The Central Board of Secondary Examination (CBSE) will conduct improvement exam for students not satisfied with marks given on the basis of internal assessment from August 15 to September 15. The dates are tentative and depend on the COVID-19 conditions, the board said in an affidavit filed in the Supreme Court today. The Supreme Court was hearing a […]
In a letter to vice-chancellors and principals, the University Grants Commission (UGC) along with Ministry of Ayush has asked students and staff of the colleges to participate in a virtual campaign to celebrate International Yoga Day on June 21. The commission has urged them to participate in the 45-minute Common Yoga Protocol (CYP). In an official notification, UGC wrote, “All […]
Digital marketing has been one of the most preferred courses of working professionals for quite some time now. The digital is not going anywhere and the scope of using the reach of the online space for personal benefit can boom any business. From website owners and blog creators to people having small physical shops seeking […]
Tamil actor Suriya Sivakumar wrote a letter on behalf of his NGO Agaram Foundation stating that the National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET) is against the interest of students and it should be cancelled. He took to Twitter demanding that medical entrance test is against the marginalised communities and government school students. The letter was submitted by the foundation to a high-level panel headed by Justice AK […]
London: The UK is undergoing a third wave of coronavirus infections as a result of the highly transmissible Delta variant, an expert who advises the government on its vaccination programme said on Saturday. Professor Adam Finn, who advises on the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), told the BBC that the country is now in a […]
Brazil on Saturday became the second country after the United States to surpass 500,000 Covid-19 deaths as the South American giant grapples with a third wave of the pandemic. “500,000 lives lost due to the pandemic that affects our Brazil and the world,” Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga tweeted. The Health Ministry reported 500,800 deaths, including […]
Amassive shortage of food has led to a dramatic rise in the prices of commodities in North Korea. A kg of bananas costs Rs 3,336, according to NK News, which gathers information from contacts within North Korea. Similarly, the price of a packet of black tea has shot up to Rs 5,167 and that of […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the ‘Customized Crash Course programme for Covid 19 Frontline workers’ today. The course aimed at training over 1 lakh front workers will be launched digitally via video conferencing. The course will be offered through 111 training centers spread over 26 states. Modi will also deliver an address on the […]
