The right to better education Underprivileged children have an equal right to study in good schools. The Centre for Civil Society (CCS)s flagship project, School Choice campaign, aims to provide better educational options for such children as well as break the monopoly of government-run schools as the only option for the deprived class.
Bangalore quiz champs visit NASA Two students of National Public School, Bangalore, won the Texas Instruments Jack Kilby quiz and were rewarded for life with a visit to NASA amongst other goodies.
Mathematics to simplify complications While uneducated people, who run small-time businesses, are able to calculate quite accurately sans the calculator, the urban students are subjected to the travails of learning the multiplication tables by heart.
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Unlimited options of global science gateways On the web there are many websites which provide access to credible scientific information. Among them is: ABC Chemistry at http:// www.abc. chemistry.bsu.by/current/fulltext.htm.
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The IT Boom who benefits? For every one direct employee of an IT firm, there are two more who benefit by being suppliers, service providers, sub-contractors, etc.
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