-Pragoti The magnificent victory of the CPI(M)-led Left Front in Tripura - winning 50 out of the 60 seats – and the success of the LF candidate in the Nalhati by-election in West Bengal has been interpreted as a “re-emergence” of the Left parties by a senior CPI(M) leader. This does not seem to be a rigorous assessment. While the fifth consecutive win by the LF in Tripura is a matter of...
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Rs 6,500 crore and 19 years later, Yamuna dirty as ever -Neha Lalchandani
-The Times of India About 19 years ago, Supreme Court first scrutinized pollution in the Yamuna. Innumerable orders later, Yamuna is dirtier than ever with a mind-numbing Rs 6,500 crore spent to clean the river and the latest plan — interceptor sewers — going nowhere. On Monday, when SC reviews Yamuna's pollution, it could be back to the drawing board. Six years after Delhi Jal Board proposed interceptor sewers to treat sewage...
More »Teacher training has long way to go, says study
-The Indian Express Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, J&K and Gujarat have been found to have done well in terms of the impact of in-service teacher training on the actual classroom practices and students’ learning and achievement. On the other hand, Haryana, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Nagaland were found to be at the lower end in a study by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT). The study is an assessment of...
More »At MNCs, sexual harassment complainants face uphill battle-Vinaya Deshpande
-The Hindu Though Bill on protection of women against sexual harassment at workplace has been passed in LS, activists are sceptical about its impact on MNCs They are powerful Multi-National Corporations (MNCs) which hold a clout in the market, but have flouted norms with impunity when it came to their own women staffers complaining of sexual harassment at workplace. Now, even as the country is set to welcome the first law for...
More »Kendriya Vidyalaya students to get life, accident cover -Christin Mathew Philip
-The Times of India CHENNAI: Kendriya Vidyalaya schools, long known for quality education at affordable cost, will be offering accident and life insurance cover for all its students from the coming academic year. Sources said the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) will set apart Rs 4 crore as annual premium for its 11 lakh-odd students in the 1,086 schools across the country. Each student will have a cover of Rs 2 lakh in...
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