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EDUCATION IN THE TIME OF PANDEMIC

EDUCATION IN THE TIME OF PANDEMIC

The way Faculty of Forestry SKUASTK worked is commendable and appreciable

By: JAUHAR RAFEEQ The arrival of corona has shattered almost all the sectors in world. With the arrival of corona, educational institutes were closed throughout India. On March 16, we were informed that SKUASTK will remain closed for one month. At that time the only thing which came in my mind was that, what will […]

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Only the paranoid survive

Only the paranoid survive

East Asians are aware that their societies have done well in recent decades

By: Kishore Mahbubani Death tolls don’t lie. The most striking disparity in Covid-19 fatalities to date is between East Asian countries, where the total number of deaths per million inhabitants is consistently below ten, and much of the West, where the numbers are in the hundreds. For example, Japan has so far reported 7.8 deaths […]

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Pakistan’s flawed understanding of Kashmir

Pakistan’s flawed understanding of Kashmir

By: Muhammad Mazhar Following abrogation of Article 370, that granted a special status to then state of Jammu and Kashmir within Indian Union, Pakistan Prime Minister, Imran Khan, on September 27, 2019, roared in United Nations General Assembly, saying “when curfew is lifted in Kashmir, there will be a bloodbath.” Khan alleged that Prime Minister […]

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Insignificant resignation

Insignificant resignation

By: Rawoof Zargar The recent purported resignation of SAS Geelani did not create ripples in Kashmir as reaction to it by the people of Kashmir was less than mild. One could not have imagined the resignation of SAS Geelani a decade back when he ruled the roost and was undoubtedly the most followed political figure […]

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UAE’s Mars Mission: Al Amal for Muslims

UAE’s Mars Mission: Al Amal for Muslims

BY: Asad Mirza The Emirates Mars Mission, the first interplanetary exploration undertaken by any Arab nation, lifted off successfully on an H-IIA rocket from Tanegashima, Japan, on 17 July 2020 and is on its way to Mars planet, where it will arrive at in February 2021, it will spend two years orbiting the red planet […]

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Clear your mind, let go of negative emotions

Clear your mind, let go of negative emotions

We listen in order to build arguments rather than to connect, leading to isolation and further strife

By: Grant Hilary Brenner ‘Letting go’ is the gold ring of positive change, releasing us from the chains of the past. Intuitively, to let go means immediate relief, being unburdened, relaxing into and passing through suffering into peace and possibility. Mental action is modelled on physical behaviour. Evolution, it is thought, borrows from basic brain […]

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Flaws of online assessment

Flaws of online assessment

BY: Mohammad Anees Bhat In order to engage students in the education process, the J&K administration took various steps and decisions from time to time since the lockown was imposed. The very first decision that was taken was to provide online classes and online study material to all the students. Providing online classes was in […]

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Initiatives for Dairy Development

Initiatives for Dairy Development

By: SHARAD GUPTA The Indian dairy sector has been registering a consistent annual growth of over 6 percent for the last several years. Some 70 million farmers maintaining a milch herd of 125.35 million produced a whopping 187.7 million tonnes of milk in 2018-19, worth nearly Rs 6,60,000 crore. This is more than the combined […]

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Nelson Mandela’s views and relevance to the education system of India

Nelson Mandela’s views and relevance to the education system of India

By: Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ 18th of July is celebrated across the world as International Nelson Mandela day. Honourable Prime Minister Narendra Modi while paying homage to him, stated “The beloved Madiba`s work, ideals & principles continue to inspire us. He demonstrated the triumph of peace, equality and service,”. Today, through this column, I am sharing […]

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The politics of a Covid-19 vaccine

The politics of a Covid-19 vaccine

Will countries let geopolitics intrude, sharing the vaccine with friends and allies while forcing vulnerable populations in adversary countries to the back of the line?

By: Richard N. Haass The global toll of the Covid-19 pandemic is enormous: more than a half-million lives lost, hundreds of millions out of work, and trillions of dollars of wealth destroyed. And the disease has by no means run its course; hundreds of thousands more could well die from it. Not surprisingly, there is […]

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