New Delhi, Oct 7 (udaipur kiran) There is a growing risk of non-communicable diseases among children aged 5 to 9 years and adolescents aged 10-19 years in India. As per the Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey (CNNS) 2016-18, one in 10 school-age children and adolescents were pre-diabetic. One percent of school-age children and adolescents were diabetic … Read more

New Delhi, Oct 8 (udaipur kiran) Anaemia is at least a mild public health problem for school-age children between the age group of 5-9 years in all states except for Kerala, according to the findings of the Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey (CNNS), 2016-18. Anaemia was a moderate or severe public health problem among pre-school children … Read more

New Delhi, Sep 30 (udaipur kiran) There should be degree or diploma courses in skill development as mere certification would not work, said Union Power Minister R.K. Singh here on Monday. Addressing a conference of state Skill Development Ministers, he said the country needed to move from the primary sector to the tertiary sector as … Read more

New Delhi, Sep 30 (udaipur kiran) The government policy think-tank Niti Aayog on Monday launched the school education quality index wherein states, including Kerala, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat and Assam have been ranked as the best-performing among large states, each achieving an overall performance score above 60 per cent, while Uttar Pradesh figures last … Read more

New Delhi, Oct 1 (udaipur kiran) Delhi Education Minister Manish Sisodia on Tuesday inaugurated the third edition of Mega Book Fair for the city government schools with 9,445 books put on display. Inaugurated at the School of Excellence, Rohini, the book fair which offers books for pre-primary, primary to senior secondary levels, will end on … Read more