No change in stand on holding class 10 exams: CBSE
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:14 am
New Delhi/UNI: Central Board for School Education (CBSE), on Wednesday, sought to nip speculation regarding cancellation of Class 10 exams, clarifying that there had been no change in the board's decision regarding holding of the remaining exams for class 10 and 12.
No change in stand on holding class 10 exams: CBSE
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:14 am
New Delhi/UNI: Central Board for School Education (CBSE), on Wednesday, sought to nip speculation regarding cancellation of Class 10 exams, clarifying that there had been no change in the board's decision regarding holding of the remaining exams for class 10 and 12.
Power Publishers making e-learning videos for school students based on textbooks
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:14 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Traditional teaching process has now given way to digital methods so that students can continue to study despite the pandemic crisis and the lockdown.
Greece: COVID-19 pandemic a further risk to refugee child education
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:14 am
New York/IBNS: UN agencies in Greece have expressed concern at the effect that the COVID-19 pandemic is having on the education of refugee children in the country, as a charity partner warns that funding for educational programmes is on the verge of running out.
China's online education users soar to 423 mln: report
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:14 am
Beijing/Xinhua/UNI: As of March, the number of online education users in China had reached 423 million, up 110.2 percent from the end of 2018, according to a report on China's internet development released Tuesday.
When the world hibernates, going 'online' is the new normal
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:14 am
Amidst a scary predicament, the world is currently passing through, the internet has emerged to be the sole connector in the new normal of social distancing. At a time when heads of the countries across the globe are constantly preaching the one mantra of social distancing, essentially demanding people to shrug off socialising, internet happens to unleash freshness in the lives of otherwise bored and quarantined social animals.
New York-based Indian artist Zarina Hashmi no more
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:14 am
London/UNI: New York-based Indian artist Zarina Hashmi, known as the proponent of the simple and minimalist art, passed away on Saturday at her niece's home in London, following a long illness, a family member confirmed the news. She was 83.
Yoga works on a subtle level because we are all energy: Bijoylaxmi Hota
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:14 am
Reputed yoga therapist Bijoylaxmi Hota was the chief guest at An Author's Afternoon organised by the Prabha Khaitan Foundation. With the nation under lockdown, the session was conducted online instead of in Kolkata. IBNS-TWF correspondent Souvik Ghosh brings excerpts of the Zoom interaction with the writer of All About Weight Loss
Three Kolkata citizens provide food packets to ease the woes of daily wage earners
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:14 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The Covid-19 virus has wrought havoc across the world but has also unlocked the samaritan spirit among people who have been coming forward in various ways to help others.
ShareChat users take a huge liking to the Bhag Corona game
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:14 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Two students of XLRI Jamshedpur, Akram Tariq Khan and Anushree Warade, have developed a game called 'Bhag Corona' which has garnered more than four million unique page views already on the regional social social networking platform ShareChat.
India's fight against Covid-19 receives a cumulative boost of Rs 101 crore from Rotary India
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:14 am
Delhi/Kolkata/IBNS: Rotary India as is their wont has been contributing in many ways to fight the COVID-19 battle, including contributing Rs 26 crore to the PM Cares Fund, the organisation said in a release.
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:14 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Due to restrictive measures on Zoom app use imposed by the Government of India, Behala College in south Kolkata started online digital classroom for its students, using its own server, recently.
Lockdown 2.0 - Bengali language users creating engaging content on ShareChat
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:14 am
Kolkata/IBNS: After the extended lockdown 2.0 was announced in India, Bengali language users went viral on the ShareChat platform with various challenges to do during the Quarantined phase of their lives.
Google Maps now includes locations of COVID-19 food, night shelters across India
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:14 am
Kolkata/IBNS: To help bring respite to people at a time when COVID-19 outbreak has hit normal life in India, Google Maps is now indicating the locations of food shelters and night shelters in cities across the country.
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:14 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Cactus Communications, a global scientific communications and technology company, has announced the launch of covid19.researcher.life to offer researchers a single—and the world’s largest—platform for all COVID-19-related research, insights, commentary, and expert recommendations.
Did you know that by reusing plastic pens you can contribute to a greener earth?
