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16.05.2006 The Indian leadership has been trying to position the country as a knowledge hub, but is India merely relying on its people for this reputation? Has India been able to attract foreign India, thereby validating its position as a knowledge hub — international students account for less than 8,000 of the entire higher education population.

16.05.2006 On Friday, May 12, a meeting was held between the local youth group and the representatives of the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports of the Zenica-Doboj Canton (ZDK). The meeting was held under the "Computerization of Secondary Schools in Zenica Region" project, implemented by the Foundation for Creative Development and the Youth Information Agency (OIA).

16.05.2006 An unusual ‘padyatra' or march by members of some 165 civil society groups from across India has just concluded in this dry, treeless district of northwestern Rajasthan state.

16.05.2006 The rapid growth of ChinaÂ’s and IndiaÂ’s economies is expected to change the global landscape completely by 2050. The problem is their pattern of growth is not sustainable, opines Arun Maira.

16.05.2006 The top leaders of the seven-party alliance today failed to arrive at a consensus on the contents of the proposed parliamentary declaration. The leaders are expected to thrash a way out in the next two days.

16.05.2006 It was in February that the Indian government introduced the national
rural employment guarantee (NREG) scheme. Launched in 200 districts in
14 states, it promises 100 days of wage labour to one adult member in
every rural household who volunteers for unskilled work.

15.05.2006 U petak 12. 5. je u Zenici u sklopu projekta Fondacije za kreativni razvoj i Omladinske informativne agencije “Informatizacija srednjih škola na područiju Zenice” održan sastanak lokalne grupe mladih s predstavnicima Ministarstva obrazovanja, nauke, kulture i sporta Zeničko-dobojskog kantona.

15.05.2006 More than 40,000 quacks who do not possess a valid licence from the Sri Lanka Medical Council (SLMC), Ayurvedic Council or any other recognised medical council, are practising within Colombo only, Government Medical Officers' Association (GMOA) secretary Dr. Uditha Herath told the Daily News.

15.05.2006 Dalla Rete Civica in difesa dell'acqua di Napoli si leva un appello a innondare di email le Istituzioni locali partenopee per chiedere un 'governo pubblico e partecipato dell'acqua'. Tra i punti viene chiesto che il Consiglio e la Giunta della Regione Campania si facciano promotori di una iniziativa legislativa tesa a revocare la concessione a ENIACQUA s.p.a. e a ripubblicizzare l’intero sistema della grande adduzione. Inoltre viene chiesto al Comune di Napoli, in qualità di consorziato di maggioranza dell’ATO 2, adotti un regolamento nel quale esprima con chiarezza il proprio orientamento politico in favore della gestione interamente pubblica del servizio idrico integrato.

15.05.2006 Last Wednesday, May 10, 2006, Transparency International Croatia organized a round-table discussion in Zagreb, to discuss the topic of “Financing of Political Parties and Election Campaigns”.

15.05.2006 The political class is well aware of the “revolution of rising expectations.” There is increasing empirical evidence that high-growth states are best able to attack poverty and increase employment, that there is no meaningful alternative to policies that focus on high economic growth. State governments need to focus on improving infrastructure, achieving sound law and order and attracting private investment in order to raise growth.

15.05.2006 Despite IndiaÂ’s recent strong growth performance, there is a growing concern that the benefits of growth have been concentrated in IndiaÂ’s richer states, leaving the poorer states
lagging further and further behind. The present study by IMF examines this trend and finds that (i) the income gap between rich and poor states has widened; (ii) rich and faster-growing states have been more effective in reducing poverty; (iii) poor and lower-growing states have had little success in generating private sector jobs; (iv) labor and capital flows do little to close income gaps; and (v) the volatility in economic growth is greatest in poor states. Differences in statesÂ’ policies affect the cross-state pattern of growth. Greater private sector investment, smaller governments, and better institutions are found to have a positive impact on growth.

15.05.2006 The Centre has decided to ask all states to include or amend laws to make right to education a fundamental right. The Centre intends to pass on to the states the additional expenditure incurred on its educational initiatives.

15.05.2006 Amidst raging controversy over caste quota in higher education, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said the Government is drafting a policy to reverse the phenomenon of brain drain by offering incentives and better career growth to scientists in premier scientific and technology institutions.

12.05.2006 U ponedjeljak 8. 5. je u Zagrebu u organizaciji Nacionalne zaklade za razvoj civilnoga drustva, GONG-a, USAID-a, Evropskog centra za neprofitno pravo (ECNL) i AED-a u suradnji sa Sredisnjim drzavnim uredom za upravu održan skup s temom “Pravni sustav za zaklade u Hrvatskoj: Je li nam potreban novi zakon o zakladama?”. Ukoliko je skup trebao dati odgovor na to pitanje, on je svakako potvrdan.

12.05.2006 The police will, in a month, start trials of new software to analyse accidents and factors that contributed to them.

12.05.2006 The Indian government started importing wheat early this year despite the fact that stocks were over the buffer level and procurement was to begin in April. An investigation by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) finds that the US is involved in the import of wheat into India - a policy that could spell disaster for the country.

12.05.2006 The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) attacked a naval convoy off northern Sri Lanka, in a "serious violation" of the four-year ceasefire agreement.
One naval Fast Attack Craft (FAC) was sunk and five LTTE Sea Tiger boats were destroyed in the battle.

12.05.2006 Seven suspected child labourers, including six girls, were buried alive under the heap of soil in Rauna village in Chandauli district, a police official said.A group of alleged child labourers, hailing from Gaya district in Bihar, were digging soil near a brick kiln when the mound caved in burying nine of them, Mughalsarai police station in-charge Ratan Singh Yadav said here

11.05.2006 Me 9 Maj në Kosovë u nënshkrua Protokolli i Bashkëpunimit mes Shqipërisë dhe Kosovës nga ministri i Punës dhe Çështjeve Sociale së Shqipërisë Kosta Barka dhe ai kosovar, Ibrahim Selmanaj.