-The Times of India NEW DELHI: More than three years after the implementation of the RTE Act and an expenditure of over Rs 46,282.11 crore on school Infrastructure, around 1.28 lakh out of 10,75,407 government elementary schools across the country still don't have toilets and over 61,000 lack drinking water facilities. According to the District Information System for Education 2011-12, Bihar has 18,169 schools without lavatories, the highest among states. Andhra Pradesh...
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'Foodgrain warehousing demand to grow up to 6% in next 5 yrs'
-PTI MUMBAI: The demand for foodgrain warehousing is expected to grow by 5-6 per cent annually in the next five years, according to a report by Rabobank. The growth will be driven by a range of factors, including the government focus on food security, current storage space shortage and the recently announced National Food Security Bill, Rabobank analyst Vaishali Chopra said. "The country must see improvements to its existing storage system as well...
More »The gritty detail-Balakrishnan Rajagopal
-The Indian Express Manual scavenging laws will need to be supported by better sanitation policies. The recent passage of the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Bill by Parliament is a welcome, long-overdue step in the right direction. The bill replaces the outdated and rarely implemented 1993 law, which purported to abolish manual scavenging. It has been passed primarily due to a sustained campaign by thousands of former women...
More »Vinod Raina's dream-Sreelatha Menon
-The Business Standard Realising Raina's vision would help society tide over various flaws in the education system Educationist Vinod Raina wasn't just an activist, but a link in the chain of thought on what ideal schooling should be. With Raina passing away last week, that chain is now broken. Various events last week raised questions on the link between education and society. After a child was found dead after being bullied in school,...
More »Schemes for minorities being cornered by non-Muslims: Report -Deeptiman Tiwary
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Even as minority politics takes centrestage in the wake of recent riots in Uttar Pradesh, a report by the Council for Social Development shows how the UPA government has failed to implement the recommendations of the Sachar Committee, with its response to Muslim deprivation at best being "cautious and minimalist". The report said most of the benefits intended for minorities were being cornered by either...
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