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OECD-SADC-IFC-JICA seminar on private sector participation in Africa's infrastructure

This seminar focused on overcoming challenges to private sector participation in infrastructure in Southern Africa.




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Expanding business start-up support for disadvantaged groups can tackle unemployment and social exclusion

Encouraging entrepreneurship among disadvantaged groups can help boost jobs and tackle social exclusion, according to a new joint report by the OECD and European Commission.




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Hungary: Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the OECD

Biographical note of Hungary's Permanent Representative to the OECD.




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Iceland: Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the OECD

Biographical note of Iceland's Permanent Representative to the OECD.




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Triple Disadvantage? A first overview of the integration of refugee women

45% of refugees in Europe are women, yet little is known on their integration outcomes and the specific challenges they face. This report summarises prior research on the integration of refugee women, both compared with refugee men and other immigrant women. It also provides new comparative evidence from selected European and non-European OECD countries.




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Germany: Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the OECD

Biographical note of Germany's Permanent Representative to the OECD.




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Investing in Disadvantaged Youth – Challenges and Policies

The OECD’s most recent ‘Investing in Youth’ country reviews identify three broad streams of solutions to provide disadvantaged youth with the skills they need and thus reduce the share of youth outside of education or employment.




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Equity and Quality in Education: Supporting Disadvantaged Students and Schools - Spotlight Report: The Netherlands

This spotlight report draws upon the OECD report Equity and Quality in Education: Supporting Disadvantaged Students and Schools.




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Equity and Quality in Education: Supporting Disadvantaged Students and Schools - Spotlight Report: Ireland

This spotlight report draws upon the OECD report Equity and Quality in Education: Supporting Disadvantaged Students and Schools.




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Equity and Quality in Education: Supporting Disadvantaged Students and Schools - Spotlight Report: Greece

This spotlight report draws upon the OECD report Equity and Quality in Education: Supporting Disadvantaged Students and Schools.




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Equity and Quality in Education: Supporting Disadvantaged Students and Schools - Spotlight Report: Austria

This spotlight report draws upon the OECD report Equity and Quality in Education: Supporting Disadvantaged Students and Schools.




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Equity and Quality in Education: Supporting Disadvantaged Students and Schools - Spotlight Report: Sweden

This spotlight report draws upon the OECD report Equity and Quality in Education: Supporting Disadvantaged Students and Schools.




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Equity and Quality in Education: Supporting Disadvantaged Students and Schools - Spotlight Report: Spain

This spotlight report draws upon the OECD report Equity and Quality in Education: Supporting Disadvantaged Students and Schools.




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PISA in Focus N°30: Could learning strategies reduce the performance gap between advantaged and disadvantaged students?

Students who know how to summarise information tend to perform better in reading. If disadvantaged students used effective learning strategies to the same extent as students from more advantaged backgrounds do, the performance gap between the two groups would be almost 20% narrower.




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PISA in Focus No. No 63 - Are disadvantaged students given equal opportunities to learn mathematics?

On average across OECD countries, the 20% of students who are most exposed to pure mathematics tasks (equations) score, on the PISA mathematics test, the equivalent of almost two school years ahead of the 20% of students who are least exposed.




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PISA in Focus No. 64 - Are there differences in how advantaged and disadvantaged students use the Internet?

Even when all students, including the most disadvantaged, have easy access to the Internet,a digital divide, based on socio-economic status, still persists in how students use technology.




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PISA in Focus No. 75 - Does the quality of learning outcomes fall when education expands to include more disadvantaged students?

Globally, enrolment in secondary education has expanded dramatically over the past decades. This expansion is also reflected in PISA data, particularly for low- and middle-income countries. Between 2003 and 2015, Indonesia added more than 1.1 million students, Turkey and Brazil more than 400 000 students, and Mexico more than 300 000 students, to the total population of 15-year-olds eligible to participate in PISA.




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PISA in Focus No. 76 - How do schools compensate for socio-economic disadvantage?

