The commerce ministry will announce rules to simplify and rationalize procedures to revive special economic zones, hoping to draw investors to these enclaves once touted as centres of export excellence. The changes, which will be notified in a week, could include a reduction the minimum-area requirement, easier vacancy and contiguity norms and allowing multi-product SEZs in sector-specific zones. "There will be reforms and changes in policies pertaining to SEZs mainly to simplify...
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Reading, maths ability declining in kids: Survey by Akshaya Mukul
Pratham's seventh Annual Survey of Education Report (ASER) of rural India released on Monday tells a similar tale: rising enrolment but declining attendance, over-reliance on private tuitions, decline in reading and mathematical ability of children in the age group between six and 14. The report was released by HRD minister Kapil Sibal. Use of computer is also on the rise in upper primary schools. Almost a third (30.8%) of upper primary...
More »RTE fails to lift learning outcomes by Prashant K Nanda
Third report in three months to highlight lack of quality education in India; poses risk to knowledge hub hopes Nearly two years after the Right to Education (RTE) Act was introduced with the promise of providing free and compulsory education to all primary school children, the learning outcome in the country has actually deteriorated in terms of quality. In yet another wake-up call for policymakers, the 2011 Annual Status of Education Report...
More »Babri Case: Final hearing on conspiracy charge on March 27 by J Venkatesan
The Supreme Court on Monday posted for final hearing on March 27 a CBI special leave petition against a judgment of the Allahabad High Court, which upheld the dropping of the conspiracy charge by a special court against BJP leaders L. K. Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi, Uma Bharti and 18 others in the Babri Masjid demolition case. Senior counsel Ravi Shankar Prasad drew the court's attention to the fact that the...
More »SC frowns on prefix to Babri demolition
-PTI There is nothing famous or infamous about the Babri Masjid demolition, the Supreme Court said today after a government lawyer described the case as “famous”. “What is famous about it? It was an incident which happened and (the) parties are before us. It is not famous or infamous,” Justices H.L. Dattu and C.K. Prasad said. The two-judge bench was hearing a CBI petition to allow criminal conspiracy charges to be revived against...
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