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UNESCO celebrates 150 years of chemistry's periodic table
The periodic table of chemical elements is having its 150th birthday, and the UN scientific agency is holding a year of events to celebrate. Anyone who has studied chemistry will recognize the table, which organizes all chemical elements by the number of protons in a given atom and other properties. Russian scientist Dmitry Mendeleev published the first such table in 1969. The UN Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization kicked off the "International Year of the Period Table of Chemical Elements" on Tuesday with a ceremony including a Nobel chemistry laureate and Russia's science minister, among other dignitaries. Other activities UNESCO is organizing this year include an online competition to test high school students' knowledge of the table, and scientific experiments brought to schools around the world.
NCPCR writes to Delhi govt on 'bad influence' of poll campaign in govt schools
The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has written to the Delhi government over "bad influence" of election campaigns in government schools here.The letter comes a day after Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his deputy Manish Sisodia, while laying the foundation stone for 11,000 new classrooms across 250 schools at the Sarvodaya Kanya Vidyalaya on Monday, asked people to vote for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).As per the child rights body, election campaign and unannounced visits by ministers and party workers to Delhi government schools interrupt the studies of children and prove to be a bad influence on the students.It further said such visits should be undertaken keeping in mind the safety and security of the students in these schools."It has been requested that identity and purpose of the visit are to be verified thoroughly from any visitor in the school and proper entry registers are to be maintained at the main gate," the NCPCR said in its letter.
Not ready to hold talks with striking teachers,TN govt to HC
The Tamil Nadu government Tuesday informed the Madras high court that the state was not ready to hold talks with the protesting government employees or striking teachers. There were cases pending before the court challenging the strike and the government cannot hold talks with the protesters, advocate-general Vijay Narayan said. Narayan made the submission before Justice N Kirubakaran who asked the Joint Action Committee of Teachers OrganisationsGovernment Employees Organisations (JACTO-GEO) to inform the court if the protesting teachers were willing to withdraw the strike and resume work at least till the exams are over. Advocate NGR Prasad representing the unions submitted that they were ready to withdraw the strike immediately if the government was ready to hold talks with them. He wanted the court to pass a direction to that effect. To this, Narayan submitted that the government had already held talks with the unions thrice and about 85 per cent of the teachers had ..
New English mediums must conform to requisite infrastructure:
West Bengal Education minister Partha Chatterjee Tuesday said the government will ensure that new English medium schools have the requisite infrastructure before giving no objection certificate (NOC) to the institute. Chatterjee, after attending a review meeting of School Education department here, said before giving the NOC to an application for any new private English medium school, the state government will ensure that the concerned institute have the requisite infrastructure. "We will see if there is adequate building and accommodation, if there will be appropriate number of teachers. Whether the new institute will go by all the prescribed norms laid down by the government," the minister told reporters. Chatterjee was asked to comment on a large number of English medium schools coming up in different localities in recent years. To a question, the minister said his government will turn the entire process of monthly salary requisition of teachers online and gradually .
MP CM revokes teacher's suspension, 2nd such case this month
In the second such instance this month, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath Tuesday ordered the reinstatement of a government school teacher who was suspended for an objectionable social media post on Congress president Rahul Gandhi. Nath said the suspension of the primary school teacher would have been "contrary to our leader's (Rahul Gandhi) way of thinking". In a press statement, the MP CM said, "I just came to know that Baleshwar Patidar, primary school teacher at Talod village of Alot development block in Ratlam, has been suspended for putting up an objectionable post on social media." "For sure, action against him has been taken according to the rule book as his act was in contrast to conduct rules," Nath added. "But the memory, that I forgave a government primary school headmaster of Jabalpur (on January 13) for posting an objectionable comment calling me daku (dacoit) in social media, struck me," Nath said. "So I thought it won't be fair that a teacher ...
Striking teachers resume work in Tamil Nadu
Barring a few, almost all the protesting teachers across Tamil Nadu resumed their duties on Tuesday with the AIADMK government-led by Chief Minister K. Palaniswami remaining firm.
