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Bengaluru weather update: IMD issues ‘orange’ alert, schools closed today after forecast of heavy rains | Top 10 Points
Bengaluru weather update: The IMD has issued an ‘orange’ alert for the city, and schools will be closed due to the heavy rain forecast. Yesterday’s incessant rainfall caused waterlogging and traffic congestion in several areas of Bengaluru. We bring you all the details from Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
2 min read16 Oct 2024Bharat Bandh Today: What’s Open, What’s Closed; Here’s All You Need To Know
Several groups and organisations called for a ‘Bharat Bandh’ on August 21, 2024 in response to a Supreme Court ruling that allows sub-categorization within SC/ST reservations. The Apex Court’s decision to exclude the ‘Creamy Layer’ from SC/ST quota sparked controversy. What are their demands? What is expected to be closed and what will remain open today? Here’s everything you need to know about Bharat Bandh today!
21 Aug 2024How Sumeet Mehta’s LEAD Is Transforming Indian Education, One Step At A Time | Founder Diaries
Interview with Sumeet Mehta, Co-founder, LEAD | This is the very first episode of Founder Diaries, a series in which we explore why start-up founders actually started up - leaving their salaried jobs for a mission which they felt strongly about, how they went about the whole process & how they overcame the challenges of the start up ecosystem. In this episode, LEAD’s co-founder talks about why he & his wife left their job in Singapore to come back to India and start up, how far they’ve come and what’s the mission statement that drives them. Mehta also shares some valuable tips for those who want to take the leap into the startup space, saying ’if you have a plan B, don’t start it at all!’. Watch
8 Jul 2024Vedanta’s Priya Agarwal Hebbar: ‘I Want Women To Dominate Mining …’ | Rollin’ With The Boss Ep 10
For this episode of Rollin’ With The Boss, Mint’s team drove to Udaipur to catch up with Priya Agarwal Hebbar, Chairperson Hindustan Zinc Limited, and Non-Executive Director, Vedanta. In 2011, fresh out of college, Priya was busy planning a life that revolved around music among other things. However, her father Mr Anil Agarwal, often referred to as the metals king of India decided to appoint her to the board of Cairn India. Shocked and apprehensive, she wondered if she would be able to fill her father’s shoes. Surmounting the initial shock and the challenges of operating in a male-dominated industry, Priya has been successfully overseeing Vedanta Group’s companies for nearly a decade and a half. Just in April this year. She was picked to join the World Economic Forum’s Young Global Leaders 2024 cohort. The forum comprises under 40 individuals from diverse backgrounds… selected for vision, courage, and influence to drive positive change in the world.
6 Jun 2024List of Delhi-NCR schools under bomb threats: Number of affected institutions rises to 100
Nearly 100 schools in Delhi-NCR have received bomb threats, prompting police to conduct searches. No suspicious items have been found as police urge not to panic.
1 min read1 May 2024Delhi govt reverts order extending winter vacations in schools. Here’s why
The Delhi government has reversed a directive extending the winter vacation in schools across the capital city, stating that it was issued in error. A decision on the matter will be made on January 8.
1 min read7 Jan 2024BSEB Class 12 theoretical exam admit card released. Check process, details here
Candidates can download the admit card from the BSEB official website - inter22.biharboardonline.comThe admit cards will be available for download till 31 January, 2022.
1 min read16 Jan 2022BSEB releases Class 10 board exams admit card. Here’s how to download
The admit card can be downloaded from the Bihar board’s official website- secondary.biharboardonline.com.
1 min read9 Jan 2022Mexico says 5.2 million dropped out of school in the pandemic
New figures offer some frightening insights into the effects of Covid-19 on students
1 min read14 Aug 2021MP govt issues SOP for reopening of schools for Classes 11, 12 from July 26
The SOP forbids student gatherings to prevent the spread of novel coronavirusVaccination of teaching and non-teaching staff to be completed next week
1 min read24 Jul 2021Popular Topics
Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared