Plate expectations: Please sir, can I have some more?
Education was given short shrift in the Budget with barely 17% increase in allocation that is likely to leave flagship programmes like Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) and mid-day meal scheme bereft of
View ArticleTERI varsity likely to have academic chair under Railway Ministry
TERI University is all set to get an academic chair under the Railway Ministry, after a formal announcement by the Union Minister at the time of presenting the Railway Budget.
View ArticleUnesco team reviews hill forts for heritage tag
Jaipur: The famed hill forts of Rajasthan are inching closer to get the World Heritage Site status.At the moment, seven forts-- Chittorgarh, Kumbhalgarh, Gagron, Ranthambore, Amber, Jalore and Bala...
View ArticleBe the change
The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) is launching a new course — capacity for change — which will be conducted from April 15 to 20.
View ArticleRaj cuts a sorry figure in literacy: Survey
Jaipur: The results are out and Rajasthan has once again flunked the literacy test. A National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) report placed the state along with Bihar and Uttar Pradesh in the worst...
View ArticlePoor female literacy rate: National Sample Survey Office
BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh may top the economic development parameters, but still has a long way to go in ensuring attendance in educational institutions and overall literacy levels especially among wo
View Article80 million kids drop out without completing basic schooling: UNICEF
‘They quit because they are not learning anything in school’.
View ArticleIndian National Trust For Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH)
The Indian National Trust For Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) is a non-profit organization set up in 1984 to involve its members in protecting and conserving India’s vast natural, built and cultural...
View Article6 hill forts make it to Unesco world heritage list
Govt Reworked On Documents After UN Body Rejected Five Of The Six Monuments Last Year
View ArticleOnly 2% of education grant used for children in Rajasthan
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View ArticleSurvey finds Maha students weakest in maths in country
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View ArticlePlate expectations: Please sir, can I have some more?
Education was given short shrift in the Budget with barely 17% increase in allocation that is likely to leave flagship programmes like Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) and mid-day meal scheme bereft of the
View ArticleTERI varsity likely to have academic chair under Railway Ministry
TERI University is all set to get an academic chair under the Railway Ministry, after a formal announcement by the Union Minister at the time of presenting the Railway Budget. The proposed academic chair
View ArticleUnesco team reviews hill forts for heritage tag
Jaipur: The famed hill forts of Rajasthan are inching closer to get the World Heritage Site status. At the moment, seven forts-- Chittorgarh, Kumbhalgarh, Gagron, Ranthambore, Amber, Jalore and Bala...
View ArticleBe the change
The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) is launching a new course — capacity for change — which will be conducted from April 15 to 20. This is a programme offered by the Anil Agarwal Green College,
View ArticleRaj cuts a sorry figure in literacy: Survey
Jaipur: The results are out and Rajasthan has once again flunked the literacy test. A National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) report placed the state along with Bihar and Uttar Pradesh in the worst...
View ArticlePoor female literacy rate: National Sample Survey Office
BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh may top the economic development parameters, but still has a long way to go in ensuring attendance in educational institutions and overall literacy levels especially among women.
View Article80 million kids drop out without completing basic schooling: UNICEF
‘They quit because they are not learning anything in school’. With eight million children never having stepped inside a school and 80 million dropping out without completing basic schooling, the United
View Article6 hill forts make it to Unesco world heritage list
Govt Reworked On Documents After UN Body Rejected Five Of The Six Monuments Last Year Six hill forts of Rajasthan have been included in Unesco’s World Heritage list. The International Council on Monuments
View ArticleOnly 2% of education grant used for children in Rajasthan
JAIPUR: Rajasthan is utilizing only 2% grant allocated for elementary education on children's entitlements and quality of education which is among the minimum in the country, though it is spending 76%
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