It is very revealing to explore the evolution of the organizational aspects of schools over the past 200 years. To be specific in comparison, we have chosen five important organizational dimensions as listed in the tabular representation. We have analysed and reported the state of each dimension at the two end-points – 1810s (chosen to […]
Future of Energy is green Just 200 years ago, our main energy source was wood. Now, even though we have a pleothra of energy sources to choose from, including a growing range of renewable energy technologies, we are faced with a crisis of energy security. How and at what cost can we keep supplying energy […]
The following tabular representation offers a comparison of the school education in 1810s and 2010s. Educational practices in schools in 1810s (200 years back) Educational practices in schools, as of date Teachers had to read and complete the entire syllabus Teachers still have to ‘finish’ the syllabus! -same as in 1810s Homework was made repetitive; […]
MUMBAI: Students who took the national Joint Entrance Exam (Main) on Sunday for admission to India’s top engineering colleges have complained that a section of questions appear to be exactly similar to those asked in a mock test conducted by a coaching class chain in 2016. At least nine objective questions in physics from Set […]
SAN FRANCISCO, UNITED STATES: A woman died of her injuries after being struck by a Uber self-driving vehicle in Arizona, police said on Monday, and the ride hailing company said it had suspended its autonomous vehicle program across the United States and Canada. The accident in Tempe, Arizona, marked the first fatality from a self-driving […]
Over a 100 kilometres away from Nagpur in social reformer Baba Amte’sAnandwan, a township which boasts of harnessing human resources at its best, a motley group of mavericks from the field of education met recently. A methodically unstructured attempt, which seemed to be a deliberate wink at the rigidly structured education system, was made. While […]
Changing nappies, juggling schedules, trying to maintain some semblance of personal hygiene… motherhood is no joke. Taking care of children really is a full-time job; in fact, it’s two and a half, according to research which has found that the time mothers spend on parent-related tasks is equal to a 98-hour work week. The US […]
Relationships can be pleasant as long as both the parties involved are committed and passionate about it. However, if there’s breach of trust from any one side, things may become really bad. Emily Javier, thought that her boyfriend was cheating on her as she found Tinder on his phone, girl’s hair in the shower drain […]
GURUGRAM: A Class VII student of a well-known Gurugram school threatened to rape his teacher and her daughter in an online post. The daughter studies with him in the same class. In another incident, a Class VIII student of the same school sent a mail to a teacher, asking her out for a candlelight date […]
NEW DELHI :The Delhi High Court on Wednesday threatened to stay the AAP government’s move to procure 1,000 low-floor electric buses instead of standard-floor CNG buses, if it does not have an action plan to provide parking space for the vehicles. “Will these 1,000 buses fly in air,” a bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita […]
