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 …
The Punjab Planning and Development Department (PDD) is spending 82 percent of its development budget for public welfare oriented sectors while Rs 50 billion is spending for the provision of education, health and clean drinking water facilities in the province. A spokesman said that one third of development budget is …
KOLKATA, April 11: The Science Express was flagged off by the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, to create awareness and develop a scientific temperament among people, particularly among students. The train, displaying gadgets in 16 of its coaches, arrived at Sealdah Station this morning and will be open to visitors …
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has projected solution of the unemployment problem and eradication of poverty and illiteracy as the major electoral planks of the Congress party and his Government during his campaign trip to Hajo recently. Addressing the rally organised by Hajo Block Congress Committee at Hajo Higher Secondary School …
THE education ministry seems all geared up to place before the nation a new education policy within the next three months. A 16-member committee is working at it. As stated by the education minister, the new policy would aim at improving the present state of education at all levels, giving …
Lack of vision, clear objectives and implementation strategy have delayed the national educational policy that was placed before the federal cabinet for its endorsement. The cabinet on Wednesday postponed the approval of the document until its next meeting. Federal Minister for Information Qamar Zaman Kaira told reporters in Islamabad that …
The Campaign for Right to Education in Jharkhand (CREJ) asked political parties to make child rights a part of their election manifesto. Releasing a document
The agriculture policy framework courses of Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) seem to have stirred imagination of masses about what should be a plausible agriculture policy. Its School of Agriculture (SOA) is getting calls on an average 130 a day from citizens of diverse fields and also from abroad. …
Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid yesterday said the government is going to form a committee soon to review the report of Shamsul Haque Education Committee-1997 in order to formulate the national education policy in line with the Qudrat-e-Khuda Education Commission-1974 report. A committee will be formed within one or two …
Visiting German Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, Heidemaire Wiegoreak Zeul said here on Friday that her country would extend all possible help to Pakistan achieve its Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and combat confronting energy crisis. A Euro 80 million financial assistance agreement was also signed by Secretary Economic Affairs …
A top University Professor in Sri Lanka says that twenty percent of school attended students in the country cannot write or sign. Prof. Ratnasiri Arangala of the Sri Jayewardenepura University said that this is due to the lack of proper guidance. Speaking at a group of entrepreneurs in Colombo, the …
AHMEDABAD: CEPT University's centre of excellence in urban transport will be offering two masters programmes, certification in special areas based on industry needs, to begin with. Also, training and doctoral research programmes will be conducted, agenda of which would be structured around National Urban Transport Policy (NUTP). For the 21 …
DR MANMOHAN Singh is an honourable man. He is soft-spoken, decent and, unlike most Indian politicians, he did not seek high office to line his pockets with ill-gotten wealth. For that alone, we in India, who continue to suffer consistently at the hands of dark politicians who steal from us, …
