Tripura Government to provide free workbooks from classes 1- 12

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February 24, 2022

The Government of Tripura would be providing workbooks for students from classes 1 to 12 free of cost for the convenience of students to help them study from homes.

This was stated by the Minister of Education, Ratan Lal Nath. Nath said, “Workbooks of a total of 85 subjects, prepared by the State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) were launched. This is the first of its kind in the state. Even if there is again a rise in Covid-19 cases, they could prepare at home with these workbooks. The books will be distributed soon and all the students will get these books from the next academic year.”

It may be recalled that the schools in Tripura were opened last month. The classes from pre-primary to higher secondary were started on January 31, 2022. The minister stated that the closure of schools has impacted the academics and mental health of students.

After the Covid-19 outbreak, the education sector was badly impacted and students had to face loss of study. To curb this loss the government launched a 10-minute news bulletin which was broadcast twice a week last month which benefited students, teachers, and parents.

Also, to reduce the education loss of students the Tripura government introduced learning by online mode, neighbourhood classes, SMS, and social media-based lessons.

Rajasthan to conduct REET 2022 in July, orders Gehlot

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February 24, 2022

Jaipur, Rajasthan

The Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot has asked the state government to conduct the Rajasthan Eligibility Examination for Teachers (REET) in July 2022. The exam was cancelled by the state government because of the controversies related to the paper leak case.

He has said that the application fee won’t be charged again from the old candidates and all the facilities will be given to the candidates. An anti-cheating cell will be set up in the Special Operations Group (SOG) of Rajasthan police to keep a tab on cheating in the exam. The number of seats has also been increased from 32000 to 62000 which will create more employment opportunities amongst the youth.

Also read: CM Gehlot: Rajasthan Teacher Eligibility Test to be conducted on April 25

So far, the government has been able to appoint more than 1 lakh youth and the recruitment process is underway for almost about 1.25 lakh posts. Gehlot also announced two schemes for women. In the CM Digital Service Scheme 1.33 crore women will be provided with internet-enabled smartphones for 3 years. 2500 crore will be allocated for the scheme annually.

DU colleges conduct open air classes to abide by the social distancing norms

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February 23, 2022

New Delhi

To maintain and to follow social distancing norms according to the Covid protocol, several colleges of Delhi University are conducting open air classes. The classes are held in batches and because of this many students have started attending physical lectures.

It may be recalled that the DU colleges opened last Thursday and there is a good turnout ratio so far. For ensuring the proper mental health of students, colleges are doing regular counselling sessions with students facing psychological issues to help adjust in a new environment.

The college principals have said after the return of students there has been a problem with adherence to covid protocols.The colleges are ensuring to provide quality education to students keeping in mind their health as well.

Hindu College Principal Anju Shrivastava said, “We are trying to follow all Covid protocols. As students are coming in large numbers, it is difficult to maintain social distancing. There is also a problem of overcrowding. Social distancing is impossible but we have strict compliance with the wearing of masks and other protocols.”

IIT Mandi research team use orange peel obtained Hydrochar for biofuel precursors

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February 23, 2022

Aiming to solve the socio-political instabilities associated with depleting petroleum supplies, the research team of IIT Mandi have used hydrochar obtained from orange peels as a catalyst to transform biomass-derived compounds into biofuel precursors.

The process involved heating dried orange peel powder with citric acid under a pressure hydrothermal reactor for many hours. The hydrochar is then produced and treated with other chemicals to introduce acidic sulfonic, phosphate, and nitrate, functional groups to it.

The findings of the researchers have been published in the journal Green Chemistry. The research was led by Dr. Venkata Krishnan, Associate Professor, School of Basic Sciences, IIT Mandi, and co-authored by his students, Ms. Tripti Chhabra and Ms. Prachi Dwivedi.

Commenting on the research, Dr. Venkata Krishnan stated, “One of the driving interests among the renewable energy community is the development of relatively clean and energy-efficient processes to convert biomass into useful chemicals, including fuel.”

He added, “We were able to synthesise the biofuel precursors under solventless and low-temperature conditions, which decreases the overall cost of the process and also makes it environment-friendly, attractive from an industry point of view.”

Tripti Chhabra said, “We used these three types of catalysts to bring about hydroxyalkylation alkylation (HAA) reactions between 2-methylfuran and furfural, compounds that are derived from lignocellulose, to produce fuel precursors.”

“Supreme Court’s ‘No’ To Cancel Offline Board Exams

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February 23, 2022

New Delhi

The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to entertain a plea seeking cancellation of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) term 2, and other board exams in offline mode.

A three member bench, headed by Justice A M Khanwilkar, observed that such a petition creates “false hope” and “confusion” all over. “This creates not only false hopes, it creates confusion all over to students who are preparing,” said the bench, also comprising Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and C T Ravikumar. “Let the students do their job and let the authorities do their jobs,” the bench observed.

The plea has sought directions to the CBSE and other education boards, which have proposed to hold board examinations for classes 10 and 12 in offline mode, for devising other modes of assessment. Filed by the class 10 and 12 students of over 15 states, the plea sought an alternative assessment method for the forthcoming board exams.

Last year, almost all state and central education boards, including the CBSE and the CISCE had to cancel Class 10 and Class 12 final exams due to the second wave of COVID-19 and follow alternative methods of evaluation. However, CBSE, CISCE and some other state boards have decided to go with a two term board exam system for 2021-22.

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has announced the dates for class 10 and 12 term 2 exams.

