GUWAHATI, July 3

JAMMU: Director School Education Gulzar Ahmed Qureshi today asked the Education Department functionaries to concentrate on improvement of education standards at elementary level to attain better results at the higher levels of schooling.

He observed that the result percentage of 10th and 12th classes can show significant improvement only by making sound educational base of students at the eleme

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Land acquisition issues have forced a national debate
One of the most prickly nettles for governments in India today is land acqusition for industry. The Centre is drafting a new Bill on the issue, but land is a state subject, and different states have different land acquisition policies. The Bill can at best provide an enabling framework.

Says tough policy decisions hold the key; cautions against raising unrealistic expectations
Montek Singh AhluwaliaAt a time when there is pressure on growth due to interest rate increases by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to curb inflation, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia has said India is in a strong position to achieve 9-9.5 per cent growth during the 12th Five-Year

Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday promised proper rehabilitation of people affected by ADB-funded projects for infrastructure expansion in Jammu and Srinagar and other key towns in the state.

It envisages setting up of demo plots on farmers' lands to start organic farming
KARAIKAL: The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has initiated a village development programme (VDP) for community-based capacity building at Agalangal village here in Karaikal.

Sonbhadra, a Naxal-hit district in eastern Uttar Pradesh, has emerged as the top performer in initiating development projects under the Centre

Under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme (MGNREGS), around 1.25 crore mandays employment has been created for over 52 lakh beneficiaries in 54 thousand villages in all districts of Madhya Pradesh. Not only were the jobs provided to the maximum beneficiaries but many important infrastructural development works have also been executed under the scheme.

With a view to reducing the technical and commercial loss in power supply to 15 percent, an R-APDRP scheme of Rs. 2216 crore 10 lakh is being implemented in 83 cities having over 30 thousand population in the state. The Power Distribution companies are establishing an IT based metering system for energy audit as well as infrastructure with an aim to reduce the losses.