As educators know well, there are many barriers to learning that originate outside of school, such as those that arise from socio-economic disadvantage. In many education systems, the concentration of disadvantaged students in certain schools poses an additional challenge.




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More efforts needed to help children from disadvantaged families succeed

Too many people from disadvantaged backgrounds are falling behind in education and future job market, according to a new OECD report. Educational Opportunity For All says that children, students and adults from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds receive too little support to succeed in school and in learning opportunities later in life.




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PISA in Focus No. 80 - In which countries and schools do disadvantaged students succeed?

PISA 2015 data show that, on average across OECD countries, as many as three out of four students from the lowest quarter of socio-economic status reach, at best, only the baseline level of proficiency (Level 2) in reading, mathematics or science.




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Regional Studies Association Institutional Ambassador Award

The Regional Development Policy Division was honoured to have been selected by the Regional Studies Association (RSA) to receive the Institutional Ambassador Award 2015 on 18 November. The award is in recognition of the high calibre of reports and measurement tools produced by the Regional Development Policy Committee and its supporting Working Parties.




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On the Record — the archive podcast unearths letters of love and sadness

A new series offers a fascinating glimpse into lives lost to history




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The saddest casualty of William and Harry's feud... is Diana's statue 

Holding umbrellas aloft to guard against an unseasonal shower, Princes William and Harry seemed lost in thought as they toured the new 'white garden' at Kensington Palace.




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Inhabitants Of Village Saddal vs The State Of Jammu And Kashmir And ... on 23 April, 2020

2. Notice issued shall indicate that reply shall be filed within two days of the receipt of notice.

List on 27th April 2020.

(RAJNESH OSWAL) (GITA MITTAL) JUDGE CHIEF JUSTICE Jammu 23.04.2020 Raj Kumar RAJ KUMAR 2020.04.23 15:38 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document




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Inhabitants Of Village Saddal vs State Of J&K And Others on 27 April, 2020

Issue notice of this application to the respondents. Mr. Amit Gupta, AAG accepts notice.

2 WP(C) PIL NO. 41/2019 Let a copy of this application be sent to Mr. Amit Gupta, AAG by Mrs. Deepika Mahajan, Advocate, who shall seek instructions that immediate steps are taken to ensure food and all facilities to these survival of natural calamity.

Let a copy of this application be also furnished to Mr. M. K. Sharma, Member Secretary, State Legal Services Authority, Jammu and Ms. Sandeep Kour, Secretary, District Legal Services Authority, Udhampur to ensure that these people are given immediate assistance.




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Gopal Prasad Shivhare vs Union Of India on 8 May, 2020

The petition is being filed by the petitioner and challenge is being made to the order dated 04.03.2020, whereby the petitioner is directed to retire on completion of 62 years of age. It is submitted that the petitioner is a Physical Instructor and is equivalent to Teacher as has been held by the Full Bench of this Court in the case of State of M.P. & Others Vs. Yugal Kishore Sharma, in W.A.No.613/2016. Petitioner has placed reliance upon the Clause F of Regulation 8 of Ministry of Human Resources and Development Department as under :-

"(f) Age of Superannuation :- (i) In order to meet the situation arising out of

shortage of teachers in universities and other teaching institutions and the consequent vacant positions therein, the age of superannuation for teacher in Central Education Institution has already 2 HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH WP.No.7385/2020 (Gopal Prasad Shivhare Vs. Union of India & Others) been enhanced to sixty five years, vide the Department of Higher Education letter No. F.No.1- 19/2006-U.II dated 23.03.2007, for those involved in class room teaching in order to attract eligible persons to the teaching career and to retain teachers in service for a longer period. Consequent on upward revision of the age of superannuation of teachers, the Central Government has already authorized the Central Universities, vide Department of Higher Education D.O. Letter No.F.1-24/2006-Desk(U) dated 30-03-2007 to enhance the age of superannuation of vice- Chancellors of Central Universities from 65 years to 70 years, subject to amendments in the respective statutes, with the approval of the competent authority (Visitor in the case of Central Universities).




