-The Indian Express New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice to the Delhi government and CAG on a PIL alleging that private unaided schools in Delhi had been submitting incorrect data on enrolment and receipt of fee. The special bench of Justice BD Ahmad and Justice Sidharth Mridul, which has been monitoring the issue of fee in private unaided schools in Delhi, issued notice to the Department of Education,...
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When Patriarchy is a Scheme to Conquer Malnutrition-Neha Dixit
-Newsclick.in Mewat is a living example of how Haryana government has failed to look at malnutrition amongst adolescent girls as a socio-economic problem. Neha Dixit reports "Her father needed money for installing a tube well in the fields, we had no option," says Afra. She is the mother of Humra, 15, who passed away in the Punhana block of Mewat district in Haryana on September 22nd. She bled to death while delivering...
More »For women, more education means salary discrimination at work -Chitra Unnithan
-The Times of India AHMEDABAD: The more educated a woman, the higher the salary discrimination she faces at work, says a recent study by a faculty member of the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A). While women with no formal education earn more than their male counterparts, with an increase in educational qualification, the situation reverses. So women with basic education like advanced certificates or diplomas earn 10% less than equally qualified...
More »Schools to record attendance via SMS
-The Times of India PUNE: After a failed effort to register attendance of school students online, the state education department will now attempt to conduct it via SMS. Only 10% of the one lakh schools in the state responded to the online attendance system which prompted the education department to initiate the attendance through cellphones used widely by school officials and teachers. The department conducted a survey to find out how many schools...
More »UN award for polio crusader -Shuchismita Chakraborty
-The Telegraph Patna: For eight years, Martha Dodarai has been walking 20km every day to reach a child for polio vaccination. Next month, her arduous journey will be recognised by the United Nations Foundation in New York. Dodarai, 43, who grew up in Latehar and works in Darbhanga, will represent frontline polio workers from around the world when she is feted at the Global Leadership Awards Dinner on November 6. A citation on the...
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