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A survey by an NGO says that the reading and arithmetic skills of India’s schoolchildren are declining from an already poor level, at a time the government has been claiming an improvement in infrastructure at primary schools.
Connecticut school shooting, where 27 persons, including 20 kids, were gunned down, has raised once again the questions of stricter gun laws in US.
As Kolkatans wait to see batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar at Eden Gardens during the third cricket test match against England, I am reminded of an article Ashok Mitra had written.
India’s “guru of giggling” Madan Kataria, who has got thousands of people guffawing globally in pursuit of better health, is setting up a “Laughter University” in Bangalore on land donated by a building contractor and $250,000 from an anonymous tycoon.
Recent auction to 2G spectrum in India has drawn poor response from bidders. But, it may augur well for Indian consumers. Tariffs may not rise much: Aggressive bidding in the auction would have driven spectrum prices higher leading to a sharp hike in mobile tariffs.
Barefoot College in Tilonia, a small village in Ajmer district in Rajasthan is not just another college in the ordinary sense of the term.
Bunker Roy, a visionary and a social activist, established the college with a different objective. His mission was to solve problems like drinking water quality, female education, health and sanitation, rural unemployment, income generation, electricity and power, as well as social awareness and the conservation of ecological systems in rural India.
Hurricane Sandy has left leaving in its trail death and devastation. But in this election season it may play its part in the US even though both President Obama and Republican nominee Romney are working overtime so that people cannot blame them for politicking over Sandy.
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