-The Telegraph New Delhi: The Indian government will study 100,000 infants to evaluate a home-grown vaccine against rotavirus gastroenteritis, released this month amid concerns raised by a paediatrician about the risk of an intestinal side-effect. Doctors from Delhi, Pune and the Christian Medical College, Vellore, will measure -- through what could be India's largest study - any vaccine-associated risk of intussusception, a disorder in which the intestine telescopes into itself and may...
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The nuts and bolts of skill development -Kumar Vivek & Radhika Kapoor
-The Hindu For any skill development effort to succeed, markets and industry need to play a large role in determining courses, curriculum and relevance The Union Budget 2015 paved way for the launch of a much-awaited National Skills Mission to complement Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ‘Skill India' and ‘Make in India' exhortations. However, much work needs to be done on the ground for the government to prove that this step is a...
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-The Telegraph New Delhi: The Centre today began consulting the states on a new education policy that will review a range of practices, including the automatic promotions till Class VIII and the option of skipping one's Class X board exams under the Central Board of Secondary Education. Smriti Irani's human resource development ministry made a presentation flagging 33 key issues, which include the need for examination reforms to focus on problem-solving, critical...
More »Survey on malnutrition does not factor in deaths -Ankit Yadav
-The Times of India BAREILLY: Even as data is being compiled on malnutrition and severe acute malnutrition cases in the district, deaths due to malnourishment are not being taken into account by the district authorities. Three children found to be suffering from severe acute malnutrition (SAM) died within a few months of their birth in Bithri Chainpur block in the time period between two surveys, but there is no mention of this...
More »India among 5 nations accounting for half of world’s hungry -Tomojit Basu
-The Hindu Business Line India measures poorest in terms of stunted children at 47.9% NEW DELHI: Five middle-income countries (MICs) which displayed strong economic growth in 2014 - India, Brazil, China, Mexico and Indonesia - account for 363 million, or a half, of the world's hungry, according to a report released on Wednesday by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). The 2014-2015 Global Food Policy Report (GFPR) called on Governments of these...
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