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30% students didn't return to schools after pandemic, Odisha govt finds

May 14, 2022 2:11 pm

Analysing the daily attendance data from the schools as provided by the District Education Officers (DEOs), it was seen that around 70 per cent of students are attending the classes, School and Mass Education Department secretary BP Sethi said in a letter to the districts.

India numbers up, but UP death registrations fell in pandemic year

May 11, 2022 8:48 am

According to data from the Civil Registration System (CRS), Uttar Pradesh registered 8.73 lakh deaths in 2020, down from 9.44 lakh deaths registered in 2019.

Suraj Mandhare: ‘Focus on identifying learning loss, developing modules to help students cope’

May 09, 2022 1:11 am

The pandemic has led to a huge learning loss among children. The foremost focus will be to identify the learning loss and developing modules such as bridge courses to help them cope.

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Study by Quest Alliance: Over 7% children in state lost at least one family member during second wave

May 06, 2022 11:34 pm

The study, titled "Covid Sense Check", was aimed at understanding and mapping the impact of Covid-19 second wave on students and their families and was conducted across 22,575 students studying in government schools in India including 4,184 from Gujarat.

Pandemic decision-making is difficult and exhausting -- here's the psychology that explains why

April 21, 2022 6:23 pm

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, most people didn't think through some basic decisions in the same way they might now

Report: Pandemic forced students to drop out of school, turn to child labour

April 21, 2022 6:46 pm

ActionAid Association and Slum Mahila Sanghatane conducted a public hearing on the impact of Covid-19 on Children's Education on March 22 in Bengaluru and the report was a part of the public hearing.

Face masks made compulsory in Delhi, parts of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh: Know why you should wear them

April 20, 2022 1:59 pm

Not only adults but even children should be encouraged to wear masks, said Dr Bipin Jibhkate, consultant, critical care medicine, and ICU director Wockhardt Hospitals, Mira Road

Am I done suffering for fashion?

April 13, 2022 6:36 pm

Two years turns out to be just enough time to convince many of us, especially women over 40, that we need never again suffer physical discomfort for fashion.

Want to see the weirdest of Wikipedia? Look no further.

April 01, 2022 3:19 pm

The Instagram account @depthsofwikipedia shares bizarre and surprising snippets from the vast, crowdsourced online encyclopaedia.

Delhi: From April 1, survey to see how kids are coping after pandemic

March 21, 2022 1:46 am

The curriculum does not have any textbooks, and classes are conducted by teachers through the handbook. Anil Teotia from the State Council for Education Research and Training (SCERT) said the handbook is almost ready.

PANDEMIC PHOTOS

At Kolkata International Film Festival, masked Sholay, Titanic posters urge citizens to stay safe

January 15, 2021 4:04 pm

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World AIDS Day: The battle against the pandemic still on

December 01, 2014 4:42 pm

The AIDS pandemic began more than 30 years ago and has killed up to 40 million people worldwide. On World AIDS Day, here's showcasing some inspiring pictures from across the globe that fill us with hope.