ISRO chief calls for promoting scientific temper among youths
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman K Sivan Tuesday said inculcating scientific temper among the younger generation was the only way to protect the future. He also said that researchers have a responsibility to generate future human resource by involving students in various stages of the world of space research. Sivan was speaking at the National Space Science Symposium co-hosted by Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), National Centre for Radio Astrophysics (NCRA) and Savitribai Phule Pune University. "ISRO has launched 'Samvad with Students' initiative. It is also establishing six technology incubation centres and research institutes covering all the regions of the country to provide a strong foothold to space science research and development activities across the country," he said. The ISRO chief added that such outreach programmes would help tap the young talent across the country. "Inculcating scientific temper in younger ...
China questions warning to Duke students to use English
China on Tuesday questioned the appropriateness of an email sent by a Duke University medical school administrator warning Chinese students to speak in English. Asked about the controversy, foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang compared it to a Chinese university demanding that English-speaking students talk only in Chinese. "If a Chinese university required that American students not use English to communicate, I think this would not be normal," Geng said at a daily briefing. Duke University in North Carolina moved quickly to offer apologies, launch an investigation and reassure a core group of graduate scholars after the email raised an outcry at home and abroad. The story drew thousands of comments in China on social media. Some called it racial discrimination and said Chinese universities should ban speaking English, while a few said it was not a big deal. The administrator's message came at a time when elite US universities are trying to remain attractive to top international ...
PM's pre-exam advice: Parents should stop using children's report cards as 'visiting cards'
Parents should stop using their children's report card as their own "visiting cards" at social gatherings, Prime Minister Narendra Modi advised parents, cautioned them against linking one's child's academic performance to one's social standing.
On NHRC's directions Gujarat completes bridge to ensure students don't have to swim to school
On the directions of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), the Gujarat government on Tuesday completed construction of a bridge in Junagarh, ensuring that children of Kaneri village do not have to swim across the Ripen river to reach their school.The state government informed the commission today about the completion of the bridge. The commission has now decided to close the case.The commission had registered a case on the basis of a complaint in 2014 that about 50-60 families of Kaneri Tal in Gir Gadhada of Gir Somnath district lived on the opposite side of the Ripen river passing through village Kaneri, locally known as Sim Vistar of Bokharapura.Students belonging to these families had to swim across the river to reach their primary school in village Kanuri. In the monsoon season, it was very difficult for the students to cross the river. To reach the school, the students had to take a detour and reach via Dhrabavad village, covering a distance of 8 kilometers.Besides this ...
Do not treat your ward's report card as your visiting card: PM's advice to parents
Parents should not treat the "report cards" of children as their "visiting cards" or expect them to fulfil their unfulfilled dreams, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he interacted Tuesday with around 2,000 students, teachers and parents. He encouraged parents to be a factor of motivation and encouragement for their children. "I would request parents, do not expect your children to fulfil your unfulfilled dreams. Every child has his or her own potential and strengths...It is important to understand these positives of every child. Parents often treat the report cards of their children as their visiting cards and that adds extra pressure on them which is very unreal and unhealthy," he said in the second edition of "pariksha pe charcha". "Only when you take it in spirit and encourage your child, a 60 per cent holder move towards 70 or 80 per cent. If you only criticise and scold your child for not getting 90 per cent, you will demotivate your child to start believing that they are ...
Four women students of NALSAR test positive for swine flu
: Four women students of city based NALSAR University of Law tested positive for swine flu and have been admitted to the state-run Gandhi Hospital here, University officials said Tuesday. The condition of all four students is stable and one of them is likely to be discharged by Tuesday evening, they said. A medical camp has also been set up at the NALSAR Campus and a team of doctors and health staff are providing necessary medical facilities to the students and faculty members, a NALSAR official told PTI. He said the four students were tested last week and were shifted to Gandhi Hospital, which has a special swine flu ward to treat patients Subsequently no fresh swine flu cases were reported, he said.
Celebrate even small achievements of your child: Modi to parents
Celebrate your childs little achievements, even a marginal increase in his percentage, and dont use their report cards as your visiting cards, Prime Minister Narendra Modi advised parents on Tuesday.
Do not treat your ward's report card as your visiting card: PM Modi's advice to parents
Parents should not treat the "report cards" of children as their "visiting cards" or expect them to fulfill their unfulfilled dreams, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he interacted Tuesday with around 2,000 students, teachers and parents in the second edition of "pariksha pe charcha". He encouraged parents to be a factor of motivation and encouragement for their children. "I would request parents, do not expect your children to fulfil your unfulfilled dreams. Every child has his or her own potential and strengths... It is important to understand these positives of every child. Parents often treat the report cards of their children as their visiting cards and that adds extra pressure on them which is very unreal and unhealthy," he said. "Only when you take it in spirit and encourage your child a 60 per cent holder moves towards 70 or 80 per cent. If you only criticize and scold your child for not getting 90 per cent you will demotivate your child to start believing that they are ...