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Ram Prasad Nayak vs State Of Chhattisgarh 6 ... on 8 May, 2020

For State/respondent : Mrs. Smita Jha, Panel Lawyer.

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Hon'ble Shri Justice Ram Prasanna Sharma CAV JUDGMENT

1. This appeal is preferred under Section 374 (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 against judgment dated 11.12.2012 passed by Special Judge (Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988) & First Additional Session Judge, Raipur (C.G.) in Special Session Trial No. 01/2007, wherein the said court convicted the appellant for commission of offence under Section 7 & 13(1)(d) read with Section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (for short "the Act, 1988") and sentenced to undergo R.I. for 1 year and fine of Rs. 5000/- & R.I. for 2 years and fine of Rs. 10,000/- respectively with further default stipulations.




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The saddest casualty of William and Harry's feud... is Diana's statue 

Holding umbrellas aloft to guard against an unseasonal shower, Princes William and Harry seemed lost in thought as they toured the new 'white garden' at Kensington Palace.




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Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah move on from disagreement as Liverpool beat Newcastle 

Any concerns that the disagreement between Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane could develop into a long-running feud were swatted aside as Liverpool won 3-1 against Newcastle.  




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Shane Warne admits he's 'quite sad' about splitting from ex-fiancée Elizabeth Hurley

He enjoyed a PDA-filled romance with UK actress Elizabeth Hurley between 2010 and 2013. 




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Could GEORGE OSBORNE be the UK's next ambassador to the US?

The abrupt departure of Sir Kim Darroch following his extraordinary spat with Donald Trump has left a vacancy in the Foreign Office's most prominent overseas post.




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Lone crusader warns school-goers against substance abuse


Moved by a personal tragedy, young Bengali engineer-turned-actor Bobby Chakraborty has launched a singular campaign to educate schoolchildren about the impact of alcohol and other addiction and deter them from the path. Shoma A Chatterji brings us his story.




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Director Guruprasad Is Coming Up With A Crime Comedy Based On COVID-19 Titled 'Lockdown'

Actor and director Guruprasad's upcoming directorial has been titled Lockdown and will be shot during the quarantine time itself. The Sandalwood filmmaker is currently busy with the process of finalizing the production house for his unconventional venture.   A report published




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Boys Locker Room: RS Prasanna Says It’s Not Only About S*X But Also Violence, Rape And Sadism

The people of India are currently in shock after learning about an online chat group of schoolboys on Instagram called 'Bois Locker Room', where the boys talked about pornography, and made obscene comments about minor girls in their school and even




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'Sadness is, seeing your favorite player getting old': Twitter re...

'Sadness is, seeing your favorite player getting old': Twitter re...




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Covid-19: 25,000 Indians to be repatriated from US, says Ambassador Sandhu

The first flight will be from San Francisco to Mumbai and Hyderabad on Saturday with 200 passengers on board




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Amarinder govt conspiring to weaken Sikh institutions: SAD




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SAD urges Punjab govt to declare there will be no tampering with reservation policy




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Girish Nadda's Pushkar wedding to bring BJP-SAD closer




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BJP national preisdent meets SAD Parkash Singh Badal in Punjab




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SAD's Bikram Majithia slams Punjab govt over hike in power tarrif




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SAD leader Majithia slams Punjab DGP for his Kartarpur remark




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Irregularities in distribution of sports equipment during SAD-BJP's tenure will be probed: Punjab Sports Minister




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SAD joins farmers' protest outside Punjab finance minister's residence




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Investigation on drug mafias being handled in 'inefficient manner' in Punjab: Bajwa writes to Ravi Shankar Prasad




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Break your silence on high unemployment rate in Punjab: SAD to Amarinder




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SAD's criticism of employment generation programme based on flawed data: Capt Amarinder




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Will cooperate with steps taken by PM, CM in this hour of shared challenge: SAD




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Combatting COVID-19: SAD to donate one month's salary to Punjab CM Relief Fund