Sibal rebuffs talk of UPA-II policy paralysis
July 5th, 2012 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 5 (IANS) Rebuffing talk of "policy paralysis" of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) II regime, union Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal Thursday said the central government has ... Read more...
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School-on-wheels launched in Delhi
June 27th, 2012 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) A non-governmental organisation (NGO) Wednesday launched a mobile learning centre for slum children in Delhi. The school-on-wheels was flagged off by east Delhi Mayor Annapoorna ... Read more...
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Amendment to RTE for education of disabled passed
May 9th, 2012 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) The Lok Sabha Wednesday passed an amendment to the Right to Education Act which will facilitate education of disabled children and allow those with severe ... Read more...
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30mn Indian school children have no access to toilets
April 25th, 2012 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Nearly 30 million school children in the country still have no access to toilets, even as schools have made significant progress in providing the facility ... Read more...
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Rajya Sabha passes bill to include disabled in RTE Act (Lead)
April 24th, 2012 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) A bill to include children with disabilities in the ambit of the Right to Education (RTE) Act was passed by the Rajya Sabha Tuesday.The Right ... Read more...
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Rajya Sabha takes up bill to include disabled in RTE
April 24th, 2012 - 3:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) A bill to include children with disabilities in the ambit of the Right to Education (RTE) was taken up by the Rajya Sabha Tuesday.The Right ... Read more...
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Fill vacant seats for poor students in summer vacations: Court
April 20th, 2012 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday directed the state government's education department to complete admission process for vacant seats for students from the economically weaker section ... Read more...
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Poor literacy major problem for Indian youths, says report
April 19th, 2012 - 2:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) Poor literacy remains a major hurdle for Indian youths in terms of employment opportunities and levels of education in India are greatly influenced by gender, ... Read more...
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Great education debate: will it create a revolution or social friction?
April 15th, 2012 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) The beginning of a revolution in education or a cloud on the autonomy of private institutions and a financial burden on the middle class?The ... Read more...
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‘Not sure about filing for review on RTE decision’
April 13th, 2012 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) A day after the Supreme Court ruled that it was mandatory for private schools to reserve 25 percent of their seats for the poor, the ... Read more...
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25 percent seats for poor under education act upheld (Second Lead)
April 12th, 2012 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday upheld the constitutional validity of the right to education act that mandates unaided private schools keeping 25 percent of seats for ... Read more...
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Government welcomes education act verdict, schools not too happy
April 12th, 2012 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court upholding the constitutional validity of the right to education act and mandating that unaided private schools keep 25 percent seats for students ... Read more...
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Government school kids have poorer skills: Report
April 2nd, 2012 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) Children in government schools in rural areas have poorer mathematical skills compared to those in private schools, says the Annual Status of Education Report by ... Read more...
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‘37 percent Delhi government school toilets very dirty’
March 30th, 2012 - 11:54 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Thirty seven percent of toilets in the capital's government schools are "very dirty" and in "subhuman" condition, a survey done by the NGO CRY has ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh asks schools to honour RTE Act
February 15th, 2012 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Feb 15 (IANS) The Chhattisgarh government Wednesday instructed private schools in the state to take steps to reserve one-fourth of their total seats for the Scheduled Tribes (ST), Scheduled ... Read more...
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Court notice to Kendriya Vidyalayas on admitting poor students
February 9th, 2012 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Thursday issued notice to the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS), the ministry of human resource development and the Directorate of Education on ... Read more...
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Apex court clears decks for Assam teachers’ recruitment (Lead)
February 8th, 2012 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday set aside a Guwahati High Court order to pave the way for recruiting more than 82,000 elementary school teachers in Assam.The ... Read more...
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Apex court clears decks for teachers’ recruitment in Assam
February 8th, 2012 - 1:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday set aside an Assam High Court order thus paving the way for the recruitment of more than 82,000 elementary school teachers ... Read more...
