Dhaka, July 18 (IANS) The roots of Bangladesh’s youth employment crisis lie well before young people enter the labour market, with an education system failing to equip students with quality learning and job-ready skills, a report has stated.Public spending on education has remained below 2 per cent of GDP — far below UNESCO’s recommended 4–6 per cent and the lowest in the Asia-Pacific region. The impact is reflected in poor learning outcomes, with only 49 per cent of children aged 7–14 pos…
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Thiruvananthapuram, July 10 (IANS) Marking World Population Day, Central government PSU HLL Lifecare Ltd on Friday announced a significant expansion of its mandate, broadening its mission beyond population control to embrace the larger goal of population health, while continuing to play a pivotal role in India’s family planning programme.The strategic shift reflects the growing emphasis of HLL, a Mini Ratna PSU under the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, on preventive healthcare, affo…