Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, who presented his fifth consecutive union budget on February 1, once again failed to prioritize education and children. In fact, the whole discourse around these two vital sectors is suffering from a lack of vision. Children who constitute more than 40% of country’s population continue to face neglect as their budgetary share in absolute terms …
To honour exemplary journalistic efforts in India and motivate further endeavors in this field, the UK’s prestigious Bournemouth University– through Connect India, its global Hub of Practice for South Asia – has announced the second edition of the ‘Journalist of Change Award’. This Award seeks to recognize excellence in journalism that has inspired—or has the potential to inspire— significant social change. …
The 20th edition of SIESONS 2018, the annual intercollegiate festival of SIES (Nerul) College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Navi Mumbai, held on January 19-20 saw a huge footfall of euphoric student crowds at various innovative events, dazzling creative performances and a fabulous concert. The theme of this year’s SIESONS fest was “Safarnama” , a presentation of the beautiful journey of SIESONS over …
Spring Fest, the annual social and cultural festival of Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, is scheduled to be hosted at IIT-Kharagpur campus from 26th January – 28nd January, 2018. What started in 1960 as an intra-college competition has now turned in to an ever-growing festival currently in its 59th edition with a footfall of more than 25000. Spring Fest will …
Banglore-situated Sorsfort schools founder-director, Kuldeep Surolia will be launching his ‘Sadvidya’ series in an effort to promote ‘soul’ education in a big way. Surolia, a teacher at heart is of the opinion that while body and mind education get most of the attention from schools and parents, the third component is often relegated to the margins. “The truth is that …
NCPCR’s POSCO-EBox, an online complaint system for confidential registration of complaints regarding sexual offence against children finds mention even as WCD minister Maneka Gandhi suggests sensitization of young students about good and bad touch; inclusion of Dr. Ambedkar‟s Panch Teerth in curriculum suggested by Social Justice & empowerment minister Gehlot Youth affairs and Sports minister emphasizes importance of community service …
