-The Telegraph Bengal leads in dependence on private tuition but bottom of the pack in basics More schoolchildren in Bengal take private tuition than in most other states but they are anything but the best when tested for basic reading and arithmetic skills, a national survey has revealed. Although the survey by the NGO Pratham focused on schoolchildren going to government institutions in the districts, teachers say students of the top schools...
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Rape count rises in Delhi
-The Telegraph About 706 cases of rape were reported in Delhi in 2012, the highest in the past decade. The statistics have brought into focus how unsafe the national capital has become for women over the past few years. A total of 572 rape cases were reported in 2011 as against 507 in 2010, 469 in 2009 and 466 in 2008. The annual report presented by Delhi police commissioner Neeraj Kumar today also highlighted...
More »Unsafe sex results in 13,500 HIV positive cases in Haryana-Ishfaq Naseem
-The Indian Express Panchkula: Increasing number of youths indulging in unsafe sex has resulted in 13,500 HIV positive cases being reported in Haryana. According to official figures, among the total of 16,700 HIV positive cases reported in the state, over 13,500 cases have been contracted due to sexual transmission. HIV cases spread through blood transmission and use of infected needles have been significantly low, comprising only 10 per cent of the cases...
More »Activists disrupt hearing on Tata Power’s fuel switch plan -Alok Deshpande
-The Hindu The company plans to switch from gas to coal to fuel its 500 MW unit in Trombay The public hearing called by the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board on Monday to discuss the environmental impact of Tata Power Company’s plan to switch from gas to coal to fuel its 500 MW unit in the Trombay Thermal Power Station was disrupted by activists of all the major political parties in the State. The...
More »Subsidised LPG cap may be raised to 12 -Anupama Airy
-The Hindustan Times The government is hoping to substantially negate the political fallout of higher diesel and cooking gas (subsidised LPG cylinder) prices by doubling the cap on the number of subsidised LPG cylinders from six to 12 a year. A proposal to this effect has been readied for a final decision by the Cabinet, a senior government official confirmed to HT. Such a move will “substantially mollify” people who are...
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