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 …
KARUR: Efforts are under way to make Karur district cent per cent literate. Part of the efforts is introduction of the 100-day literacy programme for women and girls, according to District Collector J. Umamaheswari. Participating at the anniversary celebrations of the Nerur Government Higher Secondary School coupled with the launch …
This publication not only summarizes the good practices and lessons learned from the project countries but also highlights the task ahead to up-scale from model projects to countrywide activities on school safety. The project on "Reducing Vulnerability of School Children to Earthquake" under the School Earthquake Safety Initiative (SESI) is …
This publication not only summarizes the good practices and lessons learned from the project countries but also highlights the task ahead to up-scale from model projects to countrywide activities on school safety. The project on "Reducing Vulnerability of School Children to Earthquake" under the School Earthquake Safety Initiative (SESI) is …
Climate change is global in its causes and consequences. Through advanced modelling, patterns of change in the world climate have been observed over time. These model results have shown that compared to the pre-Industrial era, the world temperature has warmed by half a degree centigrade. The major causes for this …
The potential impact of the global financial crisis of 2008 on living standards in the developing world has given renewed emphasis to the importance of social safety net programs. The right policies can be a smart investment in an uncertain world. This report reviews the evidence on conditional cash transfers …
In a bid to increase public spending and take counter cyclical measures to beat the downturn, the Government plans to spend around $2 billion towards health, education and urban amenities. Of this, over $700 million will come in the form of grants from European Commission and UK
The reasons why Indian Muslims lag in education need to be understood The recent terrorist attacks have again led to fingers of accusations being pointed at Muslims. And when the spotlight is on the community, its educational backwardness inevitably becomes a matter of discussion. Some hold that the root of …
Over 65 pe cent of elementary schools in Goa have no headmasters. This dubious distinction is also shared by our neighbouring states, Maharashtra and Karnataka. Others are even worse off. Over two-thirds of elementary schools in Arunachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh function without headmasters, a study has revealed. The …
RAJKOT: Paperless schools where children don't need to lug heavy books on their thin frames, seemed like a thing of the future. But one school in Rajkot has taken the giant leap forward and made blackboards, notebooks, chalks and dusters redundant. The 1,000-odd students of Genius Schools will learn all …
KT NEWS SERVICE JAMMU, Dec 7: State Resource Centre (SRC), University of Kashmir conducted a series of programmes about Total Literacy Campaign (TLC) and Post Literacy Programme (PLP) in different districts of Jammu province. The centre also conducted public awareness literacy rally at Surankote, Poonch in which about 500 to …
NEW DELHI: Delhi Municipal Commissioner K. S. Mehra presented revised budget estimates for the current financial year and budget estimates for the next fiscal in respect of the general wing and slum and jhuggi-jhonpri wing of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi on Friday. The proposed expenditure during 2009-10 has been …
This report presents the collective recommendations of more than 5000 scientists, engineers, students, and decisionmakers who have participated from 2000-2008 in the annual National Conference on Science, Policy and the Environment convened by the National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE). It identifies research needed to improve scientific knowledge, …
In the recent past, two major policy interventions have been made to resettle and rehabilitate persons displaced as a result of acquisition of land for development projects. While the government of Orissa brought out its policy in 2006, the Central Government notified a new policy in 2007. Both policies suffer …
The method used to measure Human Development are reviewed in order to measure Human Development Index for rural AP by considering indicators such as economic attainment, longevity and education. Using UNDP method to estimate Human Development Index, which is predominantly normative approach to club different indicators by giving weights. The …
Despite rapid income growth, South Asia has lagged behind the rest of Asia in reducing poverty and hunger. South Asia accounts for more than two-fifths of the world
This report captures a number of the good practices that emerged during the UN tsunami response in South India. The document represents part of the efforts to build and develop the UN
