ETS, has announced that the TOEFL iBT®Special Home Edition and GRE® General Test at-home solutions are now available worldwide for test takers who have been affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The solutions were initially announced on March 23 and were available in nine countries and administrative regions. These solutions are now available everywhere the computer-delivered TOEFL iBT test and …

Following the guidelines by the Government of India, ChildFund India, which is now part of the Joining Forces For Children – India alliance of NGOS (ChildFund India, Plan India, Save the Children India, SOS Children’s Villages of India, Terre des hommes and World Vision India) working for children, has launched its response to fight the COVID-19 crisis on national level, …

The Right to Education Forum (RTE Forum) through a memorandum to the Prime Minister, has appealed to the Government to take a dozen of necessary steps to ensure the rights of children during this crisis period. Coinciding with the completion of 10 years of landmark Right to Education Act, the forum said that Government must guarantee food and nutrition to millions …

Oxford University Press (OUP), has announced its Continue Learning @home initiative to provide students and teachers with free access to its learning resources, for both schools and higher education streams. OUP will also support the teacher fraternity by providing them free online access to its Online Teacher Training modules and webinars. The Continue Learning @home initiative is aimed at creating a home learning environment and ensuring …

Katha has released an e-book titled “The Mystery Of The Missing Soap” to encourage children to understand, in their language, the essentials of hygiene and health, necessary to overcome the current challenges. The e-book is, currently, available in English, Hindi and Tamil. The Marathi, and Assamese versions will be available in due course.  The storyline revolves around the evil Asura, Tobakachi, …

IIT Roorkee has developed a low-cost portable ventilator that can be useful to ensure the survival of COVID-19 patients. Named as ‘Prana-Vayu,’ the closed-loop ventilator is developed in collaboration with AIIMS, Rishikesh, and is equipped with state-of-the-art features. The ventilator is based on the controlled operation of the prime mover to deliver the required amount of air to the patient. …