Nearly 10 mln children 'may never return to school' after COVID-19 pandemic: Charity
Jul 13, 2020, at 03:24 pm
London/UNI: Some 9.7 million children worldwide "could be forced out of school forever" by the end of this year, as a result of increasing poverty and budget cuts incurred by the COVID-19 pandemic, London-headquartered charity Save the Children warned Monday.
The Lesser-Told Story of Jackfruit
Jul 11, 2020, at 11:16 pm
With the Indian summer comes the whiff of ripe mangoes and the jackfruit. But while the mango is revered as the ‘king of fruits’, the jackfruit is often relegated to the background. Yet, the latter can garner its own place in the fruit world, says Ranjita Biswas
ICSE, ISC Results 2020 declared
Jul 10, 2020, at 11:09 pm
New Delhi/UNI: As many as 96.84 per cent students cleared the class 12 Board exams of Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations exam, up from 96.52 per cent last year.
Supreme Court: High Courts should be approached for school fee
Jul 10, 2020, at 11:00 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Supreme court on Friday refused to interfere with the petition filed seeking direction to pass appropriate orders with respect to school fee and fee hike for online classes, and asked them to approach the respective High Courts for relief.
Jul 10, 2020, at 10:52 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) has cancelled its examinations for secondary and senior secondary courses scheduled for March 2020.
People demand probe into seven-decade-old mystery of helicopter wreckage in Tripura forest
Jul 10, 2020, at 09:00 pm
Ambassa(Tripura)/UNI: The rusty remains of a burnt helicopter, lying for more than half-a-century in a remote reserve forest in Dhalai district, has sparked curiosity among the locals for years, and now they have demanded an inquiry into the circumstances that led to its tragic end.
Austin Plywood holds motivational program for the welfare of employees and others
Jul 10, 2020, at 06:01 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Realising that it is not only enough to implement hygiene and distancing norms at the workplace to offset the pandemic crisis but also important to ensure the physical and mental well being of the employees as well as those working in the allied fields, Kolkata-based Austin Plywood recently launched a special program.
Kolkata's St Xavier's College to adopt village in Amphan ravaged Sundarban
Jul 10, 2020, at 05:23 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Kolkata’s premier educational institution, St. Xavier's College (Autonomous), has decided to adopt a village in the super cyclone ravaged Sundarban in West Bengal.
CISCE to publish ICSE, ISC results tomorrow
Jul 10, 2020, at 04:33 am
New Delhi/IBNS: After months of impasse, the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examination (CISCE) has announced that it will publish the ICSE (Class X Board) and ISC (Class XII Board) examinations' results on Friday.
Book review: How to face and win over the economic downfall in the wake of the pandemic
Jul 10, 2020, at 12:57 am
The present scenario of the entire world is bleak, pessimistic, and dark. The worldwide pandemic due to the COVID-19 has threatened many facets of the society and has also shaken the lives of people.
Author interview: Economic writer and journalist Anand Vardhan talks about his debut book
Jul 08, 2020, at 07:34 pm
The author conducted intensive research into the economic lives of people across India and also drew upon his own in-depth knowledge of the subject for his debut book 'Alternative Strategy for Unfettered Growth'.
Jul 08, 2020, at 07:21 pm
University of Nairobi's Distinguished Professor Francis Mulaa talks about why he thought it was important to bring out a book to guide engineering students about engineering drawings. The book has been written by Professor Francis Mulaa, in association with engineer Thomas Mukuche, and has been designed by Zablon Wekesa.
Technical education sector appeals to PM for relief
Jul 08, 2020, at 06:42 pm
Salem/IBNS: The association of technical polytechnics in Tamil Nadu has sought a financial relief of Rs 50,000 crore for 50 lakh students pursuing higher education covering engineering, technology, hotel management, pharmacy and management studies.
Year of COVID-19: CBSE revises classes IX-XII syllabus
Jul 07, 2020, at 06:12 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Due to loss of classroom teaching arising out of closure of schools, Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Tuesday revised the syllabus for classes IX-XII for academic session 2020-21.
Home Ministry allows universities to hold final term exams
Jul 06, 2020, at 09:26 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Monday granted permission to universities and institutions to hold the final term examinations, which are pending since March due to anti-coronavirus lockdown.
