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Naveen Patnaik urges Centre to issue timeframe for 2020-21 academic sessio
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], November 25 (ANI): As schools continue to remain closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting the Union government to bring clarity on the timeframe for the conduct of Boa
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Gender differences in academic productivity during Covid-19 pandemic
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 24 (ANI): A study of faculty in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM) found that individuals with children younger than six years worked significantly fewer hours after the Covid-19 pandemic.
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New quota for 'wards of COVID warriors' in MBBS, BDS seats under Central p
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 19 (ANI): The Union Health Ministry on Thursday approved a new category for the selection and nomination of candidates from 'Wards of COVID Warriors' under the Central pool MBBS and BDS seats for the coming academic year, said Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardha
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'I appreciate every person associated with JNU for setting high standards
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 18 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday addressed the fourth convocation ceremony of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) via video conference.
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SC dismisses plea seeking directions to CBSE, Delhi govt to waive exams fe
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 17 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea seeking a direction to the CBSE and the Delhi government to waive examination fees for students of class 10 and 12 in the current academic year in view of the ongoing pandemic and consequent financial prob
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Will blended learning become the future of education?
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 17 (ANI/ SRV Media): Towards the end of the last academic year, just as faculty and students were getting ready to bid goodbye to another academic year, the unprecedented pandemic- COVID-19 swept across the globe. Believing and hoping that it would soon be behind
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US remains top choice for Indian students pursuing higher education abroad
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 16 (ANI): Almost two lakh students from India chose the United States as their destination to pursue higher education in the 2019-20 academic year, according to the Open Doors Report released on Monday.
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Novel monoclonal antibody therapy cuts LDL cholesterol by half in high-ris
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 16 (ANI): The investigational drug evinacumab reduced low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol--the so-called "bad" cholesterol--by 50 per cent in patients with severe hypercholesterolemia whose condition is resistant to standard treatments, a phase 2 study from th
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Girls too can take entrance exam for admission to Class 6 in Sainik School
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], November 15 (ANI): Girls too can take the All India Sainik Schools Entrance Examination (AISSEE) for admission to a Sainik School in Class 6 in the academic session 2021-22.
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Railway launches 7 academic programmes in core applied sector
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 13 (ANI): National Rail and Transportation Institute (NRTI), Vadodra, on Thursday launched seven academic programmes aimed at creating 'best skills sets' in railway infrastructure management, systems and communication engineering and transportation cum supply chai
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Finland study reveals conflicts in kindergarten can reduce children's inte
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 8 (ANI): If your kid has a low interest in reading or mathematics, a new study might provide the reason behind it. The findings of a new study from Finland shows that teacher-perceived conflict predicts lower interest and pre-academic skills in maths and literacy am
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Conflicts in kindergarten can reduce children's interest in reading and ma
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 6 (ANI): Teacher-perceived conflict predicts lower interest and pre-academic skills in maths and literacy among kindergarteners, a new study from Finland shows.
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