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FSSAI bans sales, junk foods ads in school canteens, within 50 m of campus

The Food Safety and Standards Regulations, 2020 in this regard has been notified now after consideration of stakeholders'' comments, FSSAI said in a statement

Health Ministry issues SOP for partial reopening of schools from Sept 21

Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry issued standard operating procedures for partial resumption of teaching activities in schools for students of Classes 9 to 12, on voluntary basis, from Sept 21

France coronavirus update: 22 schools closed due to Covid-19 spread

Twenty-two schools and over 100 classes in France were closed due to the spread of the coronavirus, Education Minister Jean-Michel Blanquer announced

Covid-19: New York City reopens gyms, postpones start of new school year

Each gym has to pass a virtual inspection, no indoor group fitness classes are allowed, and swimming pools will remain closed

Unlock-4: Schools, coaching classes to remain shut till Sep 30 in Rajasthan

Schools, colleges and coaching classes will remain closed till September 30, according to 'Unlock-4' guidelines issued by Rajasthan for activities outside Covid-19 containment zones

States may permit schools to call 50% staff, students of 9th to 12th: MHA

Ministry of Home Affairs released Unlock 4 guidelines which said that states, UTs may permit up to 50 per cent of teaching and non-teaching staff to be called to the schools from Sept 21

Bangladesh extends shutdown of schools till October 3 due to Covid-19

The government had previously announced that the shutdown would be extended to September 30 but later issued a revised statement on the matter, bdnews24 reported on Friday

Nitish Kumar inaugurates higher secondary schools in 3,304 panchayats

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday inaugurated a number of new higher secondary schools and several upgraded ones in 3,304 panchayats across the state

Maharashtra: Forced to travel 50 km for e-classes, children demand internet

Around 200 children were forced to travel 50 km daily to reach an area with Internet connection to attend online classes from their remote coastal villages in Maharashtra

Madhav Chavan on challenges to education in Covid-19, and doable solutions

Undaunted by the challenges the pandemic has posed for education, Chavan offers radical - but doable - solutions to Anjuli Bhargava

Over 100,000 school students attend neighbourhood classes in Tripura

On its first day, over 100,000 school students in Tripura attended neighbourhood clases in open places maintaining social distancing, a state minister said

Final exams crucial step in student's career, states can't cancel them: UGC

UGC said states cannot say that its July 6 directive, asking universities and colleges to conduct final year examinations by September 30 amid the Covid-19 pandemic, was not binding

Tricolour sales dip as schools, colleges remain closed due to Covid-19

A factor that is contributing to dipping sales is the online sale of national flags on e-commerce websites, says Khadi Gram Udyog employee

Muktangan children shine, braving the Covid-19 pandemic

Time for top corporates to increase philanthropy budget

New Education Policy 2020: All you need to know in 10 key points

The Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved National Education Policy 2020 bringing major reforms in higher education

Unlock 3: Night curfew ends, no schools till August 31, gyms can reopen

The government ignored demands by cinema hall owners for reopening. Theatres, bars, and places of congregation will also remain shut

US divided over mask wearing and schools reopening as pandemic rages

Amid the patchwork of policies, the United States reported a daily global record of more than 77,000 new infections on Thursday

Engineering courses in Telangana to start Aug 17, decision on schools soon

Academic year for engineering courses in Telangana will start from August 17 and that a final decision will be taken on the opening of schools in the State, CM K Chandrashekhar Rao announced

Back-to-school plans in the time of Covid-19 stress working parents

Coronavirus, and the upending of society it has produced, have caused these views of school in American life to collide in ways that have thrown millions of parental lives into disarray

Can't turn it into another political game: WHO on schools reopening

We can't turn schools into yet another political football in this game. It's not fair on our children, Ryan said