Former President R. Venkataraman will inaugurate a national convention of NGO's which will focus on issues like Panchayati Raj, open market policy, environment and socio-political issues."More than

The corporates and non-Governmental organisations (NGOs) should adopt villages and make full literacy possible, according to Dr. S.K. Somaiya, Chairman, Education Committee, FICCI.Inaugurating a

A school teacher posted at Gwaldam, one of the meeting-points of the Garhwal and Kumaon mountain ranges, claims to have found in traditional customs, means to overcome the growing apathy of the

With the government and the UN agencies sorting out the bureaucratic tangle involved in UN aided projects in India, the ambitious programme for community-based primary educations in India is all set

Five United Nations agencies for the first time have come together to extend $ 20 million aid to initiate a programme for universalisaiton of elementary education . To this effect an agreement was

Concerted efforts were being made for the expansion of educational facilities in tribal areas of Madhya Pradesh, claims the State Government. As many as 4246 new schools had been opened over the

The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India has pulled up the Tripura Government for irregularities like "diverting funds" allotted for the total literacy campaign (TLP), incurring "wasteful"

The Association of Indian Authomobile Manufacturers (AIAM) has allayed fears that the introduction of unleaded petrol will lead to higher benzene emissions and thereby would add to air pollution.