New Integrated Scheme for School Education from 1st April, 2018 to 31st March, 2020 The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the proposal of Department of School Education and Literacy to formulate a Integrated Scheme on School Education by subsuming SarvaShikshaAbhiyan (SSA), RashtriyaMadhyamikShikshaAbhiyan (RMSA) and Teacher Education […]
Read MoreA game-changer for higher education Union Cabinet’s decision recently to not only continue with the Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) — ‘a Centrally sponsored scheme launched in 2013 to provide strategic funding to eligible State higher educational institutions’ — but also give it due importance augurs well for the system of higher education in India. That the […]
Read MoreSustainable Action for Transforming Human Capital in Education (SATH-E)’ Aiming at a major overhaul in school education of Madhya Pradesh, NITI Aayog has released a comprehensive roadmap and detailed timelines for its initiative ‘Sustainable Action for Transforming Human Capital in Education (SATH-E)’ to make the state a ‘role model’ for school education. “Three […]
Read MoreMalnutrition in India: The National Nutrition Strategy explained In the recent past, there has been a renewed discussion around nutrition in India. A few months ago, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare had released the National Health Policy, 2017.[1] It highlighted the negative impact of malnutrition on the population’s productivity, and its contribution to […]
Read MoreINDIA AT 70: SUSTAINING SOCIAL JUSTICE INDIA AT 70: SUSTAINING SOCIAL JUSTICE More than 16 percent of our population comprises of the scheduled castes. Owing to a long history of social exclusion, a section of our society was not exposed to opportunities of personal growth and development. This section was called ‘Depressed classes’ by Babasaheb […]
Read MoreJob creation:challenges and how to solve it in india. job creation:challenges and how to solve it . Introduction Growth generates employment and employment generates further growth. In general, employment corresponds to the qualitative aspect of growth. If a country is on the growth trajectory, it will generate more employment opportunities and while the growth declines, […]
Read MoreWorld Happiness Report: 2018 by SAMVEG IAS Finland is the world’s happiest country, according to an annual survey issued on Wednesday that found Americans were getting less happy even as their country became richer. Finland, rose from fifth place last year to oust Norway from the top spot. The 2018 top-10, as ever dominated by […]
Read MoreQuantifying the caste quotas We have, in the past, observed that our political system wakes up only when the demand for reservation by a particular community turns into a violent protest. Even then, the government just confines itself to ascertaining demands of only that particular group. The government has never tried to re-examine the whole […]
Read MoreAtal Mission plans Atal Mission plans Ministry of Urban Development has approved an investment of Rs.495.11 cr in water supply, sewerage networks and septage management, storm water drains, urban transport and provision of green spaces in 13 cities in 6 states under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation & Urban Transformation (AMRUT) Action Plans for 2015-16. Six […]
Read Morehow to improve primary education Each week, we ask people working in the field of public policy what they would do if they were given a billion dollars to spend on projects. What policy initiatives would they fund, and how would they spend this money? This week, we spoke to Osama Manzar, founder and director […]
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