education

Sex Education in India: Hindu Nationalists Deny it's Necessary

When people think about religious opposition to sex education, they probably think about conservative evangelical and fundamentalist Christians in America. Even many Europeans have heard about this problem and probably think about America first when it comes to such issues — but America is not alone. India, too, experiences strong religious and traditionalist opposition to sex education.

Let's fund children, not schools

The most striking lesson for India is from Sweden’s education reforms in the early 1990s. Sweden has decentralised its system — shifting the control of schools from the centre to municipalities, By- Gurcharan Das

Slew of problems plague schools’ functioning

student preparing food for schoolchildren at Marichamal village in Koraput district

School education in India more expensive than university: UNESCO

 

Mothers in Midday meal scheme

 

Investment in education is essential for sustainable development

 

Vocational Education and Training in the Indian Context

In India, unemployment is the biggest challenge in the process of its development. Millions are entering the job market every year, having completed their school/collegiate education. Non-availability of corresponding employment opportunities in the organized as also the unorganized sector has increased unemployment. The entry of automation and mechanization in every sphere of commerce and administration due to the advent of science and technology hasn’t helped. In the rural side, the employment potential in agricultural economy also appears to have reached a saturation level, leading to large-scale migration of manpower from rural areas to urban areas, adding greater pressure on the already overstrained urban civic infrastructure.

Asperger Syndrome

Asperger syndrome (AS) is a neurobiological disorder that is part of a group of diagnoses called "autistic spectrum disorders." The term "autistic spectrum" refers to a range of developmental disabilities that includes autism as well as other disorders with similar characteristics.

Investment in education is essential for sustainable development

Investment in education is essential for sustainable development

Amnesty International India releases handbook to stamp out torture

Amnesty International India released a handbook to stamp out torture entitled A World Without Torture. To discuss torture in India, was a panel consisting of experts and leaders of human rights related organizations in India.

A Modest Proposal for Making India 100 Percent Literate within Three Years - Atanu Dey

 

US Based Women's Group Offers Grant Support

 

Elizabeth Neuffer Fund for Journalists and Researchers

 

Educate moms and kids will follow

Even though she was once part of a literacy programme, 24-year-old Lajjabati Hembram from West Bengal's Midnapore district today still struggles to write her name. The reason: she doesn't remember what she learnt.

Role of ICT in Promoting Girls education at elementary level

To achieve universalisation of Elementary Education (UEE), Govt. of India has launched the nation-wide scheme “Sarva Siksha Abhiyan” (SSA) in 2000-2001. The programmes envisage complete 5 year schooling for all by 2007 and complete 8 years schooling for all by 2010. Universalisation of Elementary Education is a national goal for which Distance Education Programme is a national resource and major support for distance learning programme.

Villagers do a 'Swades' to light up homes

 

Seeking NGO Partners in livelihoods, Smile Foundation

 

India lagging in science and technology, says official

[NEW DELHI] A senior official in India has warned that the country is lagging behind others in both research funding and scientific productivity.

The World is not Flat: Inequality and Injustice in our Global Economy

For the most part, mainstream economists have not been concerned with the apparent trend of rising inequality. The assumption of textbook economics is that inequality is likely to enhance growth by concentrating income among the rich, who save and invest more, and by creating a necessary incentive for individuals to work hard

Britons make cautious use of gadgets

Fear of the catastrophic consequences of global warming is finally prompting Britons to start changing their lifestyles, a survey says.

High Technology And Human Development

Some basic premises often fashioned by leaders and supported by the led exercise the collective conscience of the led in so far as they stimulate a willed development. The development is usually superior but not necessarily civilized. The premises in question are of this form: Our level of technological advancement is second to none. Upon reaching this level, we also have to prepare our society for peace, and to guarantee the peace, technology must be revised to foster the policy of war.

Educating children in urban slums

There are an increasing number of slums in all major South Asian cities. Cities like New Delhi, Mumbai, Karachi and Lahore all have growing slum populations, of which children are a sizeable proportion. According to a recent study, 56 percent of the slum population in Dhaka consists of children. It is vital to focus on this growing mass of slum children to tackle the deprivations that are becoming so painfully evident in our big cities.

Indian education project gives poor quality meals to children

In the name of mid-day meals under the Sarv Shiksha Abhiyan project, students of government elementary schools in this part of Punjab are being supplied with food unfit for human consumption.

