A test developed by experts in Birmingham has offered evidence confirming COVID-19 to be the cause of a newly emerged multi-system inflammatory syndrome in children, who have tested negative for the virus by the PCR test. This raises the possibility that children who may have had the virus in their system, even if they haven’t been unwell, could be at …
Lido Learning, an Indian EdTech start-up, is aiming to hire over 500 senior citizens as teachers in the next few months. The selected teachers would undergo a free 5-day training to deepen their knowledge and have them ready to teach online. The expertise of senior citizens in Science, Maths and English will be used to expand its small group face-to-face …
Online learning platform, Unacademy, today hosted a Live Class for its learners by Zev Siegl, internationally recognized speaker & presenter and co-founder of one of the world’s most famous coffee chains, Starbucks. The Live Class was a phenomenal success with around 20,000 learners attending the session. Earlier in March, Unacademy announced the commencement of the ‘Legends on Unacademy’ program with …
Union Minister for HRD, Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank today launched the information booklet titled “Safe online learning in the times of COVID-19” to raise awareness of students and teachers on staying safe online, virtually in New Delhi. The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) and UNESCO New Delhi Office developed this booklet. The booklet will be instrumental in keeping …
This year to promote sustainable living and educate students about better waste management practices, Cambridge International Assessment Education today organised an insightful webinar for students around the theme of ‘Planet Positive’ to mark World Environment Day (5 June 2020), The webinar was hosted by Monisha Narke, CEO and Founder and CEO of RUR Greenlife Pvt Ltd, a socio-environmental NGO, and …
Driven by a strong social message of conservation of environment for a better world post the pandemic, Global Indian International School (GIIS), Noida has been released across all social media channels of GIIS including Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, its digital campaign “LetsUnlockNature” to coincide with the World Environment Day. The campaign comprises of a short yet impactful video of students, …
