Minister for Education Adrian Piccoli today announced that a re-elected Baird Government will build a new inner city high school on the site of the Cleveland Street Intensive English High School to meet growing secondary enrolment demand. “This state-of–the-art high school, worth more than $60 million, will incorporate the latest design features to help students […]
Minister for Transport Gladys Berejiklian and Minister for Disability Services John Ajaka today announced a package of improvements to be rolled out for customers with disability, including accessible real-time public transport apps, and a new electronic payment system for taxis. Ms Berejiklian said the NSW Government carried out a review of wheelchair accessible taxis and […]
Fresh from their historic AFC Asian Cup win last month, the Socceroos will kick off their home 2018 FIFA World Cup campaign in Perth this year. Premier Colin Barnett today announced that the State Government, through Tourism Western Australia, had secured the team’s first home FIFA World Cup qualification match, to be played at the […]
Bengaluru, Feb 16 (IANS) India’s aerospace hub is revving up to treat thousands of spectators with daring aerobatic feats by metal birds of different kind at the five-day air show on the city’s outskirts from Wednesday. To be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Yelahanka air base of the Indian Air Force (IAF), […]
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) The air inside Delhi schools is “very unhealthy” and could affect lung functioning resulting in respiratory illness among children, Greenpeace India said Monday. The air-quality monitoring survey carried out by Greenpeace inside five prominent schools across Delhi found the particulate matter (PM) 2.5 levels to be four times the Indian […]
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) India and close neighbour Sri Lanka Monday sought to begin a new chapter in their ties as the island nation’s newly-elected President Maithripala Sirisena, on his maiden visit abroad since taking over last month, held talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi here and the two sides inked four agreements, including […]
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and New York City’s former mayor Michael Bloomberg Monday announced a partnership between Bloomberg Philanthropies and India’s urban development ministry to advance the “Smart Cities Initiative”. The Smart Cities Initiative is aimed to promote economic growth, improve governance, and deliver more effective and efficient public services […]
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) Global NGO, International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI), has received a grant of $350,000 from leading pharmaceutical and healthcare firm Glaxo Smith Kline (GSK) to support implementation of the Human Vaccines Project that seeks to transform disease prevention across the world. The GSK grant is aimed to help the NGO establish […]
Melbourne, Feb 15) The squeeze is on for places in Australia’s one-day side and Mitchell Marsh is in no doubt that Shane Watson remains a crucial part of the co-hosts’ quest for a fifth ICC World Cup title. Australia’s selectors will have plenty to ponder about in the coming weeks as they attempt to fit captain […]
New Delhi, Feb 15 Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena arrived here Sunday on a four-day state visit – his maiden trip abroad since he won the presidential elections last month. He was received by Minister of State for Shipping P. Radhakrishnan. On Monday, President Sirisena will be accorded a ceremonial reception at Rashtrapati Bhavan after […]