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5G service will take education system to next level: PM Narendra Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the recently launched 5G telecom service will take the education system to the next level in the country. The prime minister was speaking after launching the Gujarat government's Mission Schools of Excellence initiative at Adalaj town in Gandhinagar district. He pointed out that knowledge of English was considered as the mark of being intellectual even though the English language is just a medium of communication. "The 5G service will go beyond smart facilities, smart classrooms and well as smart teachings. It will take our education system to the next level," the prime minister said. He advocated the use of local languages to make sure those uncomfortable with English are not left behind. "Earlier, knowledge of the English language was considered a mark of being intellectual. In reality, the English language is just a medium of communication," the prime minister said.

Arvind Kejriwal urges PM Modi to work together to improve India's schools

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to work together to improve the country's schools and offered his government's expertise. Kejriwal's remarks come after Modi visited a school in Gandhi Nagar, Gujarat, and interacted with students. "PM sir, we have done a wonderful job in the field of education in Delhi. In five years, all the government schools of Delhi were improved remarkably. Schools across the country can be improved in five years," Kejriwal said in a tweet in Hindi. "We have experience in this field. Please use our experience completely for this. Let's do it together for the country." He also posted a picture of Modi sitting in a classroom with the students. "I am very happy that today all the parties and leaders of the country have to talk about education and schools. This is our biggest achievement. I hope that education is not missed only during elections. All governments together can make its schools great in just

DU defers first seat allocation round for UG admission to Wednesday

The Delhi University, which was scheduled to announce the first list of seat allocation in its colleges on Tuesday, has deferred the process by a day, officials said. The development comes as the Supreme Court is set to hear on Wednesday a plea by St Stephen's College, one of the colleges under DU, against a Delhi High Court order on admissions. The high court has asked the college to follow the admission policy formulated by DU, according to which 100 per cent weightage has to be given to the Common University Entrance Test (CUET)-2022 score while granting admissions to non-minority students in its undergraduate courses. St Stephen's College, however, wants to give only 85 per cent weightage to CUET and 15 per cent to interviews for admitting students across categories. According to the detailed schedule released by DU, the first seat allocation list was to be announced on October 18. "The varsity will now issue the list on Wednesday," an official told PTI on Tuesday. DU began .

3 ways app developers keep kids glued to the screen: What to do about it

These apps certainly offer some fun interactive experiences, not to mention good educational content in many cases

Indians remitted $2.67 billion in August under LRS scheme, shows data

According to RBI data, in August, Indians remitted $467.52 million for overseas education, $330.70 million for maintenance of close relatives, and $221.31 million in gifts.

Diversity in India Inc: Women got only 21 out of every 100 new jobs in FY22

This is the second of a four-part series examining diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) in corporate India. Part 2 looks at a decline in the representation of women in the workforce

In a first, Home Minister Amit Shah releases MBBS textbooks in Hindi

Union Home Minister and BJP leader Amit Shah on Sunday termed the beginning of imparting medical education in Hindi in Madhya Pradesh as "historic", which will enhance the abilities of students and also allow them to overcome the "inferiority complex" of not knowing English. Shah released textbooks in Hindi of three subjects for the first year students of MBBS course as part of the ambitious project of the Madhya Pradesh government to impart medical education in the Hindi language, a first in the country. Shah also said the work is underway to start technical and medical education in eight other languages in the country. Studying in one's own language will enhance the abilities of students. Students across the country should come out of their linguistic inferiority complex as today there is a government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and they can showcase their abilities in their language, Shah said on the occasion. He released Hindi textbooks on Medical Biochemistry, Anatomy,

The multi-faceted promise: 5G adoption by enterprises set to pick up pace

Apollo Hospital, which has partnered with Bharti Airtel and Cisco, plans to deploy 15 such connected ambulances in Delhi, Chennai and Hyderabad later this month, and a total of 200-300 by March 2023

Taliban ban women from many public university subjects in Afghanistan

A year after banning most teenage girls from attending school, the Taliban government in Afghanistan are now imposing sweeping restrictions on which courses women can enrol in at public universities

Bahubhashini can make education accessible to every corner: Pradhan

Pradhan further added that technology will drive the next phase of growth and development with IT and communications technology among the front runners in India

DU UG Merit List 2022 released: Here's how to download simulated merit list

Candidates can download the DU UG simulated merit list in online mode at admission.uod.ac.in

MHT CET Counselling 2022: Final list for 5-year LLB programme released

Candidates can check and download the merit list on the official website- llb5cap22.mahacet.org

Ed-tech firm FrontRow lays off 75% of staff, day after Byju's move

Second round of sacking to save costs reduces FrontRow's headcount to 45 people

National Testing Agency releases DUET 2022 advanced intimation slip

The DUET 2022 advance intimation slip for exam city has been released by the National Testing Agency. It can be checked through the official website of NTA

SC verdict on Karnataka hijab ban today: A look at the timeline of events

The Supreme Court will pronounce its verdict on a batch of pleas that challenged the Karnataka High Court's judgement refusing to lift the ban on hijab in educational institutions in the state

Bihar Board releases DElEd result for first and second year exams

The candidates can get the result on the official website- secondary.biharboardonline.com

JoSAA 2022 round 5 allotment result declared; check details here

The candidates who had appeared in the round 5 seat allotment can check and download result on the official website- josaa.nic.in

IGNOU TEE June Result 2022 announced; check results at ignou.ac.in

The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has declared the IGNOU Result 2022 for June Term End Examination (TEE) on its official website

MHT CET to release final merit list 2022 today at cetcell.mahacet.org

Maharashtra's State Common Entrance Test Cell will on Wednesday, October 12, 2020 release the MHT CET 2022 final merit

IIT Mandi, NSDC tie up to offer two certification courses in emerging tech

Interested candidates will be selected after appearing for an eligibility test. An online screening test will be conducted on October 15 and 16. Students can register at https://bit.ly/CCEIITM