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 …
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Creches at construction sites lend a hand to migrant women workers Lakshmi, 22-year-old construction worker from Chhattisgarh, gave birth to the youngest of her three children in December 2008 through caesarian section. She had to resume work within five days to pay off the loan she took to meet her …
BHUBANESWAR: The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India has recommended that the implementation of the mid-day meal (MDM) scheme should be fully offloaded from the teachers to give them adequate time for teaching activities. In its latest report, the CAG has exposed several loopholes in the execution of the …
Sagar (MP), February 22 The right to education will soon become law as a Bill in this regard has already been tabled in Parliament, Union Human Resources Development Minister Arjun Singh has said.
What do multinational companies such as Nokia, Hyundai, Ford, Samsung, Caparo and Adidas have in common in India? They are all headquartered in Tamil Nadu. The state, known for its yummy idli, sambhar and filter coffee, is also an industrial powerhouse. Stereotypes apart, the state ranks an impressive second in …
The Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, among other things, seeks to promote community participation in school education. The programme has completed its first phase of five years of implementation. This article evaluates the working of the school education management committee in a tribal area of East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. It …
The Assam government today set on the roll a special scheme for the girl child in the family with an objective to wipe out discrimination especially in respect of higher education under the Assam Bikash Yojana. Unveiling the scheme that has been named
BHUBANESWAR: Mass education scenario in Orissa needs a serious look. At the 28th position of the total 30 states, the State has consecutively fared miserably in the Education Development Index (EDI). The report was released by the National University of Education Planning and Administration (NUEPA) recently. The EDI, which has …
NEW DELHI: A higher allocation for schemes benefiting women and children has been made in the interim budget. Besides, several new schemes have also been announced. Widows in the age group of 18 to 40 will be given priority in admissions to Industrial Training Institutes (ITI). They will also be …
The Ukieri team with students and staff of Kashidih High School. Picture by Bhola Prasad Jamshedpur, Feb. 12: Lessons can be learnt outside classrooms as well, as Cheer would let one know. Cheer
After putting the public transport infrastructure in place, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Thursday emphasised the need for a public awareness campaign to educate the masses on how to use the roads of the city. Dikshit also stressed on the importance of signage in road transport and blamed wrongly …
NEW DELHI: The House of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi finalised the revised budget estimates for 2008-09 and budget estimates for 2009-10 at a special meeting here on Thursday. Leader of the House Subhash Arya who presented the budget speech also announced various new schemes and enhancement of budget provisions …
Interview with Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda. BHUPINDER SINGH HOODA, who defeated the late Deputy Prime Minister Devi Lal four times in parliamentary polls from his home town, Rohtak, is serving his first term as the Chief Minister of Haryana. Hooda, who humbled many political heavyweights, including former Chief …
Following complaints of embezzlement of funds and non-achievement of the purpose for which they were opened, the Haryana government has decided to shut down over a thousand Alternative Innovative Education (AIE) centres in the state that had gone over six months old. The AIE hubs, also known as informal education …
