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India has 37% of world's illiterate adults

-IANS NEW DELHI: India has by far the largest population of illiterate adults - 287 million or 37 per cent of the global total, said a report released on Wednesday. The "EFA Global Monitoring Report, 2013-14: Teaching and Learning: Achieving quality for All", commissioned by the Unesco, said 10 countries (including India) account for 557 million or 72 per cent of the global population of illiterate adults. "India's literacy rate rose from 48...

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Primary school teachers to get teaching tips on mobiles

-PTI KOLKATA: Primary school teachers from across West Bengal would soon be given teaching tips on mobile phones to improve their English teaching skills. Very short versions of teaching tips in English would be available as video clips on mobile phones, as part of a project to make teacher education materials easily accessible. The project is funded and developed by the British Council in partnership with Pashchim Banga Sarva Shiksha Mission and the...

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Midday meal may be outsourced -Aparna Pallavi

-Down to Earth Schools in Maharashtra do not want responsibility, say the scheme hampers teaching THE Maharashtra government may allow schools in the state to outsource midday meal with the consent of school management committees (SMCs). The Mid Day Meal Committee, constituted by the state government, recommended in early November that education societies which run more than one school can outsource midday meal to a single agency if the SMCs agree. The...

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Serving the justice needs of the poor-NR Madhava Menon

-The Hindu     To be able to deliver appropriate legal services to the rural and tribal communities, we need an alternative delivery system with a different model of legal service providers Delivery of legal services to the rich and the corporate class is organised not through individual lawyers but through a series of networked law firms. These firms employ hundreds of lawyers and domain experts all over the country to provide highly specialised...

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Manifestos of political parties lack serious attention to RTE Act

-Delhi RTE Forum Press Release   · Delhi RTE Forum condemns lack of serious attention to implementing the Right to Education Act in the Manifestos of major political parties. · Delhi RTE Forum demands special attention to Elementary education in the state · Demands proper implementation of the RTE ACT...

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