-The Hindu How the RightToRead programme focusses on making teachers an integral part of the learning process. The teacher crisis in India is well known but not spoken about as much. It is estimated our government schools are in need of 5.9 lakh primary-level teachers and 3.5 lakh upper primary-level teachers. By 2030, this number is projected to increase further. There is also the need for skills training so that the effectiveness...
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Dry days: 17% rain deficit in July -Amit Bhattacharya, Vishwa Mohan & Neha Madaan
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: After a wet June, when other systems had countered the adverse effects of El Nino, monsoon took a drier turn in July and the month ended with a countrywide rain deficit of 17%. However, kharif sowing remained robust, boosted by good rain spells in several parts of the country. With the dip in rains, monsoon's performance in the FIRst half of the season — June 1...
More »Communal Incidents Have Gone Up in FIRst Six Months of 2015
-Outlook Incidents of communal violence in the country have gone up in the FIRst six months of 2015 compared to the corresponding period last year, with 330 riots reported till June this year in which 51 people lost their lives. According to Home Ministry data, there were 330 incidents of communal violence between January and June, 2015 in comparison to 252 in the FIRst six months of 2014. Altogether 51 people have lost...
More »Govt could compromise on Land Bill 2015 -Aditi Phadnis
-Business Standard Even amended version passed by Lok Sabha could be diluted Reconciled to the fact that it will have no option but to cave in to the diktat of the opposition on the 2015 Land Acquisition Resettlement and Rehabilitation (LARR) Bill in the Rajya Sabha where it is in a minority, the Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government is preparing to virtually abandon its own bill. This could cause even more...
More »Grim picture -TK Rajalakshmi
-Frontline A survey conducted by the Women and Child Development Ministry and UNICEF in 28 States and Delhi presents a dismal picture of crucial maternal and child health indicators. ONE OF the success stories that successive governments at the Centre have regularly narrated is the improvement in maternal and child health indicators, including coverage of various facilities and services that directly or indirectly affect the health and well-being of these cohort...
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