New Delhi, Mar. 17 (OSR) Free cycles will be distributed to girl students from minority communities by the Central Government, which has earmarked Rs. 4.5 crore for the scheme. This measure is aimed at checking school dropout rates. “The new […]
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India provides scholarship to Nepali women’s U-19 team
The Embassy of India on Friday announced to award education scholarship to the members of the Nepali U-19 women´s cricket team, who recently won the title of the ACC U-19 Women´s Championship for the third consecutive time. Each member of […]
Continue reading »Budget 2012: Rs 799 cr increase in allocation for Social Justice Ministry: India
New Delhi: Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry was today allocated a budget of Rs 6008.30 crore for the next financial year, marking an increase of Rs 798.30 crore over last year. While a total sum of Rs 4782.92 crore has been […]
Continue reading »Central Government Releases Fund for Himachal Pradesh to Award Post Matric Scholarship: India
Ministry for Social Justice & Empowerment released an amount of Rs.5,00,00,000 /-(Rupees-Five crore only) to the State Government of Himachal Pradesh , towards central assistance for the current financial year 2011-2012,under the centrally sponsored scheme of Post-Matric Scholarships to student […]
Continue reading »Jinnah Educational Scholarships for Sri Lankan youth
Islamabad: The High Commission of Pakistan in Sri Lanka has invited applications for Jinnah Scholarship from deserving Sri Lankan students pursuing their studies at O Levels and A Levels. The scholarships will be awarded according to merit, says a press release received here on Monday. The Government of Pakistan is awarding Jinnah Scholarships […]
Continue reading »EdServ details Rs 40 cr investment plan: India
Chennai-based Education Services Company (EdServ) has launched the EdServ Training Institute (EDI), an Instructor-Led-Training (ILT) centre. The company is planning to invest Rs 40 crore in the initiative. The company plans to use the franchisee network route to offer academic […]
Continue reading »Kudumbasree activists impress South African leader: India
Geraldine Joslyn Fraser-Moleketi interacting with Kudumbasree Mission workers at Bodhigram Centre at Thuvayur village near Adoor on Saturday. Photo: Leju Kamal “Kerala’s women empowerment and poverty alleviation programmes based on micro-credit system are unique models that should be emulated by […]
Continue reading »Applications invited for United Nations Journalism Fellowships | The Dag Hammarskjöld Fund for Journalists
APPLICATIONS INVITED FOR UNITED NATIONS JOURNALISM FELLOWSHIPS The Dag Hammarskjöld Fund for Journalists is now accepting applications from professional journalists from developing countries for its 2012 fellowship program. The application deadline is Friday, March 30, 2012. The fellowships are available […]
Continue reading »SDPI Monday Seminar on “Right to Education and Social Accountability ” :Pakistan
SDPI Monday Seminar Right to Education and Social Accountability Panellists · Mr. Zafarullah Khan, Executive Director, Centre for Civic Education Pakistan · Mr. Harris Khalique, Writer · Mr. Rafeel Wasif, Research Associate, Idara Taleem-o-Agahi (ITA) Mr. Fayyaz Yaseen, Sustainable Development Policy […]
Continue reading »Separate Directorate of Women Empowerment in State soon: India
The State Cabinet here on Tuesday decided to constitute a separate Directorate of Women Empowerment by bifurcating the Directorate of Women and Child Development for more effective implementation of women’s empowerment schemes. It may be mentioned that there are 78,919 […]
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