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:14 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Writing instruments manufacturer Linc Pen and Plastics Limited, known for its popular brand Pentonic, launched an environemntal awareness programme this Earth Day, according to a release by the company.
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:14 am
Kolkata/IBNS: At a time when COVID-19 has imposed long-term restrictions on most activities, bookstore and lifestyle chain, Starmark, has been trying to reach out to its clientele with various online activities which may help provide some relief from stress and help stimulate their creative interests.
Akshaya Tritiya: Senco Gold & Diamonds introduces price protection guarantee for all its customers
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:14 am
Kolkata, 20 April, 2020: Senco Gold & Diamonds, the jewellery retail chain from Eastern India, announced innovative offers for its customers looking to buy their favourite metal this Akshay Tritiya.
Startling disparities in digital learning emerge as COVID-19 spreads: UN education agency
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:14 am
New York/IBNS: With most of the world’s students now at home due to COVID-19, the pandemic is revealing startling divides in digitally-based distance learning, data from the UN education and cultural agency, UNESCO, and partners has revealed.
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:14 am
Kharagpur (West Bengal)/IBNS: The alumni of IIT Kharagpur (a premier educational institute of India) has drawn up a six-month plan to support impoverished people living in and around the campus and affected by the Covid-19 lockdown, according to a press release issued by the insititute.
Bengal Chamber adopts Gariahat, Jodhpur Park Markets in the sanitizing drive of Bengal government
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:14 am
Kolkata/IBNS: As per the request of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, the Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry volunteered to adopt two markets of South Kolkata- Gariahat and Jodhpur Park, for sanitization.
Looking anew at yesterday’s favourite
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:14 am
As the Coronavirus pandemic ravages the world and people are locked down in houses, they are looking anew at places in houses and buildings long dismissed as being ‘just there’, Ranjita Biswas writes
What People Are Doing While Bored In Quarantine
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:14 am
You know all of those things that you say you would do "if only you had the time"? Are you doing them now? If not, what are you doing? While the situation at hand is unfortunate, it has left a lot of people with a lot of time on their hands that they didn't have before. So what are people doing with that time? I'm sure most of us would like to think that we could finally use this time to knock some things off of that "if I only had the time" list. But are we? What exactly are people doing while bored in quarantine?
Coronavirus lockdown: Manipur launches E-Textbooks for class 8-10 students
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:14 am
Guwahati/IBNS: The Manipur government has launched E-Texbooks for Class 8-10 students of the state while the centre extended nationwide lockdown till May 3.
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:14 am
Jammu/IBNS: Organisers of the Yayavar Literary Festival for Kids have decided to take it online rather than cancel or postpone this event, which will be held on April 22 and 23 this year, and was scheduled to be hosted in Jammu.
UberMedic scales to 10 Indian cities for transporting frontline healthcare workers
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:14 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Uber’s recently launched UberMedic service for transporting frontline healthcare workers helping contain the spread of COVID-19 is now live across ten Indian cities: New Delhi, Noida, Mumbai, Kolkata, Pune, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Lucknow and Patna.
ShareChat users connect with platform's regional features to convey traditional new year greetings
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:14 am
Kolkata/IBNS: ShareChat, an Indian social media platform, saw its large user base utilise its regional language features to convey greetings for the just conlcuded traditional community-specific new years celebrated across the country.
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:14 am
Despite growing advocacy for using solar power as a sustainable source of energy, the cost factor often deters even a willing customer. Bengaluru-based Simpa Networks offers a solution with its ‘solar-as-a-service to energy’ for poor households and micro-enterprises in rural India. Paromita Pain reports
Australian e-learning platform Matific forays into India
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:14 am
Sydney/IBNS: Matific, an online Maths resource for kids from primary to Grade 6, has ventured into the burgeoning ed-tech market in India, especially in light of the ongoing COVID-19 health crisis.
Salem institutes migrate all classes online and even placements are facilitated digitally
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:14 am
Salem/IBNS: Long before the Covid-19 lockdown began, the digitally savvy Sona College of Technology, Sona School of Management and Thiagarajar Polytechnic College at Salem had with great forethought migrated their classes online.