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Teachers, primary education and the budget 
We have witnessed recently the disgraceful spectacle of demonstrating teachers of non-govt. primary schools being clubbed and injured by police, and teachers on hunger strike lying on the street.
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Primary schooling in disarray 
Education in our schools and colleges has turned out to be a wasteful exercise, leaving the young learners handicapped and ill-suited to face the grueling test of life.
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Producing rice in sustainable way 
It has been reported (Far Eastern Agriculture January/February, 2004) that the United Nations has launched a major international drive to increase the production of rice.
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