Indian students starts SMS campaign against 27 per cent reservations

Infact, the declaration of 27 per cent reservation in all Government-aided educational institutions by Union HRD Minister Arjun Singh has led to widespread discomfort among students, academia and corporate honchos. Though it would need a Cabinet nod before it's implemented, the move is vehemently being opposed termed as "regressive", "politically motivated" and "reeking of divisive and vote bank politics".

Corruption in education must go: Governor of Indian state

Governor TV Rajeswar said corruption in education would not be tolerated under any circumstances and reminded that vice-chancellors of a few State universities were sacked on corruption charges.

School education for child labourers

They form a crowd of 9,000 lucky children. A majority of them eke out a livelihood either by picking rags or by doing tinkering work in a workshop. But the bad phase will be history by June this year when these kids will begin going to school.

School records admissible as proof of age, rules Supreme Court

Upholding the date of birth entered in school records as admissible evidence under law, the Supreme Court has observed: "It may be true that an entry in the school register is not conclusive but it has evidential value."

Reservation cannot tackle joblessness: Ratan Tata

Even as the demand for reservations in private sector is being hotly debated, Mr Ratan Tata, Chairman of Tata Sons Ltd, and Mr Rahul Bajaj, CMD, Bajaj Auto Ltd, opposed such a proposal stating that it would further divide the society.

Steep rise in fund allocation for education dept

The plan outlay for education has been increased to Rs 3,616 crore for 2006-07 against Rs 2, 710.50 crore for the previous fiscal, according to `outcome budget’ released by department of secondary and higher education, HRD ministry. This reflected a 33.40% increase in the allocation.

Govt has doubled education budget: Pakistan PM

Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that present government has doubled the education budget in federation, provinces and districts, as the imparting of quality education is vital for country?s progress.

No computers, but Orissa records ‘success’ in schools

On face of it, Orissa has an impressive record in computer education — 425 government high schools, equipped with 1,574 computers, and 850 teachers imparting computer training to school-children.

Right to Information without Intimidation

Knowledge will forever govern ignorance, and a people who mean to be their own governors, must arm themselves with the power knowledge gives. A popular government without popular information or the means of acquiring it, is but a prologue to a farce or a tragedy or perhaps both. -- James Madison

India gives USD 300,000 grant to Nepal

As part of its efforts to strengthen Nepal's educational infrastructure, India will provide a grant assistance of USD 300,000 for construction of a campus building in the western district of Tanahun.

Tamil nadu Governor lays emphasis on education of women

Education was necessary to enlighten women and help them rise up in life, said Surjit Singh Barnala, Governor of Tamil Nadu.

Course for tutors to cope with wards' learning disabilities

Though Chennai has been a pioneer in the field of special education for several years, the shortage of trained and committed professionals has remained an impediment. The problem is accentuated by the fact that teaching children with disabilities involves effort and is time-intensive.

Efforts to promote adult education in Pakistan

Under the Adult Literacy Campaign launched jointly by the Literate Pakistan Foundation (LPF) and Sui Southern Gas Company Limited (SSGC), a books’ distribution ceremony was held at the SSGC regional office.

NGOs urged to collaborate for eradicating illiteracy

Union Minister of State for External Affairs E. Ahamed wanted non-governmental organisations to collaborate with the Government in eradicating illiteracy.

Sen: premature privatisation in education

Dissatisfied with the country's progress in education and health, Nobel laureate Amartya Sen said on Saturday that privatisation had been brought in prematurely in these two fields.

UNESCO literacy initiative launched in Islamabad

Pakistan is to benefit from accelerated financial and technical assistance under the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) new literacy initiative to speed up efforts to realise the Education For All (EFA) goal of a 50 percent improvement in adult literacy levels by 2015.

Better monitoring needed for higher education: survey

NEW DELHI: To make the country's higher education sector globally competitive, a majority of students, parents and educators have favoured ushering in a slew of reforms like stricter monitoring for institutes in the sector and simplifying current accredi tation policies.

Urban Schooling

Mired in Apathy and Prejudice Policies and programmes designed to ensure universal elementary education have failed to capture the specific situation of urban children. Despite the provision of schools, deprived children in urban areas face systematic and schematic barriers in accessing education opportunities, even as the quality of education offered leaves much to be desired. Vimala Ramachandran

Needed, re-engineering in education

The status of engineering degrees offered by institutions deemed to be universities has triggered a row in Tamil Nadu.