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21 November 2009
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Education is the backbone of national development and is widely accepted as an instrument of social change. India has been an active partner in the worldwide movement for education for All that began in 1990 in Jomtien followed by Millennium development goals. The important issues which need immediate attention to achieve MDG targets in Education are as follow.
 
 
 
 
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17-11-2009 Beginning with one school in 2000, Pune-based entrepreneur and activist Pradeep Lokhande has set up libraries in 100 rural schools of Maharashtra in western India to inculcate reading habit in children. The initiative has helped young students acquire a better understanding of things and confidence.
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Image: Activist and entrepreneur Pradeep Lokhande/ Photo credit: Huned Contractor/ OWSA
 
 
 
 
 
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27-10-2009 English language classes funded by UN High Commission for Refugees for Bhutanese refugees in Nepal are helping them gain confidence. The classes are held to help people who have opted for resettlement in a third country.
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Image: Refugee students attend an English class at one of the camps in eastern Nepal/ Photo credit: UNHCR
 
 
 
 
22-09-2009 Recently a group of professionals submitted a petition to Prime Minister of Nepal, drawing his attention towards campus violence and political interference in university administration. Dr Alok K. Bohara, professor at the University of New Mexico, suggests some of the measures to improve standards of education in his country.
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18-11-2009 Mobile and Immersive Learning for Literacy in Emerging Economies (MILLEE) project led by a UC Berkley team uses mobile phone-based games for teaching English lessons to children. In partnerships with key mobile companies, the team has developed games for improving literacy in rural India.
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Image: Mobile gaming for rural India/ Photo credit: Pluggd In
 
 
 
 
 
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20-10-2009 Secondary Education in India: Universalizing Opportunity, World Bank’s latest report highlights the significance of secondary education in breaking the intergenerational cycle of poverty and in determining the country’s economic growth. It recommends the use of innovative technologies and public-private partnership model for facilitating higher education in India.
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Image: Secondary education in India/ Photo credit: World Bank
 
 
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