New Delhi [India], February 10 (ANI/Mediawire): The COVID-19 lockdown forced about 1.6 billion learners from 190 countries to stay at home as per the United Nations data (from Aug 2020). However, the year-long lockdown really didn t put a full stop on teaching or learning as schools, colleges and training institutions quickly turned to online tools for education continuity.
To gauge the benefits and challenges of online learning among the Indian schools and assess the tech skills of students, leading end-to-end digital learning and assessment platform- Edufront - launched EdufrontCodeFest 2020 - The Bug Stops Here in association with TechGig.Edufront was earlier in news for aiding online education of under-served school students in Maharashtra.
Fact Check: Viral post claiming death of 17 female docs in Karnataka bus crash is misleading
Fact Check: Viral post claiming death of 17 female docs in Karnataka bus crash is misleading
Social media users have claimed that as many as 17 female professors from JJM Medical College in Karnataka’s Davangere district who were on a trip to Goa died in a fatal bus mishap.
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UPDATED: January 18, 2021 18:40 IST
A group of 17 former students of St Paul’s Convent in Davanagere, Karnataka, were on a trip to Goa when their vehicle collided with a truck on Friday, January 15.
A viral post on social media says 17 female professors from a Karnataka medical college succumbed to a fatal bus mishap on the Bengaluru-Pune highway. The post shared three pictures one of the mangled remains of a bus and two group photos with the claim.
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will hold the examinations for Classes X and XII students in May-June, almost two months behind the usual schedule.
According to a notification issued by the CBSE, the board exams for Classes X and XII will begin on May 4. Education minister Ramesh Pokhriyal said the exams would be over on June 10 and the results declared by July 15.
The practical, project and internal assessment segments will be held from March 1 and can continue till the theory papers are over.
The CBSE said alternative ways of conducting practical exams would be explored this year in view of the pandemic. It, however, did not elaborate.
NFHS-5 finds steep dip in sex ratio at birth, BMC contests the figures
In contrast, the BMC’s birth registration data shows Mumbai city’s sex ratio at birth at 932 and Mumbai suburbs at 942 girls per 1,000 boys. Updated: December 24, 2020 10:02:15 am
Questions have been raised about the massive disparity in the data obtained by NFHS and BMC. (Representational Image)
The National Family Health Survey-5 has indicated a massive dip in the sex ratio at birth in the Mumbai Suburban district with only 703 newborn girls per 1,000 boys. This is a huge reduction over the NFHS 2015-16, which reported 932 girls per 1,000 boys.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said Wednesday that the data is erroneous and does not reflect the true situation in the Suburban district. The BMC said that as per its own internal reports the sex ratio at birth for the suburbs stands at 938.
Maharashtra records decline in sex ratio at birth: NFHS-5
Prof Usha Ram at the department of public health and mortality studies, International Institute of Population Sciences, told The Indian Express that comparison of sex ratio at birth from CRS and NFHS would be incorrect as both have their own limitations December 18, 2020 1:01:55 am
There are some districts that have shown a rise in sex ratio at birth. (Representational)
THE NUMBER of children born in the last five years in Maharashtra has recorded a drop by 11 points, according to the fifth round of National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5). The sex ratio at birth (SRB) stands at 913 girls/1,000 boys as against 924 girls/1,000 boys as per NFHS-4.