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Students today are growing up with technology. The kids born in this decade are ‘digital natives’, meaning they will understand and use technology in substantially better ways than the older ‘digital immigrant’ generations. In fact, the fundamental change in the way young people communicate, create, and learn has already begun. This shift is most evident in a sector that has traditionally been slow in adopting modern trends. Education has not merely been touched by technology but is being transformed by it. This is not to suggest that we can predict the exact future of learning. At the very least though, the last two years have given us glimpses into how students, schools, teachers and parents can use technology to enhance learning without the constraints of space and time. We saw millions of students move to remote learning overnight during the pandemic. Thanks to this sudden large-scale trial, we know today that it’s possible to incorporate multiple modes of delivery in education. W

Indian economy’s recovery from pandemic-induced stresses and business disruptions has received a thumbs up from IMF and global economists. The provisional estimates of GDP released on 31 May 2022, showing the real GDP growth in 2021-22 at 8.7 per cent is a strong affirmative indicator. However, the global uncertainties resulting from sudden and unforeseen seismic geopolitical tremors brought to the fore the need of developing secure indigenous global supply chains and concomitant domestic supply networks to respond effectively to emerging challenges. The prevailing geopolitical hurdles have further enhanced the crucial importance of Atmanirbharta in strengthening the country’s digital infrastructure, especially at a time when India is driving tech-led growth and digital inclusion through schemes like BharatNet, encompassing rural broadband connectivity and up-gradation of the fibre network laid across 2.5 lakh Gram Panchayats. Despite the real GDP in 2021-22 being 1.5 per cent highe

India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew at 13.5 per cent in the first quarter of 2022-23 (1QFY23), the fastest pace in four quarters, with the Gross Value Added (GVA) too rising by 12.7 per cent. While 13.5 per cent is lower than the 16.2 per cent GDP uptick projected by the Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), the best thing about the solid 13.5 per cent growth is that it is a good 3.8 per cent above pre-pandemic levels. This indicates that not only is the Indian economy sharply back on track but has also regained its pre-pandemic mojo. Those claiming that base effect had a role to play, forget that in the June 2021 quarter, the GDP growth was 20.1 per cent. If anything, despite a high base effect, the fact that India still logged 13.5 per cent in the June 2022 quarter, making the GDP number even more commendable. GVA from agriculture, forestry and fishing continued to grow through the pandemic and rose 4.5 per cent in the June 2022 quarter too, yet again, while

One way to solve North India’s air pollution is not to keep feeling it but to keep fighting while learning from it. Although blankets of smog envelop the capital’s skies in November-December, poor AQI is an all-year-round phenomenon. One of the top five factors contributing to pollution is stubble (parali) burning, in a list including vehicular emissions, industrial emissions, power plants and dust. The need of the hour is an informally assembled but professionally focused team aligned by ideas and supported by institutions convened by outcome-oriented individuals that funnels into one think-do-tank. Paddy is sown across 74 lakh acres of farmland in Punjab, generating a staggering 222 lakh tonnes of stubble (about 3,000 kg of stubble per acre). Industrial farming and coercive legislation have shrunk the time between harvesting paddy and sowing the next crop of wheat to 30 days. This combined with no economic incentive to manage stubble, means that farmers in Punjab burn their stubble

Commenced on 31 August, the 10-day festival of Ganesh Chaturthi ended on Friday, 9 September with Ganesh visarjan (immersion). As the Ganpati idols were taken for the immersion, devotees of Lord Ganesh became emotional. A video of one such incident was tweeted on Friday in which a little girl can be seen crying and holding the Ganpati idol tightly, and refusing to let his family members take him for the visarjan. The lady who appears to be her mother can be heard saying, “Let him go, he will come again.”. The little one can be seen deeply saddened and emotional by the departure of the elephant god. The video was shared on Twitter by Rameshwar Sharma, member of BJP in Madhya Pradesh, with the caption, “Touching, Ganpati bappa next year you come soon.”. Watch the video here: मार्मिक 🙏🚩 गणपति बप्पा अगले बरस तू जल्दी आ pic.twitter.com/LEZqIFwNhz — Rameshwar Sharma (@rameshwar4111) September 9, 2022 The unconditional love of the child for Lord Ganesh touched the hearts of many p

