-The Times of India Different associations of private schools on Monday gave a call to all the private schools to observe one-day token strike on September 28 in protest against the state government's directive to them for compulsory registration latest by September 30 to ensure implementation of the provisions of Right To Education Act. The Bihar Public School and Children Welfare Association, Private Schools and Children Welfare Association and other associations...
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-The Business Standard Several Indian states have deployed information technology (IT) to improve the operations of their public distribution system (PDS). Madhya Pradesh has gone the farthest in this regard by issuing ration cards to only those with unique identification (UID) numbers. The state is also using the services of an IT firm. Since an IT system takes some time to be put in place and then some more to get...
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-PTI In a bid to eradicate illiteracy in Bihar, the state government has decided to rope in 10.5 lakh class IX and X students to educate 1.2 crore adult illiterate people in Bihar. The plan will be executed under a five-month literacy campaign 'Sakshar Bharat Yojana' to be launched from November 11 next, according to an HRD official. Under the proposal, as many as 10.50 lakh class IX and X students will be...
More »Expert group moots a new national health regulatory authority by Aarti Dhar
A report by an expert group on Universal Health Coverage (UHC) has suggested wide-ranging institutional reforms to regulate the public and the private sectors to ensure assured quality and rational pricing of healthcare services. The group, set up by the Planning Commission to develop a blue print and investment plan to meet the human resource requirements to achieve health for all by 2020, focuses on rational use of drugs. The extensive...
More »Govt hints at CBI ‘study’ of note on PC by Samanwaya Rautray
A note prepared by the Centre’s counsel and circulated among journalists today suggested the CBI would “study” and “consider” a finance ministry note that appeared to cast aspersions on P. Chidambaram in the 2G scandal. “The new documents, filed for the first time before this court, will naturally be studied and considered by the CBI as usual and may be covered in the next status report,” the note prepared by P.P....
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