-The Indian Express Saumya Saxena, who is researching gender justice at Cambridge University, was in New Delhi when a 23-year-old woman was gangraped in a bus on December 16. When the government set up the J S Verma Committee to suggest amendments to criminal laws in the wake of the rape, Soumya wanted to become part of the effort. “I wrote to them and asked them if I could be a part...
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LearNINg to teach -S Giridhar
-The Indian Express ASER’s findings highlight the dismal state of school education. Improving teacher traiNINg programmes could lead to better outcomes I remember Rukmini Banerji of Pratham telling us in 2005 that ASER the Annual Status of Education Report — will be a national survey that will hold up a mirror to the condition of education in India and shake us into urgent action. For NINe years now, every January, ASER is...
More »To register marriage, get Aadhaar first-Geeta Gupta
-The Indian Express When a Delhi couple went to get their marriage registered at the office of the Kapashera sub-divisional magistrate on Tuesday morNINg, their request was turned down. They were told they lacked an eligibility criterion — they did not have Aadhaar cards. An order, which came into effect on January 1, clearly states that “the Aadhaar card information of applicants should be mentioned in the prescribed application forms for registration...
More »UN and partners launch global campaign to reduce food waste
-The United Nations Consumers, food retailers and governments can take simple actions to dramatically reduce some 1.3 million tons of food waste every year, according to a new campaign launched today by the United Nations and its partners. Launched by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and partners, the campaign – ‘Think, Eat, Save. Reduce Your Foodprint’ – seeks to accelerate action to eliminate wasteful practices...
More »Schools multiplied by 27 per cent between 2002-09, says NCERT survey -Aarti Dhar
-The Hindu A fifth of all primary schools had no drinking water facility in the period surveyed There was an increase of 26.77 per cent in the total number of schools in the country between 2002 and 2009, according to a national survey. The maximum growth rate was witnessed in upper primary schools (49.15 per cent) followed by higher secondary schools (46.80 per cent), secondary by 28.95 and primary by 16.68 per...
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