Daily Archives: July 2, 2011

Challenge of Getting Street Children to School

We all have seen young kids running around on the traffic signals, begging or selling titbits or working in dhabas, etc. For bringing such children into education stream, SSA (Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan) has a component called ‘Intervention for Out of … Continue reading

Posted in Education | Comments Off on Challenge of Getting Street Children to School

Life Expectancy: Despite consistent improvement India still lags its neighbours

India has a long way to go before it matches average life expectancy with other Asian countries. According to CIA-The World Fact book, China has the highest life expectancy at 78.32, Malaysia 74.20, Sri lanka 72.40, Indonesia 70.70, and Pakistan … Continue reading

Posted in Health | Comments Off on Life Expectancy: Despite consistent improvement India still lags its neighbours