'A Burning' is a book about constraints society puts on people: Author Megha Majumdar
Jul 06, 2020, at 03:15 pm
Indian-born novelist Megha Majumdar, who lives and works as an editor in New York city, was the guest at Kitaab by Prabha Khaitan Foundation last month. India Blooms correspondent Souvik Ghosh brings an excerpt of Megha's conversation with journalist-author Nilanjana Roy regarding her debut novel 'A Burning'
COVID-19: NEET,JEE postponed till SeptemberÂ
Jul 04, 2020, at 09:24 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' on Friday announced through online medium the fresh examination dates of NEET and JEE Mains & Advance. Both the examinations have been postponed till September.
JEE Main, NEET, JEE Advanced to be held in Sep
Jul 03, 2020, at 11:49 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The JEE and NEET examinations, for admission to undergraduate engineering and medical courses respectively, have been postponed and the Joint Entrance Examination-Main (JEE-Main) will be now be held from September 1-6, due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
MAKAUT to launch Bengali e-book on fight against Coronavirus
Jul 03, 2020, at 09:02 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, West Bengal (MAKAUT, WB) will launch a Bengali e-book on the fight against Novel Coronavirus pandemic on Saturday.
IIT Madras launches India's maiden online B.Sc degree in Programming and Data Science
Jul 02, 2020, at 10:14 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: IIT Madras has launched India’s maiden online B.Sc degree in Programming and Data Science, at a time online education is rapidly embraced amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
All monuments, including Taj Mahal and Red Fort, to open from July 6
Jul 02, 2020, at 10:10 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The government has decided to throw open the gates of all monuments across the country, including the world-famous Taj Mahal, from July 6, as the country gradually steps out of lockdown even as many states continue to clamp restrictions due to rising coronavirus cases.
BlitzkriegXP signs Vedang Chavan A.K.A Vedzz as head coach for BXP PUBG Team
Jul 02, 2020, at 09:01 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: BlitzkriegXP, which claims to be India’s first experiential e-sports organization, announced that Vedang Chavan A.K.A Vedzz will be joining as head coach of the PUBG mobile team.
Lions Foundation Day sees over 20 activities in one day by District 322B2
Jul 02, 2020, at 08:19 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Lions Clubs International, District 322B2, decided to observe their Foundation Day with greater emphasis on their social activities through 20 events organised on a single day, the organisation said.
Jul 01, 2020, at 05:13 pm
Get ready for a brand new literary festival, ‘Jaipur Literature Festival – Words are Bridges’, commencing on Thursday, organised by Teamwork Arts in collaboration with HarperCollins India.
Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu calls for bridging digital divide to ensure equitable education
Jul 01, 2020, at 02:41 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday called for bridging the digital divide to achieve universal primary education and ensure impartial secondary and higher education.
Jeremy Wade of River Monsters fame returns to Animal Planet with a brand new series
Jun 30, 2020, at 10:21 pm
Do you miss 'River Monsters', one of Animal Planet’s hair-raising yet inspirational programs, where you could watch some of the rarest, most elusive and most dangerous creatures lurking beneath the water’s surface, reeled in by biologist Jeremy Wade?
Jun 30, 2020, at 05:51 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Power Publishers, a leading Indian publishing, film and audiobook services company, now brings a large range of illustration and art services.
Learning in the time of a pandemic: The divide that divides
Jun 30, 2020, at 05:45 pm
It is three months since the first lockdown was announced due to Covid-19. Like all fields, the pandemic has affected the area of education too which has had to take recourse to online learning even from the primary school stage. But lack of universal availability of the electronic tools for learning, has also created a divide between the haves and have-nots. Anju Munshi probes
MyGovIndia goes live on Indic language social media platform ShareChat
Jun 30, 2020, at 05:22 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: ShareChat, an Indian social media platform, announced that MyGov India, an initiative by the Union government will be available on its platform for citizen engagement.
Public speaker and youth mentor Yash Tiwari pens novel on the COVID-19 pandemic
Jun 29, 2020, at 08:23 pm
Kanpur/IBNS: In a pandemic-ravaged world, where good news is still few and far between, 18-year old Yash Tiwari has made India proud by penning a novel on the current situation, which, according to his claim, is the first of its kind in the world.