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28.04.2008 Why is media engagement vital for generating awareness on future challenges? UNESCOÂ’s latest training and resource kit Media as Partners in Education for Sustainable Development provides media professionals with critical information about priority issues and inspires them for investigative reporting with a view to enrich information resources of journalists.

28.04.2008 To bring children with special needs into the general education system, Delhi-based NGO Deepalaya with support from Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. has set up a computer training centre at one of its schools in the capital. The idea is to make these differently-abled children self-reliant.

25.04.2008 With BBC World Trust launching its most ambitious project 'English in ActionÂ’, Bangladeshis will soon be able to learn the global language through television and mobiles. This will help all sections of society acquire English language skills and increase their prospects in the job market.

23.04.2008 OneWorld Españan toimitus keräsi Maailman kirjan päivän kunniaksi valikoiman painavaa espanjankielistä tietokirjallisuutta.

18.04.2008 NEW YORK, Apr 18 (OneWorld) - A nonprofit environmental group is calling on one of the country's largest textbook publishers to correct a school book that it says contains a discussion of global warming "so biased and misleading it would humble a tobacco industry PR man."

16.04.2008 Centre for Science, Development and Media Studies is organising eINDIA2008 from July 29-31, 2008 at New Delhi, India. The fourth annual ICT forum in the country will be a unique platform for stakeholders to share best practices and exchange ideas on creating a technology-enabled society.

15.04.2008 Digital Empowerment Foundation in association with Intel Foundation has launched a Community Information Resource Centre (CIRC) named 'Gyan Vatika' (Knowledge Garden) in a village in Jharkhand in eastern India. The move aims to impart knowledge to locals about various development related issues.

15.04.2008 Centre for Science, Development and Media Studies is organising eIndia2008 from July 29-31, 2008 at New Delhi, India. The fourth annual ICT forum in the country will be a unique platform for stakeholders to share best practices and exchange ideas on creating a technology-enabled society.

08.04.2008 The knowledge of indigenous people living in remote islands, coastal plains and mountains must not be overlooked by policymakers while devising adaptation strategies in matters of global warming, says a report. Often they are the people who know best how to adapt to the severity of changing climate.

04.04.2008 The use of mobile phone communication for various services is rapidly growing in developing countries. The innovative use of mobile phones in the Philippines: lessons for Africa, a report published by Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency identifies the best practices and lessons learnt from the Philippines experience.

04.04.2008 ASSOCHAM is organising 5th National Summit on e-Governance “Serving the Common Man through e-Governance: Sharing of Experience” on April 18, 2008 in New Delhi, India. The summit aims to provide a platform for various stakeholders from government and industry to share their experiences.

03.04.2008 The state government in Bihar in eastern India plans to set up FM radio stations in schools to make education more effective. Apart from airing phone-in programmes on career counseling, quizzes and guest lectures, the channels would also educate students on community development, health and disaster management.

03.04.2008 The state government in Bihar in eastern India plans to set up FM radio stations in schools to make education more effective. Apart from airing phone-in programmes on career counseling, quizzes and guest lectures, the channels would also educate students on community development, health and disaster management.

01.04.2008

01.04.2008 Under its World Ahead Programme, Intel Corporation will supply a thousand personal computers to schools across 64 districts in Bangladesh. Ensuring cost-effective Internet connectivity with the help of other agencies is also one of the objectives of the programme.