-The Indian Express Education outcomes may have declined under the RTE, but scrapping the no-detention policy is not the answer. In the five years since the potentially transformative Right to Education Act (RTE) was implemented, several studies have documented the decline and stagnation of learning levels in school. The Annual Status of Education Reports have painted a dismal picture. Most children emerge from primary school lacking even rudimentary arithmetic and reading...
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Convicts take up paddy cultivation on prison land
-The Hindu ADT-39 variety has been planted and 60 prisoners involved in raising the crop TIRUCHI: Expanding farming activity on its vast stretch of lands, the Tiruchi Central Prison authorities have gone for paddy cultivation. Paddy nurseries were planted on two acres of jail lands by engaging convicts recently. Prison authorities said the ADT-39 variety had been planted and the harvest would be done in three months. Ahead of taking up this activity,...
More »Central Teams to assess drought in UP, Odisha
-The Hindu Business Line Agriculture Ministry reviews soil health card scheme New Delhi: Central Teams will be sent to Uttar Pradesh and Odisha to assess drought situation, the Agriculture Ministry said on Tuesday. The Ministry said it had received representations from the two States and Teams were being dispatched immediately. Karnataka was recently sanctioned ₹1,540 crore. For Chhattisgarh, the Ministry has recommended ₹1,387 crore. At present, Central Teams are visiting Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh, a...
More »Higher education enrolment rate dismal in Bihar -BK Mishra
-The Times of India PATNA: Will Bihar be able to achieve the national target of raising gross enrolment ratio (GER) in higher education to 30% by 2020? As per indications, it seems impossible. Less than 1% of state's population is enrolled for higher education. The total number of boys and girls admitted in 250 constituent colleges and 350 affiliated colleges under 13 universities of the state is less than eight lakh against...
More »Climate change summit: PM carries Tamil Nadu rains with him to Paris -CDS Mani
-The Times of India CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu rains took centre stage on Sunday with Prime Minister Narendra Modi making a special mention about it on the eve of his departure to Paris for the climate change summit. In his 'Mann ki Baat' address over Akashvani (AIR) that was highlighted by all official media including Doordarshan, Modi spoke of the unprecedented rainfall in Tamil Nadu within a short time span as an example...
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