoE, schools have been asked …
Sandeep Joshi NEW DELHI: While Delhi has emerged as the best Indian city in terms of quality of life and living standards, the satellite townships of Gurgaon and Noida have failed to keep pace. The Capital comes on top in education, safety and economic environment, second in housing options and …
This report, which would jointly prepared by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, the Asian Development Bank and the UN Development Programme, illustrates the negative impacts of the global economic crisis on progress towards the Millennium Development Goals in the Asia-Pacific region and identifies opportunities …
Contrary to the belief that Delhi is far behind when it comes to liveability, the Confederation of Indian Industry and the Institute for Competitiveness (IFC) have come up with a study that places Delhi at the top among Indian cities in the quality of living. Coming close on the list …
