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 …
China on Thursday put the official number of dead and missing schoolchildren from last year's devastating Sichuan earthquake at 5,335, far lower than the number compiled from news reports at the time. The number was announced by Tu Wentao, the province's education department head, at a news conference in the …
Performance, promises and prospects: A comparison of the election manifestos of the Congress, the BJP and the CPI(M). THE election manifestos of the Congress, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Communist Party of India (Marxist) make interesting reading, both individually and in mutual comparison (see pages 131 to 134). …
Pakistan is currently spending as low as 15 dollars per capita per year on health from both domestic public and private sources and from international development assistance, says a new study published by the Asian Development Bank. The report,
Kaushik Chakravarthy, Bangalore, DH News Service: The notice clearly states that the Central government will withhold the funds if the 100 percent completion reports of the civil works undertaken in 2007-08 are not sent. Funds to the tune of Rs 198 crore allocated to the State for Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan …
The Sindh government plans to open 1,000 private schools in the first phase of a project it claims is designed to provide quality education to children in marginalised parts of the province. This was stated by provincial Education Minister Pir Mazharul Haq in a written reply to Arif Mustafa Jatoi
The head of Edinburgh University Business Schoo l is intrigued by a fundamental question: why do business school academics not spin out more businesses? Nick Oliver raises the issue as Edinburgh reveals it has secured significant investment from Haymarket Media Group to support its ambition to become a leading centre …
SALEM: Periyar University Vice-Chancellor M. Thangaraju has called upon the younger generation to remain disciplined while striving to improve their knowledge. Inaugurating the career guidance programme for Plus II students,
Former prime minister H.D. Deve Gowda's constituency Hassan, which also happens to be his home district, is quite possibly one of the best nurtured electoral regions in Karnataka. His rivals in the Congress and bjp concede that if development alone were the criterion, he and his family would win the …
The long twentieth century in Indian S&T; based developmental experiments, in particular at grass roots, has thrown up immense volumes of data, facts and artifacts. A crucial issue emerges. The country very badly needs a strong mechanism to capture data related to S&T; and innovation right from the regulatory or …
The Capacity Development and Education (CDE) Project has an opportunity to seek insights through research into the question of how can promote Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) programmes in the Southeast Asia region, a region which faces urgent environmental problems due an incredible rate of economic growth while a considerable …
The wheels which were set in motion by 12 Nobel Laureates in Germany would now break new ground in Guwahati. Science Express, the prestigious project of the Department of Science and Technology today opened its doors to residents of the city, and captivated a large number of schoolchildren. The train …
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (Minfa) Tuesday released the findings of the baseline survey on the National Programme for Food Security and Productivity Enhancement of Small Farmers, known as Crop Maximisation Project phase-II (CMP-II). During January to June 2008, WFP conducted …
Experts at a consultation yesterday suggested the government allocate at least six percent of gross national product (GNP) for education sector to achieve the education for all (EFA) target by 2015. They also called on the government to allocate six percent of the total education budget for adult literacy. Laying …
To achieve rapid growth, governments must promote economic integration which, at its core, is about the mobility of people, products, and ideas. Senior Economist, World Bank Somik V. Lall said that instead of worrying about the size of metropolises, cities and towns, the World Development Report 2009 (WDR) calls for …
World Bank (WB) has agreed to provide $350 million during the next three years for up lift of education sector. MoU is expected to be signed in this regard on June 5, 2009. The agreement to this effect was reached in a high level meeting between the representatives of the …
Pakistan is undertaking a home-grown strategy for growth and poverty reduction that will be implemented with the support of the IMF and other development partners. According to a statement issued by Finance Division here on Wednesday, development partners at the meeting of Friends of Pakistan (FOP) have pledged new financing …
HANDS-ON: Students attending the training programme on food preservation and value addition at the Incubation Centre of the Indian Institute of Crop Processing Technology (IICPT) in Thanjavur on Wednesday. THANJAVUR: There is a demand for 34 lakh qualified personnel in the food processing industry,said Mr. Ajit Kumar, Joint secretary, Union …
