‘Over 50 percent Anganwadi facilities minus toilets’
August 9th, 2012 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Over fifty percent Anganwadi centres providing basic child development services across the country exist without toilets, the Rajya Sabha was informed Thursday."There were 13,17,008 Anganwadi ... Read more...
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Odisha court admits petitions on anganwadi wall collapse
July 18th, 2012 - 10:46 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, July 18 (IANS) The Orissa High Court Wednesday admitted two public interest litigations (PIL) seeking an independent inquiry into the deaths of seven children in a day-care 'anganwadi' centre ... Read more...
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Odisha activists press for anganwadi wall collapse probe
July 16th, 2012 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, July 16 (IANS) Activists Monday stepped up demand for a probe into the death of seven children in a day-care centre in Odisha and asked the government to punish ... Read more...
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Odisha reviews safety of anganwadi buildings
July 11th, 2012 - 12:23 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, July 10 IANS) Odisha Tuesday sought information from all districts on the safety of the buildings of the state-run anganwadi centres after seven minors were killed when a wall of ... Read more...
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Putin seeks improvement in Russian social policy
May 8th, 2012 - 6:56 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's new President Vladimir Putin has instructed the government to adopt a number of social measures including significant reduction in mortgage loan rates, the Kremlin ... Read more...
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Free education expanded in Tibet
January 19th, 2012 - 3:52 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 19 (IANS) Children in Tibet will get free pre-school education, the China Daily reported Thursday.The move makes Tibet the first place in China to offer 15 years of ... Read more...
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China cracks down on high kindergarten fees
January 4th, 2012 - 5:24 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 4 (IANS) China has decided to ban the unauthorized collection of kindergarten fees, its latest bid to crack down on the excessively high costs of pre-school education."The move ... Read more...
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Chinese think cost of raising children very high
September 19th, 2010 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 19 (IANS) About 87 percent of Chinese believe the cost of raising children is very high, a study has shown.
Some 3,283 people took part in the study carried out by ... Read more...
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Bangladesh to introduce pre-primary schooling
August 27th, 2010 - 1:33 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Aug 27 (IANS) Hoping to catch children young and curb the drop-out rate, the Bangladesh government will for the first time introduce pre-primary education in its schools from January.
Measures have been ... Read more...
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Nurseries are good for kids
June 6th, 2010 - 3:14 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 06 (ANI): Mothers do not need to feel guilty for sending their babies to nurseries, as it does them no harm, an expert claims.Kathy Sylva, professor of educational psychology at ... Read more...
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Now, nursery admission not before four in Delhi (Second Lead)
February 15th, 2010 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) In an attempt to standardize non-formal education and bring reprieve for tens of thousands of children and their parents, the human resource development (HRD) ministry and school ... Read more...
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To help working moms, government plans more creches (Lead)
July 9th, 2009 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) In a step to ease the burden of working mothers, specially in the northeastern region, the government has earmarked Rs.100 crore (Rs.1 billion) to set up day ... Read more...
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Rs.100 crore grant to build creches across the country
July 9th, 2009 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) The government has earmarked Rs.100 crore (Rs.1 billion) in the 2009-10 budget to build day care centres for children of working women, a statement from the women ... Read more...
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Welfare schemes for rural women and children launched in Uttar Pradesh
March 2nd, 2009 - 3:57 pm ICT by ANI
By Amit Kumar
Faizabad (UP), Mar 2 (ANI): The Central Government has opened various Anganwadis (women volunteers) in Uttar Pradesh''s Faizabad district for the welfare of rural women and children.
In one of ... Read more...
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Ministers to decide on providing hot meals to schoolchildren
October 16th, 2008 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) The cabinet Thursday decided to constitute a Group of Ministers (GoM) on the controversial issue of providing hot cooked meals to schoolchildren under the the Integrated Child ... Read more...
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