Mid-Day Meals To Be Served On Dining Table With 'Dignity': MP
In MP government schools, students can now have "dignified Mid-Day meals" by sitting on dining tables, a departure from the current system of dining on the mat floor. Rural development minister Mahendra Singh Sisodia recommended the idea of installing benches for the students in Guna district, MP. The scheme is worth 50,000 per school and aims to cover 100 schools under 80 Grampanchyat in Bamori.
Tags: Madhya Pradesh, Government School, Mid-day meals, Rural Development Ministry
Courtesy: The Indian Express
Kerala Govt School Students Invent Travel-Friendly Coffee Capsules
Four government school students of Class 12 from Government Girls Higher Secondary School, Ernakulam, Kerala bagged the 'Popular Choice Award' at the TiE global student Pitch competition for inventing portable organic coffee capsules that dissolve in water or milk. The filtration of coffee capsules from cassava (a root vegetable) is environment-friendly, chemical-free, and dissolves instantly. Meanwhile, each pill is made from compressing… read-more
Tags: Awards, Kerala, Government School, coffee beans, coffee capsules
Courtesy: The Better India
Nursery, KG, Class 1 Admissions To Begin From June 28: Delhi
The Directorate of Education stated that the admissions for Nursery, KG, and class 1 shall begin from June 28, at Delhi Government Schools. The Application forms will be available at Sarvodaya Vidyalayas till July 12. However, children residing within a radius of 3 Km shall be eligible to apply. Owing to the pandemic, “we are not calling students back to school anytime soon, said Deputy CM Manish Sisodia.
Tags: Admission, Delhi, Government School, Application Form
Courtesy: Zee News
Pune Govt School Gets Cattle Feed To Be Served As Mid-Day Meal
Students of a Pune-based government school witnessed an "unfortunate" incident as they received heaped bags of cattle fodder instead of the anticipated mid-day meal. Besides clarifying that the onus of only the meal distribution lies on the municipal corporation, the city's mayor has also necessitated an inquiry into the matter. Reportedly, while examining the fodder sacks, the concerned authorities found one bag with a label reading 'Nutri… read-more
Tags: Pune, Pune Municipal Corporation, Mid-day meals, cattle fodder, Government School
Courtesy: Hindustan Times
NRIs Turn Old Govt School Building In Jalandhar Into Scenic One
In a gratifying initiative, some Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) have turned an old government school in Jalandhar’s Bhandal Himat into a creative spot for learning. Raising over Rs 40 lakh, the NRIs decorated the walls and ceiling of the school with portraits of Guru Gobind Singh and Rabindranath Tagore, and with slogans. Earlier, the school could not conduct classes in monsoons due to flooding and snakes, but now students quit private schools… read-more
Tags: Jalandhar, Schools, NRIs, Education, Government School
Courtesy: The Tribune