Pariksha Pe Charcha 2.0: Don't force children to 'fulfil' your 'unfulfilled' dreams: PM Modi to parents
With less than two months left for Class 10 and Class 12 exams, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while addressing the 'Pariksha Pe Charcha 2.0' on Tuesday, requested parents not to force children to "fulfil" their "unfulfilled" dreams.The interactive session with the Prime Minister was held at the Talkatora Stadium in Delhi.While interacting with a cross-section of students, teachers and parents, Prime Minister Modi said: "I request parents, do not expect your children to fulfil your unfulfilled dreams. Every child has his or her own potential and strengths. It is important to understand these positives of every child".He added, "I hope parents do not make the report card of their children their own visiting cards because if that is the aim then the expectations from children become unreal," he added.While answering a question asked by a mother about the negative effect of technology on studies, the Prime Minister said that technology should lead to the expansion of the mind. "I will not
Parents should not expect children to fulfil their unfulfilled dreams: Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday asked parents not to expect their children to fulfil their unfulfilled dreams as he interacted with a number of students, teachers and parents in the second edition of "pariksha pe charcha". In this programme, Modi speaks to them about studies and examination-related issues. "I would request parents, do not expect your children to fulfil your unfulfilled dreams. Every child has his or her own potential and strengths... It is important to understand these positives of every child," he said. He also described the townhall as a "mini-India, a place where we have in our midst the future of India". The prime minister said technology should lead to expansion of the mind and be seen as a means to innovate, but, he also asked students not to forget the playing field.
Nagpur: Policeman suspended for showering money on school girls at Republic Day event
A police head constable was suspended for showering money on the girl students performing at a Republic Day function in a school here.Pramod Walke, who was in an inebriated state, came under the radar of the authorities after his shameful act was caught on camera in a school situated in Nagpur. The video is doing rounds on social media.In the video, Walke who was posted at Nand police chowki under Bhiwapur police station can be seen, in uniform, showering money on students performing to the song 'Aye watan tere liye'.The incident has come to light just days after the Supreme Court allowed dance bars to reopen in Mumbai -- but imposed regulations such as barring CCTV surveillance inside them.The judicature had stated that the performers could be tipped, but the guests are not allowed to shower them with cash.
Meerut: Govt school sets example with its infrastructure, smart classes
Taking forward the Digital India campaign, a government school in Meerut provides smart classes to children thereby giving direct competition to private institutions in the region.With no more seats available for admission, the primary school on Hapur road is now being praised by one and all. According to the school principal, Kausar Jahan, parents are withdrawing their children from private schools and asking her to give them admission in the government school."I joined this school in 2014. At that time, there were very few children studying here - only four to six children in each class. That's when I decided to change the atmosphere here at any cost. I personally used to tour around villages and ask people to send their children to study here. Later, I got in touch with BJP leader Ravindra Bhadana and informed him about the lack of infrastructure in our campus. He provided us whatever we have asked for. Slowly I took help from others also. Media has also played a crucial role in ...
Farmers revive agitation against stray cattle menace, lock up bovines in schools
Troubled by the influx of stray cattle which are majorly damaging crops, farmers in Jikhan Gaon village here revived their agitation and locked bovines in schools and public health centres. However, the district magistrate has taken exception to the conduct of villagers since alternate arrangements are already available. "SDM Mathura Kranti Shekhar was sent to ensure shifting of cattle from the Junior High school to gaushalas earmarked earlier for the purpose," District Magistrate Sarvagy Ram Mishra said. He said over a dozen temporary gaushalas have been set up here. An FIR was registered against villagers, he said, adding that anybody taking law in his hand like harbouring the cattle in schools and PHCs would be severely dealt with.
Indian students to participate in PISA 2021
The Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry on Monday signed a pact with the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) for the participation of students from Central government schools here to take the PISA-2021, a competency-based test, which tests the learning levels of 15-year-old students in reading, mathematics and science.