Tag: State
The state that is leading the way on health care
Could a state in one of the farthest corners of our country finally help us turn a corner on health care? It looked like that on Tuesday when the people […]
I went to Poland for a state of the art health check
State-of-the-art medical technology (including MRI scans) can now offer a comprehensive picture of what is going on inside our bodies, flagging up potential health issues long before symptoms emerge, and helping […]
Mumbai University result delay: Bombay High Court asks state, varsity how they will tackle situation
The Bombay High Court on Monday asked the state government and the University of Mumbai to inform the court how it will tackle the situation while hearing several petitions related […]
Saudi Arabia: State Schools to Allow Girls’ Sports
(Beirut) – Saudi Arabia’s reversal of its longstanding ban on sports for women and girls in public schools is a vital step forward, Human Rights Watch said today. But serious hurdles, […]
CBSE schools in state ignoring Punjabi: SGPC chief Kirpal Singh Badungar
Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) president Kirpal Singh Badungar on Sunday alleged that most schools affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) in the state are ignoring Punjabi […]
WHO team to help State meet health targets
A four-member team from the World Health Organisation (WHO) is in the capital to explore the ways in which it can cooperate with the Health Department in addressing the challenge […]
Public colleges are luring international students to cope with state budget cuts
When public colleges are strapped for cash, they turn to international students to fill the void. For every 10% drop in the level of funding states provided to their public […]
State Shortfalls and Foreign Students
As state spending for public universities go down, international student enrollment goes up. A newly published working paper seeks to quantify this relationship, estimating that for the period between 1996 […]
Washington State Bill Would Allow Guns In Sports Stadiums
Republican legislators in Washington state have introduced a bill that would allow licensed firearms inside sports stadiums. Known for its generally progressive politics, the Washington State Legislature is unlikely to […]
Islamic State And Terror In The Social-Media Age
Earlier this month I attended the Web Summit conference in Lisbon where, among an assorted crowd of politicians, coders, and Silicon Valley millionaires born in the 1990s, I sat on […]