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Education

Government Begins Public Consultation for Formulation of National Curriculum Framework

A national steering Committee and national focus groups have been engaged to deliberate on various issues and concerns, including the interaction with various ministries,...

OWSA Staff - 4 July 2022

Entrepreneurship

First Batch of Village Engineers Ready, Says Rajeev Chandrasekhar

Training was provided in five fields – electrical and solar energy, agricultural mechanization, e-governance, plumbing and masonry and two wheeler repair and maintenance. The...

OWSA Staff - 1 July 2022

Education policy

Agnipath Training Credits for Graduation, Says Education Ministry

The ministry of education announced on Wednesday a special three-year skill based bachelor degree programme for serving Agniveers that will enhance the future career...

OWSA Staff - 16 June 2022

Accountability

SHRESHTA To Fund 3,000 ‘Meritorious’ Dalit Students

SHRESTHA, meaning noble or great in Sanskrit, is being marketed as a ticket to a better life for meritorious Dalit students, a vote bank...

OWSA Staff - 3 June 2022

Child Rights

PM CARES Releases Funds for Education of COVID-19 Orphans

The Prime Minister said that the PM-CARES initiative has been made possible through the contributions of citizens across the country and added that the...

OWSA Staff - 30 May 2022

Children

Mancession To Shecession: Why Did Pandemic Recession Hit Women Harder

The pandemic recession broke a pattern observed in similar crises – the impact on women was disproportionately higher than that on men, earning it...

Policy Circle - 19 May 2022

Child Labour

From Child Laborer to Activist, Tara Banjara Asks World to Pledge to End the Scourge of Child Labour

Tara Banjara, rescued from her life of a child labour at the age of eight years, questions whether children who are born poor are...

Inter Press Service - 18 May 2022

Early childhood development

US Study Tells How Summer Holidays Impact Children’s Growth

Children grow faster during the school year than during the summer period, show scientists. In contrast to the strong seasonality of vertical growth, there...

OWSA Contributor - 16 May 2022

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