With the release of a UNDESA report on the World Population Day this year i.e., July 11, once again the debate on who's responsible for the population growth in India has resurfaced. Titled World Population Prospects 2022, the report states that the global population is expected to touch 8 billion on November 15, 2022, and India is projected to exceed China as the world’s most populous country in 2023. As soon as...
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Review: NITI Aayog’s report identifies best practices from states across the Take-Home Rations value chain -Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
-Factly.in The Supplementary Nutrition Programme under ICDS aims to close the nutrition gap among pregnant and breastfeeding mothers as well as children under the age of six. SNP is provided in two ways: Take-Home Rations (THR) and Hot-Cooked Meals at Anganwadi Centres (AWCs). NITI Aayog’s recent report identifies best practices from states across the Take-Home Rations value chain. Public policy is often fraught with myriad challenges since they do not have any...
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-Scroll.in The High Court has directed a high-powered committee to suggest measures to bring these kids back to schools. In Karnataka, 10.12 lakh students are out of schools and anganwadis, a survey submitted before the High Court on Wednesday said, The Hindu reported. According to the report, submitted before a division bench by senior advocate KN Phaneendra, 4,54,238 children aged zero to three are not enrolled in schools or anganwadis. Similarly, 5,33,206 children...
More »Education Minister of India Set Up An Online Survey for the Revision of School Curriculum
-The Telegraph * The National Education Policy (NEP) has recommended the revision of the National Curriculum Framework (NCF) for the betterment of education in India * The survey involves a participant answering 10 MCQs on various issues On July 3, the Ministry of Education launched an online public poll to solicit comments from stakeholders in order to broaden the scope of discussions on the development of the National Curriculum Framework (NCF), upon which...
More »Almost half of Indians feel it's ok for kids to work if they are going to school: CRY survey -Sravani Sarkar
-TheWeek.in More than one-third feel money earned by children essential to running household Child labour might not be easy to eradicate given the worrying perception of Indians on the issue, as brought forth by a rapid assessment survey on social perception of child labour conducted by Child Rights and You (CRY) India volunteers on the occasion of World Day against Child Labour (June 12). The survey shows that 45 per cent of the...
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