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Not obsessed about becoming PM: Rahul (Lead)
February 6th, 2012 - 4:50 pm ICT by IANS
Varanasi, Feb 6 (IANS) Making his stand loud and clear on the question of donning the prime minister's mantle, Congress general secretary and the party's star campaigner Rahul Gandhi ... Read more...
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Use of child labour in households growing: Child Rights Commission
January 30th, 2012 - 11:47 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 30 (IANS) Pointing to a rise in child labour in domestic units, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) is seeking to bring households under the ... Read more...
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Cloud-based tablet solution for students launched
January 25th, 2012 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 25 (IANS) Sam Pitroda, advisor to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Wednesday launched the country's first cloud-based tablet solution for school students called 'e-tutor tablet'.This can be used ... Read more...
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Minority institutions may soon be exempt from RTE: Digvijay
January 23rd, 2012 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 23 (IANS) Minority education institutions may soon be exempt from the right to education act, Congress leader Digvijay Singh said here Monday."The issue has already been discussed ... Read more...
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Over 19 lakh teachers’ posts created in literacy programme
November 25th, 2011 - 11:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) Over 19 lakh posts of teachers have been created since the inception of Sarva Shiksha Abiyan (SSA) in 2001-02, the Rajya Sabha was informed Friday.In ... Read more...
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After RTE, Haryana students get Rs.15.71 crore fee refund
November 13th, 2011 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Nov 13 (IANS) Thanks to the implementation of the Right to Education (RTE) Act in Haryana, the state's school education department has refunded fees amounting to Rs.15.71 crore ... Read more...
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Delhi to recruit 13,000 teachers
November 11th, 2011 - 11:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) The Delhi government will recruit 13,000 teachers and open more schools under the right to education act, Education Minister Arvinder Singh Lovely said Friday."About 13,000 ... Read more...
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Child rights panel tells Bengal schools to return students’ money
November 1st, 2011 - 11:56 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 1 (IANS) Days after India's apex child rights panel exposed rampant violations of the Right to Education Act in West Bengal's government schools, several of the schools have ... Read more...
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No child can be denied admission: Dikshit
September 30th, 2011 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Friday said that no school in the city can deny admission to a child as the government has been expanding ... Read more...
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Bihar’s private schools observe strike
September 28th, 2011 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Sep 28 (IANS) Thousands of private schools in Bihar observed a strike Wednesday to protest against a government order seeking their mandatory registration, saying it violates their autonomy.The schools ... Read more...
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Panel constituted to examine school fee hike
September 25th, 2011 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) The Delhi government has constituted a committee after the high court directed it to examine the accounts of private schools allegedly charging high tuition fees."Justice ... Read more...
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Panel in week to examine school fee hike: Court told
September 9th, 2011 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) The Delhi government Friday told the Delhi High Court that it will within a week set up a panel as ordered by the court to ... Read more...
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‘Early enactment of national health bill needed’
September 6th, 2011 - 12:44 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) There is need for early enactment of a national health bill to address inequities in health coverage, said N.R. Madhava Menon, who holds the first ... Read more...
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PM meets national award winning teachers
September 5th, 2011 - 4:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh met the recipients of the National Awards 2010 for Teachers on the occasion of Teachers' Day Monday, and congratulated them ... Read more...
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National body for controlling teachers largely welcomed
September 4th, 2011 - 3:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) With the passage of a teachers education council bill, parliament has again created a national body to regulate teachers. Most educationists feel an all-controlling ... Read more...
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Notice to Delhi government on panel to examine school fee hike
September 2nd, 2011 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday issued notice to the Delhi government on an application seeking immediate setting up of a court-mandated panel to audit the ... Read more...
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Right to education to extend to secondary schools
August 12th, 2011 - 3:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) After bringing primary education up to Class 8 under the Right to Education Act, the centre is now contemplating making secondary education a matter of ... Read more...
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