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    Bridging the Digital Divide

    The digital divide between and within countries has not only persisted but is arguably widening. Nearly 40 per cent of the population in the Asia...
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    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,...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    ‘Decisive Steps’ Needed to Keep Boys in School, says UNESCO report

    The need to bring girls to school is as important as retaining boys in school. A UNESCO report attempts to answer why boys are...
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    Islamic Religious leaders Urge Taliban to Reopen all Girls’ Schools

    The conference was organised by the Mutahida Shariat Mahaz, a network of religious leaders and scholars from all Islamic sects from across the country...
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    SouthAsia Schools Stayed Shut 35 weeks, Says UNESCO

    School closures in SouthAsia have long-term implications for its learners. Current learners in South Asia could stand to lose near a trillion dollars in...
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