-The Times of India Many feel the Budget is positive for the education sector, with good amounts allocated to higher education and school education exempted from service tax Pranab Mukherjee, finance minister, presented the Union Budget for the year 2012-13 on Friday, with reference to the state of the global economy and its impact on India. The Budget seems positive for the education sector, with good amounts allocated to higher education and...
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Netas duping dalits and tribals?-Subodh Varma
-The Hindu Governments of all hues at the Center and state levels have always claimed to be working for uplift of dalits and tribals, two of the most deprived sections in India. Together, they comprise nearly a quarter of India's population. Yet progress has been slow and patchy despite decades of affirmative action. Why? Part of the answer lies in gross neglect and insincerity of political rulers - this is the conclusion...
More »Focus on RTE by Vatsala Shrangi
-Myeducationtimes.com The 12th Five-Year Plan will be focusing on the Right to Education (RTE) Act. Vatsala Shrangi reports The 12th Five-Year Plan, which has been delayed and likely to be released by April, is going to focus on the Right to Education (RTE) Act as its central theme. Apart from RTE, the other key areas will include higher education and the setting up of central universities. "The 12th Five-Year Plan is still in...
More »'For women, toilets more important than mobiles'-Shahnawaz Akhtar
-IANS For a woman, a toilet is more important than a mobile phone, but men don't understand that, feels Anita Narre. She is the 20-year-old tribal whose rebellion not only ensured a toilet in her marital home but ushered in a sanitation revolution in a backward region of Madhya Pradesh. Last year in May, she had left her in-laws house in Ratanpur village of Betul district after barely two days of marriage...
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-The Times of India The 12th Five-Year Plan, which has been delayed and likely to be released in April, is going to focus on the Right to Education (RTE) Act this time. Apart from RTE, the other key areas will include higher education and the setting up of central universities. "The Five-Year Plan is still in its drafting stage. The two sectors - education and health - will be the focus this...
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