Morning digest: June 15, 2022

Morning digest: June 15, 2022

Nominations for Presidential elections to begin on Wednesday With the nomination process for the presidential election set to begin from Wednesday, the Rajya Sabha Secretariat set up a special cell for the poll on Tuesday. Rajya Sabha Secretary General P.C. Mody has been appointed returning officer for the July 18 presidential election. He will also head this cell. […]

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Morning digest: June 13, 2022

Morning digest: June 13, 2022

Prophet remarks | Protests on, more people arrested The protests against the controversial remarks on Prophet Muhammed by two now-sacked BJP spokespersons continued in several States on Sunday even as the authorities at Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh razed the “illegal” house of arrested political activist Javed Mohammad. Over 400 people — 316 in Uttar Pradesh […]

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NAS 2021: Uttarakhand’s performance decline as compared to 2017 scores; most students marked in ‘below basic’ category

NAS 2021: Uttarakhand’s performance decline as compared to 2017 scores; most students marked in ‘below basic’ category

The result of the National Achievement Survey (NAS) for 2021, conducted to obtain information about the learning achievement of students of Classes 3, 5, 8 and 10 studying in state govt schools, shows the performance of students in Uttarakhand on par with the national average, however the same has reduced from the year 2017 when […]

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NAS 2021: Rajasthan students score over national average in learning outcome levels

NAS 2021: Rajasthan students score over national average in learning outcome levels

Rajasthan has scored over the national average in several categories of learning outcome levels, the National Achievement Survey (NAS) 2021 revealed. However, NAS 2021 indicates that while the scores remained higher than the national average, the learning outcome levels dropped for higher classes. The results of NAS 2021, which were released on Wednesday, that among […]

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NAS 2021: Learning outcome levels up, Haryana betters national average in several classes

NAS 2021: Learning outcome levels up, Haryana betters national average in several classes

Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, learning outcome levels have gone up among Haryana students of classes 5, 8 and 10 on subjects such as languages, Mathematics and Science, the National Achievement Survey (NAS) 2021 has revealed. However, the learning outcome levels of class 3 students have witnessed a drop in the state. The previous NAS was […]

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Hangzhou Asian Para Games postponed due to COVID-19 concerns in China

Hangzhou Asian Para Games postponed due to COVID-19 concerns in China

The decision comes less than a fortnight after the Hangzhou Asian Games, which were scheduled to be held from September 10 to 25 The decision comes less than a fortnight after the Hangzhou Asian Games, which were scheduled to be held from September 10 to 25 The Asian Para Games, which were scheduled to take […]

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EU lifts mask requirement for air travel as pandemic ebbs

EU lifts mask requirement for air travel as pandemic ebbs

European Union authorities say the bloc will no longer require masks to be worn at airports and on planes starting next week amid the easing of coronavirus restrictions European Union authorities say the bloc will no longer require masks to be worn at airports and on planes starting next week amid the easing of coronavirus […]

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