The Kerala Lottery Department will declare the draw result of the Karunya KR 566 lottery today, 10 September. Once released, the lottery draw participants can check the official web portal of the state lottery department at keralalotteryresult.net . The live result of the KR 566 lottery draw will be announced at 3 pm, while an official result of the same will be declared on the site from 4 pm onwards. The KR 566 lottery results will also be available in the Kerala Government Gazette. The lottery draw for the Karunya KR 566 will be conducted at Thiruvananthapuram’s Gorky Bhavan, near Bakery Junction under the supervision of experts. The first prize winner of the KR 566 lottery will take home an amount of Rs 80 lakh. The second and third prize lottery winners will be receiving Rs 5 lakh and Rs 1 lakh, respectively. Steps to check the Karunya KR 566 lottery results: Visit keralalotteryresult.net . Search and click on the Karunya KR 566 lottery results link that will appear on the hom

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurating the Central Vista complex and unveiling Subhas Chandra Bose’s statue at India Gate represents a moment of great significance. Parliamentarians with the duty of running the country will finally occupy a building complex suitable to their needs, the solemnity of their preoccupations and constructed by an independent vibrant India. Hopefully, its proceedings will exhibit a renewed decorum as well. Yet, it is not of the new Central Vista complex which is truly significant, important though it is as the nation’s new stately parliamentary complex. It is the installation of the statue of Subhas Chandra Bose in full military uniform at India Gate that is the momentous event. The statue symbolises an ancient historic tradition of Kshatriya valour that had faltered under Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru, despite the efforts of Subhas Chandra Bose in the 1940s, until its gradual restoration after India’s self-inflicted military setback of 1962. Narend

New Delhi : Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) has reacted to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s meeting with the controversial Tamil pastor George Ponnaiah in the Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu. BJP’s Shehzad Poonawalla said, “It’s Rahul Gandhi’s Nafrat Jodo Abhiyan. Today they’ve made a person like George Ponnaiah the poster boy of Bharat Jodo Yatra who challenged, threatened Hindus and said inappropriate things about Bharat Mata. Congress has a long history of being anti-Hindu.” Meanwhile, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said,” It bears no relation whatsoever to what is recorded in the audio. This is typical BJP mischief that has become more desperate after the successful launch of Bharat Jodo Yatra.” A video clip of Rahul Gandhi’s interaction with the Tamil Nadu pastor went viral, in which Rahul Gandhi can be heard asking, “Jesus Christ is a form of God? Is that right?” to which the Tamil Nadu priest George Ponniah replied, “He is the real God.” Ponniah goes on to say, “God reveals him(s

New Delhi:  As many as six people lost their lives during the Ganesh idol immersions in two different incidents in Haryana’s Mahendragarh and Sonipat, said the officials on Saturday. Over 20 people had gone for the immersion near a canal in the Jhagadoli village in Mahendragarh. Nine youths were swept away by the current of water in the canal when the group was carrying a nearly seven-foot idol for immersion. The district administration with the assistance of the NDRF launched a rescue operation. While four died, others were rescued and hospitalised. In a similar incident, two youths drowned in the Yamuna river in Sonipat as well. “Around 20-22 people had gone to a canal near village Jhagadoli in Mahendragarh for Ganesh idol immersion. During which many of them drowned in the river. As of now, four boys have lost their lives and four have been rescued safely,” said Mahendragarh DC JK Abhir. “In a tragic incident during the immersion of Ganesh idols, two children drowned to death w

Historian Richard Gott writes in his book, Britain’s Empire: Resistance, Repression and Revolt , ‘The rulers of the empire may one day be perceived to rank with the dictators of the 20th century as the authors of crimes against humanity.’ The empire’s dark, brutal history is no secret, not at least to anyone in India. It naturally inspires anger, disgust and is the source of trauma for so many who continue to try and outlive its memory. Much then has been made of India’s two-fold stance, one of active decolonisation on the ground — from renaming streets to revamping colonial buildings — and the contrasting, performative respect being shown to the late Queen Elizabeth II on her demise. Most people ranting about this conflicted, somewhat awkward display of colonial re-commitment, believe that international diplomacy, like social media trends, runs on outrage and emotion, when it is a far more complex process of selective disengagement. The history of the Empire is also the history of r

The Lottery Department in Kerala will release the Nirmal NR 293 draw result today, 9 September. The NR 293 lottery results will be announced on the state department’s official web portal at keralalotteryresult.net at 3 pm. The detailed result of the Nirmal NR 293 lottery will also be declared from 4 pm onwards on the official website. The first prize winner will take home an amount of Rs 70 lakh, while the second and the third prize winners will be getting a prize amount of Rs 10 lakh and Rs 1 lakh, respectively. The Nirmal NR 293 lottery draw will be conducted near Bakery Junction at the Gorky Bhavan in Thiruvananthapuram. The state lottery is held under the supervision of experienced judges. To make it easy for lottery ticket holders, the Nirmal NR 293 results will be published in the Kerala Government Gazette too. Lottery participants must be aware that an agent lottery commission of 10 percent and a lottery tax deduction of 30 percent will be applied to the prize money. “Prize wi

