New Delhi: The story of global revival will have India playing a leading role, PM Narendra Modi said while addressing the India Global Week 2020 on Thursday. Stressing on India’s contribution to global development, PM highlighted that Indians are natural reformers and highlighted India’s efforts towards self-reliance with global inclusiveness. In his first address to the global audience in the post-COVID-19 era, PM Modi said, “In these times, it is natural to talk about revival. It is equally natural to link global revival and India. There is faith that the story of…
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CBSE syllabus reduction row: HRD Minister tweets on ‘false narratives’, explains measures further !!
New Delhi: On Tuesday, the CBSE syllabus for classes 9 to 12 was reduced by 30% for 2020-21 because of the loss of teaching time due to the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown. On Thursday, HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal tweeted on the “uninformed commentary” on the matter after criticism started to flow in regarding what was deleted from the CBSE syllabus. “There has been a lot of uninformed commentary on the exclusion of some topics from #CBSESyllabus. The problem with these comments is that they resort to sensationalism by connecting topics…
Read MoreAfter CBSE, Goa Board may also reduce syllabus to make up for academic loss !!
Goa: The Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Examination (GBSHSE) is contemplating to reduce the syllabus for classes 10 and 12 for the academic year 2020-21 in view of the closure of schools due to the COVID-19 outbreak, a senior official said it. The board will be consider views of the Principals Forum and the Goa Headmasters Association before taking any final decision, GBSHSE Chairman Ramakrishna Samant told reporters on Wednesday. “We will come up with a decision in the next few days, he said. The 2020-21 academic session,…
Read MoreGoogle scrapped Cloud initiative in China, other markets !!
Google abandoned plans to offer a major new cloud service in China and other politically sensitive countries due in part to concerns over geopolitical tensions and the pandemic, according to two employees familiar with the matter, revealing the challenges for U.S. tech giants to secure business in those markets. In May, the search giant shut down in the initiative, known as “Isolated Region” and which sought to address nations’ desires to control data within their borders, the employees said. The action was considered a “massive strategy shift,” according to one…
Read MoreFacebook, Instagram, TikTok: Army asks personnel to remove 89 apps from phones by July 15 !!
New Delhi: Amid rising tensions with China and concerns over data privacy, the Indian Army on Wednesday asked its personnel to delete 89 apps from their phones. Issuing an order, the Army asked personnel to delete popular social media apps such as Facebook, Truecaller, Instagram & games like PUBG from their mobile phones. The latest instruction comes as a bid to plug leakage of sensitive national security information from phones of armed forces personnel. The personnel have also been asked to delete dating apps such as Tinder and Hinge and…
Read MoreThis new Google Maps feature could be a big lifesaver !!
Google is getting more useful for millions of users around the globe. The app is not spotted showing traffic lights By Droid Life website. While for some people, this feature is seen in the regular view, some are seeing this in the navigation mode. These are usually seen on the crossroads however, the icons are a bit too tiny to spot, specially during navigation when most of us have our eyes on the road and check the map only for a quick glimpse on where to turn next. Also mentioned…
Read MoreAarogya Setu will now let you delete your account !!
New Delhi: Aday after releasing a new feature, Aarogya Setu app has now released a new update for its users. The app on Monday introduced a new feature that will also the users to delete their account from the app and erase all the other data stored in the app. Apart from this, another feature that has been rolled out for users would allow them to give health data access to third-party apps. The new updates are available for both Android and iOS users. The users will now see a…
Read MoreMass layoffs brewing in IT sector amid uncertainties !!
BENGALURU : The information technology (IT) industry is laying off thousands of employees across the globe, including in India, on grounds of non-performance, lack of projects and rightsizing the workforce as pressure mounts on firms because of an uncertain business environment. Global IT companies have gradually reduced their headcount in last two years as they embark on automation and related technologies. The covid-19 crisis may have accelerated all these process as newer challenges have emerged for these firms. International Business Machines (IBM) Corp. is laying off about 2,000 employees globally as the company…
Read MoreWorking to raise health spending to 2.1% of GDP, says finance panel and all the latest news !!
As India battles the Covid-19 pandemic, fifteenth finance commission chairman NK Singh on Tuesday said the commission was working towards a financing model to raise federal public-health spending to about 2.1% of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) over the next five years. The NK Singh-led finance commission for the first time will devote an entire chapter on public health financing when it submits its final report, which is under preparation , he said. On Tuesday, Singh led a brainstorming session on the country’s health sector and the current Covid-19 pandemic…
Read MoreGadkari seeks forest clearance for infra projects, nudges ministries !!
New Delhi: Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday chaired a meeting of the ‘group on infrastructure’ with railway minister Piyush Goyal and environment minister Prakash Javadekar seeking to expedite clearances for several pending highway and infrastructure projects. The road transport and highways minister raised the issue of outstanding forest clearance for 187 highway projects. It was also noted that many of the projects had not yet applied for Stage II forest clearance. Environment minister Javadekar was asked to direct the forest officers posted in states to follow and implement the…
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