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Poverty leading to malnutrition in kids: Study

-The Times of India   Forseeing a bleak future for the country's children, an independent report said poverty was leading to malnutrition, stunted growth and high School dropout rates.  The 'Impact of Growth on Childhood Poverty in Andhra Pradesh' was conducted by NGO-Young Lives from 2002 and has collected data on 2,011 children aged between six to 18 months and 1,008 children aged between seven-and-half to eight-and-half years. Findings from its third round...

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Meal fiasco makes Munda see red by ASRP Mukesh

-The Telegraph   An encounter with hungry children at a government-run school left chief minister Arjun Munda apoplectic with rage on the second day of his road trip through Palamau. Munda’s interaction today with students of Classes I and III of Rajkiya Utkrisht Mahavidyalaya at Chhattarpur, about 35km from the Daltonganj circuit house, began with a question from him: “Kaisa lag raha hai, khana theek milta hai (How are you liking it, are...

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‘Early schooling must be in mother-tongue' by Mohammed Iqbal

Eminent neurologist says kids should not be robbed of their right to grow in a natural way by “restricting [their] learning competence” with education in a foreign language like English An award-winning Jaipur-based neurologist has advocated imparting primary education to children in their mother-tongue, saying it would produce youngsters possessing “fundamentally strong personalities” bestowed with wisdom, motivation, better communication skills and creativity. In his new study, Dr. Ashok Panagariya – honoured with...

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RTE may prove a game-changer by Julie Mariappan & M Ramya

Private school admissions may soon see a sweeping change if the government has its way after notifying rules under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act. While the government plans to ensure 25% reservation for underprivileged children by assigning officials to closely monitor the admission process in all schools, including unaided private institutions, a proposal to impose a firstcome-first-served rule may do away with preferential admissions...

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Nagaland prepares to implement Right to Education by Jan 2012 by Chizokho Vero

In keeping with the need for the successful implementation of the Right to Education (RTE) Act 2009 in Nagaland, enhancing the level of awareness, further discussion and to get well versed about the rules as enshrined in the Act has been strongly felt at a seminar held today with NGOs, organized by SCERT, Nagaland at DUDA Guest House. Nagaland will also join the rest of the country in implementing RTE Act...

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