-PTI/ The Telegraph * As per the data recorded in UDISE+, the enrolment in government schools was 13.09 crore during 2019-20. It rose to 13.49 crore in 2020-21 and to 14.32 crore in 2021-22 * The Central Government through the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Samagra Shiksha, provides assistance to the States and UTs for the deployment of additional Teachers to maintain appropriate Pupil-Teacher Ratio (PTR) as per the prescribed norms for various...
More »SEARCH RESULT
Total Matching Records found : 5870
Telangana gets recovery notice for taking up works not allowed under MGNREGS
-The Hindu Union Rural Development Ministry asks State government to return Rs.151.9 crore spent on construction of platforms for drying fish and grain, in the name of foodgrain storage yards The Union Rural Development Ministry has served a notice on the Telangana government asking it to return ₹151.9 crore spent under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) on construction of fish/grain drying platforms, which is not permitted under the...
More »Is India on track in reducing TB incidence and deaths?
Like the fight against poverty and hunger, the progress made by mankind against tuberculosis (TB) in the years up to 2019 has either slowed, stalled, or reversed, and global TB targets are off track due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Globally, although the reported number of people newly diagnosed with TB decreased from 7.1 million to 5.8 million between 2019 and 2020, the number went up to 6.4 million in 2021....
More »Extreme Weather Events To Rise Manifold In India Due To Climate Change: IIT Gandhinagar Study
-PTI/ NDTV.com The IIT Gandhinagar study highlighted that mega-heatwaves occurred during the summer of 1995 and 1998, with 20 per cent and 8 per cent of the country being affected by sequential extremes. New Delhi: The frequency of extreme weather events such as floods and heatwaves is projected to rise manifold in India in the future due to climate change, according to a study by researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology,...
More »COVID-19: Over 5 Lakh People in India Missed or Delayed TB Diagnosis in 2020
-PTI/ Newsclick.in Globally, over 1.5 million people in 45 high-burden countries missed or delayed tuberculosis diagnosis in the first year of the pandemic, says study. New Delhi: Over five lakh people in India are estimated to have had a missed or delayed tuberculosis diagnosis in 2020 due to the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study. The researchers found that over 1.5 million people in 45 high-burden countries had a...
More »
