INDIA The digital revolution in education is coming at a most opportune time for India. Leadership in this is something India could seize, if only it had the vision, feels Rajeev Srinivasan.  

INDIA The Right to Education (RTE) law, and the subsequent Supreme Court judgment, has focused attention on the future of school education in India. The judgment on the provision that requires private schools to offer 25 per cent of their seats to economically weaker sections opens new opportunities for the poor, and that is welcome. But in our fiercely hierarchical society, class-conscious private schools may be pressured by intolerant parents to segregate these poor students — and that has to be prevented at all costs.

PAKISTAN The gateway to a country''s success is undoubtedly education. It is what enlightens and boosts the country''s economy, sovereignty and development. Malaysia is a worthy example. It has dragged itself into the category of the developed.  

AFGHANISTAN According to Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission officials, a number of rape cases against the young Afghan kids who are begging in the streets of capital Kabul have been noticed.  

PAKISTAN As the chairman of National Foods Limited, Abdul Majeed was interested in the idea of providing his unschooled staff with basic primary education. He thought that if the staff was educated, it would have a positive impact on the quality of the company’s products.  

PAKISTAN Pakistan Coalition for Education and Initiative of Society for Access to Quality Education (SAQE) organised a consultation on "Education for all: Role of Media" here on Tuesday. The purpose of the meeting was to create a strong liaison between media and civil society to bridge the gaps for the progression and enactment of article 25-A after the 18th constitutional amendment.  

PAKISTAN Speakers at a consultation on “Education for All: the Role of Media” urged the provincial governments to initiate legislation for implementation of Article 25-A, ensuring access of children to free education. The consultation was arranged by the Pakistan Coalition for Education (PCE) and the Intermedia Pakistan on Tuesday.  

INDIA Amidst celebrations of martyr Sukhdev''s birth anniversary on Tuesday at his co-martyr Bhagat Singh''s village, a shocking fact that nullifies their martyrdom flies in the face of the government - 80 out of 220 students in the government schools at Bhagat Singh''s village Khatkhat Kalan did not even have two uniforms and stationary.  

INDIA Armed with mobile phones and projectors, teachers in 150 anganwadis in Gujarat are all set to impart health and hygiene education to hundreds of kids while improving their teaching skills, activists said Tuesday. NGO Sesame Workshop India and Metlife Foundation have come together for the initiative, and for the first time, would be using technology in the pilot project with an eye on spreading it across the country.  

INDIA The event aims at addressing the rights of girl children and promoting education for girls hailing from underprivileged sections of the society. Talking about the initiative Anchita Ghatak Secretary of Parichiti said: “Most people are attracted to films and we thought the film festival would be an interesting way to reach out to sections of the public. This is an opportunity to focus on different aspects of girlhood.”