The Delhi government has failed in its attempt to ensure 100 per cent literacy at the elementary level. According to a survey conducted by universalisation of elementary education (UEE) mission,

Haveri in Karnataka has the dubious distinction of having the highest number of child labourers in Karnataka State. They are not fortunate like most other children. School, to them, is an unheard of

The Himachal Pradesh Cabinet decided to provide a State guarantee of Rs 5 crore in favour of Himachal Pradesh Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation (SCSTDC), Solan, for

An action plan believed to have been prepared by the LTTE addressing the needs and care of war affected children in the North East, has come under heavy fire from many children's organizations, who

In an alarming development, police sources have themselves confirmed the increasing presence of naxalites in the Kudremukh forest region spread over parts of DK, Udupi and Chikmagalur districts of

The Madhya Pradesh state government has accorded sanction to start 2531 additional Aanganwadi centres in the state. Directives have been issued to start these Centres soon. Priority would be given to

An uneasy truce was worked out between the Government and the Opposition with both sides deciding that the important constitutional amendment bill to help set up a separate national tribal commission

Each village panchayat in Rajasthan will now have a "Sathin" to take up cudgels against social evils an help implement the woman's development programmes. They will play a vital role in ensuring the

Though the Finance Ministry is yet to give its nod for the proposed National Commission for Children, the Women and Child Development Ministry is confident that a Bill to set up such a statutory body

To protect the land belonging to the tribals in Tamil Nadu the Tamil Nadu state government should expedite the enactment of Land Alienation Acts, the Commission for Scheduled Areas and Scheduled