IGNOU Ph.D. entrance exam 2022 admit card released; exam to be held on February 24

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February 22, 2022

New Delhi

The National Testing Agency (NTA) has released the admit cards for the IGNOU Ph.D. entrance exam. The entrance examination is scheduled to be held on February 24 and the candidates can download the admit card from the official website of IGNOU (ignou.nta.ac.in).

Once the candidate clicks on the link a window will open. The candidate needs to enter the application number and date of birth and further can download the admit card. The candidates are required to read all the instructions mentioned and need to abide by them on the exam day. A copy of admit card needs to be carried by candidates for entering the examination hall.

The NTA said, “In case of any difficulty in downloading the Admit Card or discrepancy in the details contained in the Admit Card, candidates can contact the NTA Help Desk at 011-40759000 or write to NTA at ignou@nta.ac.in.”

Previously, the NTA published advanced information sheets with details on exam centres assigned to applicants. The NTA stated that the advanced information sheets are not admit cards. The details about the answer key, result, and admission will be published later.

CBSE Class 10, 12 term 1 results 2022 likely to be announced this week

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February 22, 2022

New Delhi

Students who have appeared for the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) classes 10, 12 term 1 examinations may expect their results this week. Although there is no official confirmation so far.

Once the results are released, students can check and download score cards on the official websites- cbse.gov.in, cbseresults.nic.in. CBSE term 1 result will also be available on the DigiLocker app and digilocker.gov.in. The term-1 board exams were conducted in November-December. Meanwhile, CBSE has announced the term 2 exam dates, which will be held offline from April 26. In term-2 exams, students will answer both objective and subjective type questions.

Delhi government to conduct a survey on Covid impact on students

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February 22, 2022

New Delhi

The government of Delhi has planned to conduct a study to assess the impact on the mental health of students and their emotional well-being, during Covid 19.

According to government officials, the study would focus on students, how they feel about the closure of schools, Covid-19, and a sudden shift towards online education. The schools in Delhi were closed after a lockdown in March 2020 and reopened this month. The planning department of the Delhi government issued a request for proposal (RFQ) to hire a suitable agency for the study, which will include students, parents, and teachers from government schools.

“The study is designed to assess the emotional well-being and mental health of all types of students, boys and girls, from different classes, age groups, social and economic backgrounds, which will provide an insight into how students from different backgrounds responded, adapted and handled the effects of COVID-19,” mentioned the document.

The document further said as many as 44.80 lakh students had enrolled in Delhi schools during 2020-21. A total of 8,400 students, 1,680 parents, and 1,680 teachers will be surveyed for schools across 28 zones in Delhi. The study will be performed through personal interviews with students from Class I to XII, as well as parents and teachers from all 28 education zones in Delhi. The Directorate of Education and the planning department of Delhi together have come up with separate questionnaires for each group of students.

ICCR To Offer Online Courses On Indian Epics, Vedas, Art, Heritage

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February 22, 2022

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The Indian Council for Cultural Relations will soon start online courses, aspring to disseminate traditional Indian knowledge, about its art, architecture, timeless epics and Vedas, among the world community. They will also be launching a dedicated portal for the same in April. This was stated by the ICCR president Vinay Sahasrabuddhe on Monday.

Addressing a press conference at Azad Bhawan to share details about the Ministry of External Affairs’ (MEA) plans to hold celebrations under the ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’, he also said that a three-day crafts fair ‘Coalescence’, will be hosted in the city from February 23-25, wherein artists and craftspersons from 11 states will showcase traditional art forms.

The MEA has already hosted events like ‘GenNext Democracy Network Programme’ (in November 2021) and many more programmes are lined up as part of the ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’ celebrations, to which delegates from various democratic countries have been invited, he said.

Due to COVID-19, the schedule was impacted, but by early April, the situation is expected to be better, he said. During the ongoing celebrations to mark 75 years of India’s Independence, “We are also going to start Universalisation of Traditional Indian Knowledge System or UTIKS, as part of which people living in foreign countries will be able to learn about traditional knowledge of our country through online courses, and appreciate our art, culture and epics like Mahabharata and Ramayana,” Sahasrabuddhe said.

When asked about the courses to be offered, Sahasrabuddhe, also a Rajya Sabha member, said, “This will be our own way of running an edX or a Coursera on traditional Indian knowledge.” “There will be short-term and long-term online courses, ranging from four hours to 40 hours, about the Indian culture. The academic partner for this programme is Savitribai Phule Pune University, he added. “Other institutions may join later, but to begin with, Savitribai Phule Pune University is our partner. This permanent course is open to all, and there is no bar on age or anything else.

Haryana CM Khattar says no to class 5 and class 8 board exams this year

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February 21, 2022

Chandigarh

The Chief Minister of Haryana, Manohar Lal Khattar, has said that the state board examinations for classes 5 and 8 in Haryana schools have been deferred for the next session. He said, “In wake of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, studies were affected. Thus, we have decided to defer the board examinations for class 5th and 8th for the current session. The board examinations shall be held next year. For the current session, schools have been asked to conduct the examinations at their own level.”

He further elaborated, “To discuss the issue of whether to hold board examinations for these two classes, a meeting is scheduled to be held on February 25. We have decided not to hold state board examinations for these two classes, for the current session.”

The board of School Education Haryana had recommended conducting board examinations for grades 5 and 8 in all government and private schools in Haryana in October 2021. The government had issued a notification and appointed Haryana’s SCERT as the “Academic Authority” for conducting Class 5 and 8 examinations.

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