New Delhi: Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to Uttar Pradesh government on a plea of a 17-year-old boy seeking permission to donate part of liver to his father who is in critical condition. Supreme Court issues notice to the Uttar Pradesh government on a plea of a 17-year-old boy seeking permission to donate his liver to his father who needs liver transplantation and is in critical condition. pic.twitter.com/dgDANTAKUP — ANI (@ANI) September 9, 2022 The court also ordered preliminary tests of the minor to see if he can go ahead with the donation. Fixing the next date of hearing for 12 September, the apex court asked the officer from the UP health department to be present in the court. Since the child is young, the country’s organ donation laws may become a hindrance. It is to be seen what decision the state government and the Supreme Court will take keeping in mind the special circumstances and the child’s desire to save his father’s life. Read all the Latest News , Tr

New Delhi : Five people have been reportedly injured after a building collapsed in Delhi’s Azad market, police said. According to a report in India Today , the building collapsed around 8:50 am. The rescue efforts are underway. Four fire tenders have also been rushed to the site. According to reports, around 6-7 labourers are trapped. The injured have been referred to the hospital. ‘NDRF team has also reached the spot. We are also detecting through live detector. JCB unable to reach the spot due to narrow line,”said Ravinder Singh, Delhi Fire Service. #UPDATE | Rescue operation on. As per info, around 6-7 labourers are trapped. 5 injured have been referred to hospital. NDRF team has also reached. We are also detecting through live detector. JCB unable to reach the spot due to narrow line: Ravinder Singh, Delhi Fire Service https://t.co/n3COp8o7wk pic.twitter.com/LpZKXFOeNN — ANI (@ANI) September 9, 2022 Deputy Commissioner of Police (north) Sagar Singh Kalsi said the buildi

According to Chapter 94 of Bhavishya Puran Uttar Parva , Anant Chaturdashi is celebrated on Chaturdashi Krishna Paksh  of Bhadrapad wherein Bhagwan Anant is worshipped. Yudhishthir asked Krishna about Bhagwan Anant and why this festival is celebrated. Yudhishthir wondered if Anant is Sheshanag or Brahmor Parmatma. Krishna replied that he himself is known as Anant born in Vasudev clan, who took the avatar to destroy demons and lessen the burden of the earth, that he was Vishnu, Jishnu, Shiv and Anant and that there is no difference in Sheshanag and him. Yudhishthir then asked about the importance of this  vrat  and who performed it first. The story goes thus — a Vashishth gotra Brahmin named Sumantu was married to sage Bhrigu’s daughter Diksha. They had a daughter named Sheela, who was extremely religious. When Diksha died of fever, Sumantu took another wife. This woman, Karkasha, was very cruel. When Sheela was of age, Sumantu married her to Kaudinya Muni. Sumantu asked Karkash

New Delhi: Amid the controversy over beautification of 1993 Mumbai blast convict Yakoob Memon’s grave, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Thursday said that an inquiry has been ordered into the matter and promised strict action against those responsible. “An inquiry has been ordered. Investigation has also been started. Strict actions will be taken against the persons responsible,” Shinde said. An inquiry has been ordered. Investigation has also been started. Strict actions will be taken against the persons responsible: Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde on 1993 Mumbai blast convict, Yakoob Memon’s grave beautification controversy (08.09) pic.twitter.com/sLiuLaL08n — ANI (@ANI) September 9, 2022 On Thursday, a controversy erupted over the burial place of 1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon in Mumbai, with the ruling BJP claiming that the grave was “beautified” and attempts were made to turn it into a shrine of sorts. The BJP claimed that Memon’s grave was “beautified” d

According to Chapter 94 of Bhavishya Puran Uttar Parva , Anant Chaturdashi is celebrated on Chaturdashi Krishna Paksh  of Bhadrapad wherein Bhagwan Anant is worshipped. Yudhishthir asked Krishna about Bhagwan Anant and why this festival is celebrated. Yudhishthir wondered if Anant is Sheshanag or Brahmor Parmatma. Krishna replied that he himself is known as Anant born in Vasudev clan, who took the avatar to destroy demons and lessen the burden of the earth, that he was Vishnu, Jishnu, Shiv and Anant and that there is no difference in Sheshanag and him. Yudhishthir then asked about the importance of this  vrat  and who performed it first. The story goes thus — a Vashishth gotra Brahmin named Sumantu was married to sage Bhrigu’s daughter Diksha. They had a daughter named Sheela, who was extremely religious. When Diksha died of fever, Sumantu took another wife. This woman, Karkasha, was very cruel. When Sheela was of age, Sumantu married her to Kaudinya Muni. Sumantu asked Karkash