Happy Raksha Bandan to all!

US News and World Report is out with its college rankings and Harvard is # 1 followed by Princeton and Yale.

http://www.usnews.com/articles/education/best-colleges/2010/08/17/harvard-once-again-tops-the-best-colleges-rankings.html

The world top one hundred is also out. Us universities figure strongly in the top.
http://www.china.org.cn/world/2010-08/15/content_20713359.htm

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Akshaya Patra, the largest NGO (non profit) run mid day school meal program is now serving school lunches to 960,814 underprivileged children in 5,778 schools from 15 kitchens. Akshaya Patra’s mid day school meal program is a solution to address widespread hunger and malnutrition affecting 57 million children in India and the debilitating effects of lack of schooling and illiteracy. Rather than feeding children on the streets and overlooking their full potential, or attempting to educate children on empty stomachs when their ability to focus on learning is minimal, Akshaya Patra provides an innovative solution which simultaneously addresses the twin challenges of hunger and education.

A public-private partnership, we combine good management, innovative technology and smart engineering to deliver school lunch at the low-cost of $28 per child per year. Akshaya Patra is a great example of what a non-profit organization can achieve-- a cost effective, scalable solution with high quality service delivery.

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