Cuts to PE hours should be immediate national concern, say charity
New figures show 4,000 hours of PE have been lost from the curriculum in state schools in England. Source link
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CAG expresses concern over TS Government utilising borrowed amounts for repayment of public debt
The CAG has expressed concern that the Telangana government had utilised borrowed funds for repayment of public debt in the financial year 2021-22. File | Photo Credit: PTI The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has expressed concern the State Government had utilised borrowed funds for repayment of public debt in the financial year … Read more
China event raises concern over India’s only ape
Hoolock gibbon. Photo: Special Arrangement GUWAHATI The conservation status of India’s only ape was a cause for concern at a global event on gibbons held a week ago in China. Gibbons, the smallest and fastest of all apes, live in tropical and subtropical forests in the southeastern part of Asia. The hoolock gibbon, unique to … Read more
Data Protection Bill | Granting government exemption causes great concern, says Justice Srikrishna
File picture of Retired Justice B.N. Srikrishna. | Photo Credit: MUKESH TRIVEDI “The provisions granting exemption to the government and government bodies from all sections of the law in the draft Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Bill, 2023, cause “great concern,” says Justice (retired) B.N. Srikrishna of the Supreme Court, who had proposed the first … Read more
Rise in UK measles cases causing concern
Parents encouraged to check their children are up to date with their vaccinations. Source link
Concern over rise in health issues affecting tribals in Chamarajanagar
Participants at an interaction organised recently at B.R. Hills in Chamarajanagar. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Leaders of forest-based tribal communities in Chamarajanagar district have expressed concern over several serious health problems affecting tribals, especially pregnant women, where the cases of anaemia and infant mortality are increasing sharply. Speaking at the annual Adivasi Arogya Samvada, … Read more
Oxford hospitals: Mother’s op delay concern over terminally ill son
Seb Dean, 18, has terminal cancer and is also one of only 11 people with a rare genetic condition. Source link
Matt Hancock texts reveal concern at plans to relax Covid isolation
Prof Whitty is shown telling Mr Hancock that the UK’s chief medical officers, as well as Sage, the government’s group of scientific advisers, were “in favour” of a pilot “with presumption in favour of testing for 5 days in lieu of isolation (alternative 10 days isolation)”. Source link
Vaping: Rise in teenage use a concern for Kent County Council
Kent County Council warns about the risk of young people swapping vapes for cigarettes. Source link
Concern over recurring atrocities against children
The chairperson of Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights Naganna Gowda said here on Thursday that atrocities against children were recurring on a regular basis and 96 cases had been registered during the current year while 1,400 incidents were at various stages of investigation. He said the commission was striving to secure justice … Read more