In a move to aid the students of the country, the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), on Monday, announced a 20 per cent cut in its textbook prices for classes 9 to 12 with effect from the upcoming academic year.
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday highlighted the immense pressure the younger generation faces, particularly the unrealistic expectations of achieving academic excellence, which, he felt, steals their childhood and leaves little room for joy.
Organised in collaboration with the National Book Trust and the Lucknow Development Authority, the festival will run from November 9 to 17.
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Actress Rashmika Mandanna has shared a glimpse of her newfound passion that she has discovered in the past two months, which is reading books.
The list includes four novels, seven poetry books, two plays, five short stories, an epic poetry and a memoir in twenty Indian languages.
Being unable to find a job for 18 months, she immersed herself into writing. She remembers,"I poured a lot of my early doubts about the future into 'A Court of Thorns and Roses'.
A poet, author, and publishing professional, her short stories have appeared in the anthologies, "Crossed & Knotted, Defiant Dreams", "When They Spoke" and "Write India Stories". Her poems have been published in "Kaafiyana" and "The Dawn Beyond Waste".
The development of CRISPR and the race to create vaccines for coronavirus will hasten our transition to the next great innovation revolution. The past half-century has been a digital age, based on the microchip, computer, and internet.
Just like a thumbprint, every single human being on this planet has a unique soulprint. Nature never repeats itself in anything it does, thus two soulprints are never ever alike and nor are their material or spiritual journeys.
