‘Pratapmal Harakchand Bhandari Karuna International Education Foundation’, an Educational Charitable Trust, invites applications from the deserving students for annual scholarships towards pursuing higher studies (professional degrees) for the academic year 2014- 2015. Students who have secured above 75 per cent […]
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Education moot : Pakistan
Lahore : As part of global action week on education for all, Pakistan Association for Continuing and Adult Education organised a roundtable conference. Eminent educationists including Former Dean of Education, Punjab University, Hafiz Muhammad Iqbal and representatives of education and […]
Continue reading »Dubai Cares partners with Indian group to help Indian pupils
Programme will benefit more than one million children in three years Dubai: Dubai Cares on Sunday announced that it has partnered with an organisation to improve primary education and reduce school dropout rates in India that will benefit more than […]
Continue reading »Minority schools welcome exemption : India
New Delhi : The Supreme Court’s judgment exempting minority schools, aided and unaided, from the Right to Education Act has been hailed by institutions promoting the education of minorities. The National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions, the body that […]
Continue reading »Advocacy walk: ‘Education for disabled still a challenge in Pakistan’
Islamabad : Pakistan has made visible progress on the education front, but exclusion of disabled persons, especially children in education, remains an alarming challenge. This was said by Unesco Director Dr Kozue Kay Nagata on Tuesday at an advocacy walk […]
Continue reading »Walk marks ‘Education For All’ week : Pakistan
Islamabad : Students of different educational institutions on Tuesday participated in a walk aimed at creating awareness of education. The walk was organised by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) at Jinnah Sports Complex. The students were […]
Continue reading »Constitutional validity of Right to Education upheld : India
Private schools say they may incur revenue loss of up to Rs 2 cr per annum if 25% seats are reserved for economically weaker sections. The Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the validity of the Right to Education Act (RTE) , […]
Continue reading »Mumbai Indians play host to underprivileged children : India
As part of it ‘Education For All’ initiative, Mumbai Indians on Saturday played host to over 19000 underprivileged children at the historic Wankhede Stadium. Mumbai Indians first home tie for the IPL 2014 wasn’t just a match but a dedication […]
Continue reading »Perth entrepreneur wins seed funding for Indian VET project : India
PERTH-based entrepreneur Parampreet Singh has won seed funding for a pioneering training project in India. The New Delhi-based National Skill Development Corporation has approved Mr Singh’s AVTEG vehicle as a partner. AVTEG has agreements to draw on skill set packages […]
Continue reading »Special kids lead normal lives with Umeed : India
Chandigarh : Mandish Singh is mentally-challenged, but hardly shows any such sign. While trying to be like any other normal person, he faced many challenges but succeeded at last. Since the last 12 years, he had been working at Umeed’s […]
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