-PTI/ TheWire.in Chief minister E.K. Palaniswami described the three-language formula in the New Education Policy as 'painful and saddening', asking Prime Minister Narendra Modi to reconsider it. Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government on Monday rejected the Centre’s three-language formula proposed in the new National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and said there will not be any deviation from the two-language policy being followed in the state. Taking strong exception to the proposal for the...
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Classroom Demonstration, Interview Must For Selection Of Teachers
-NDTV Classroom demonstration or interview will be an essential criterion for selecting teachers in schools, according to the new National Education Policy (NEP), which was launched on July 29. New Delhi: Classroom demonstration or interview will be an essential criterion for selection of teachers in schools, according to the new National Education Policy (NEP), which was launched on July 29. “To gauge passion and motivation for teaching, a classroom demonstration or interview will...
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-TheWire.in This lockdown hunger is not the only worry. Post-COVID, access to safe and nutritious foods would be uncertain if adequate policy measures are not taken. The COVID-19 pandemic has further worsened India’s hunger and malnutrition woes, more so for the millions of informal workers, on their way back home or struggling to meet two ends in their urban and rural homes. Their embedded informality over labour, land and housing tenure has...
More »Mapped: How China has raised its clout in India’s neighbourhood - Nikita Kwatra and Sriharsha Devulapalli
-Livemint.com Over the past decade, China has strengthened its economic and military ties with India’s neighbours in South Asia, which could pose a challenge for India As India battles China, trouble in another part of India’s northern neighbourhood has flared up. NEPalese Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli has accused India of hatching a conspiracy to topple him for publishing the country’s new map that depicts disputed territories as parts of NEPal. Even as...
More »India needs to urgently step into the domain of healthcare -Christophe Jaffrelot and Utsav Shah
-The Indian Express One of the obvious reasons why public healthcare has not been a priority for successive governments of India lies in the fact that India’s middle class did not need it. As epidemiologists tend to consider that the peak of the COVID-19 epidemic may not come before July, the question of the resilience of the Indian health system becomes more pressing, especially in cities like Mumbai, Delhi and Ahmedabad. The...
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