November 7th, 2008 - 9:06 pm ICT by ANI
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By Shiv Shankar Sarthi
Raipur, Nov.7 (ANI): Several tribal girls of Raipur are getting access to education and acquiring vocational skills.
A visit to the Manpur area on the outskirts of Raipur ...
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October 31st, 2008 - 2:19 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, Oct 31 (ANI): The Union Cabinet today cleared the long-pending Right to Education Bill.
"The Bill has been considered at several levels by the Group of Ministers (GoM). The ...
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October 17th, 2008 - 11:39 am ICT by IANS
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Bangalore, Oct 17 (IANS) Despite 20 years of campaigning involving 1.5 million volunteers, a people's movement for free, compulsory and quality education for all children in India finds that its goal is ...
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August 15th, 2008 - 9:19 am ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) A Skill Development Corp will be set up to train youths with active participation of the corporate sector, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced here Friday. "India will ...
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August 14th, 2008 - 10:18 am ICT by IANS
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Bhopal, Aug 14 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh, one of India's largest states, ranks 30th in the educational development index (EDI) calculated for 35 Indian states and union territories. This is stated in the ...
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August 7th, 2008 - 3:46 pm ICT by ANI
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By Peter Alex Todd
Guwahati, Aug 7 (ANI): The Central Government''s premier education for all scheme -- Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) has received a wonderful response in Assam, especially in Chaygon ...
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August 3rd, 2008 - 12:56 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, Aug 3 (ANI): A report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) says that school dropout rates for students from Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) have gone ...
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July 20th, 2008 - 9:12 pm ICT by ANI
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By Surya Pratap Singh
Dobhi (Gaya), July 20 (ANI): Many young girls in Bihar''s Naxal-affected Gaya district are being given elementary education and trained for vocational purposes to enable them lead a ...
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June 23rd, 2008 - 10:48 pm ICT by IANS
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Shimla, June 23 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh government has asked teachers to stop smoking in schools, expressing concerned that the habit would corrupt the young minds and pose teachers as wrong role ...
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June 12th, 2008 - 9:29 am ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) The Department for International Development of Britain Wednesday announced aid worth 150 million pounds (Rs.12.6 billion) for universalising elementary education in India and another 15 million pound ...
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May 16th, 2008 - 10:23 am ICT by admin
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By Arun Kumar
Washington, May 16 (IANS) The World Bank has approved a $600 million credit to support to India's Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), a nationwide centrally sponsored programme designed to provide education ...
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April 23rd, 2008 - 10:09 pm ICT by admin
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New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) Over 500 children, most of them former child labourers, took out a march with blank slates in their hands here Wednesday, demanding quality and compulsory education for ...
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March 17th, 2008 - 10:09 pm ICT by admin
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New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Biscuit manufacturers hoping to dig into the expansive market of Mid-Day Meals Scheme were left high and dry when the government Monday said biscuits do not qualify ...
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March 9th, 2008 - 9:58 am ICT by admin
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By Sanjay Singh
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) At least six states have siphoned off funds to the tune of Rs.471 million meant for the central government's flagship educational programme Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan ...
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December 19th, 2007 - 6:26 pm ICT by admin
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New Delhi, Dec.19 (ANI): Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen called for accountability in delivery of elementary education and public healthcare services, effective use of resources and co-operation with unions in these sectors.
Speaking ...
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