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First Organic Farming Uni- 91-year old woman gets "Even with the increasing primary en-
versity to set up in Gujarat rolment rates, India has the largest
PhD number of out-of-school children in the
To help farmers in switching to uncon- world which is more than the out-of-
ventional methods of farming, the A woman aged 91 has become one of school children in the whole of sub-Sa-
Gujarat State Government will set up the oldest women in France to gain a haran Africa," Ansari said at a confer-
country's first university exclusively fo- PhD after she completed a thesis that ence on six years of the RTE Act.
cusing on organic farming, Chief Min- she had begun three decades earlier.
ister Anandiben Patel said. Colette Bourlier was awarded the Punjabi language to be
mark of "high distinction" for her work,
Announcing this at a farmers rally held which she successfully defended before available online for learning
on the outskirts of city yesterday, Patel a jury of the University of Franche
said, "Farmers should now switch to Comte in Besancon, eastern France. The Punjab government has decided to
organic farming and its ways from con- enable the teaching of the Punjabi lan-
ventional method of farming. Gujarat "It took a bit of time to write because guage online as part of its efforts to
government has decided to set up I took breaks," Bourlier said, explain- popularise it around the world. A
country's first university focusing or- ing the exceptional time for her work. roadmap is being chalked out in asso-
ganic farming." The thesis was entitled "Immigrant ciation with the Punjab School Educa-
workers in Besancon in the second half tion Board while the government will
State agriculture minister Babubhai of the 20th century." also rope in Punjabi University at
Bokhiria said state government is com- Patiala for its mission.
mitted to promote organic farming Ansari pointed out flaws in
and in order to achieve it, a fund of Rs school education and RTE PRSI Guwahati Chapter
10 crore has been earmarked towards Act organises seminar
the university in the annual 2016-17
budget, presented recently. The loca- Vice president M. Hamid Ansari has The Guwahati Chapter of Public Rela-
tion of the university is yet to be de- pointed to several discrepancies in tions Society of India (PRSI) organized
cided. school education, especially loopholes a seminar on 'Role of PR in Skilling In-
in the implementation of the Right to dia' in the premises of Assam Don
"The university will exclusively focus on Education (RTE) Act, and called for Bosco University, Azara. The inaugural
organic farming and research. Gujarat more spending to improve the quality session was graced by Mr. MGVK
is most suited for organic farming as a of education. Terming the RTE Act a Bhanu Additional Chief Secretary to
significant portion of agricultural land "groundbreaking piece of legislation", the Govt. of Assam; Mr. P
in the state is rainfed," Bokhiria told. Ansari said a critical appraisal of the Padmanabhan MD NRL; Dr. Ajit
legislation reveals that "large gaps Pathak National President PRSI and
exist" in its implementations. Father Joseph Nellenatt Pro Vice Chair-
man, Assam, Don Bosco University.
A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.
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