-Outlook A Media round table on Right To Education today expressed concern over the learning outcome of children, saying children are not learning the basics of literacy and numerology in classes. Learning assessments show that that for many of the children, who do remain in school, are not learning the basics of literacy and numeracy or the additional knowledge and skills necessary for their all-round development as specified under the Act, participants...

-IANS Condemning the treatment meted out to the West Bengal chief minister in Delhi, eminent writer and activist Mahasweta Devi Thursday said there was no alternative to Mamata Banerjee. "As a chief minister, I do not see any alternative to her. Those who have been opposing her are increasingly getting isolated from the common man," Mahasweta Devi told Mediapersons here. Praising Banerjee for her endeavour to fulfill the commitments made to the people,...

-The Hindu 'They quit because they are not learning anything in school' With eight million children never having stepped inside a school and 80 million dropping out without completing basic schooling, the United Nations Children's Fund has described the situation as a national emergency and called for equipping the government and civil society to implement the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009. "There has been progress in implementation of...

-The Indian Express Quoting from a speech of former British prime minister Tony Blair who compared the Media to a “feral beast”, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday recommended the Centre to put in place a “statutory regulatory body” for controlling the electronic Media. A bench led by Justice Pradeep Nandarajog rejected the idea of “self-regulation” by the broadcasters, underlining that the absence of state intervention on its own was no guarantee...

-The Hindustan Times Amid raging controversy over regulation of electronic Media in India, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday recommended to the government to establish a statutory body to regulate the broadcast Media, saying state intervention was necessary. "Absence of state intervention on its own is no guarantee of a rich Media environment. On the contrary: to promote a Media environment characterized by pluralism and diversity, State intervention is necessary," a bench...