The Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ on April 8 launched ‘Students’ and Teachers’ Holistic Advancement through Quality Education (SARTHAQ), the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 implementation plan for school education. Mr Pokhriyal chaired a high-level meeting for implementation of Read more
Dear Bhavna of 2011, Right now, you have two babies under the age of four. It is an overwhelming time but it will get easier, I promise. For now, trust me and do as I say. Please let yourself feel Read more
Sustainable Coffee is an umbrella term for the coffee which is grown and marketed for sustainability and it encompasses specific types of coffees, certified as- fair trade, organic, Utz-certified etc. These certifications not only encourage and communicate compliance with standards Read more
We learnt to slow down, we learnt what matters. But do we remember the blissful moment to breathe. We know people died Our heart bled for strangers Tightened for our families We felt the dread, the love But do we Read more
Whenever my son would not do well on a test, I would tell him – “you have such a clever mind, this stuff is easy for you, you just need to apply yourself a bit.” Various versions of this statement Read more
Rhydhun 2021 programme, to be held on 27th March Saturday, from 6pm on YouTube LIVE (channel: Shobhna Jha) is designed to witness and celebrate one year of online journey of Shobhna Jha Kathak Studio. It’s worthy to note that the Read more
M. Scott Peck explains in his book ‘The Road Less Travelled’, and I paraphrase, that we all create maps to navigate through life, right from our childhood. It is only through constantly reviewing the reality and our place in it Read more
This last year has been a difficult one in many ways. Even though we were lucky enough to escape mostly unharmed, it did bring about a lot of change in our lives. Despite all its difficulties, this year was a Read more
I haven’t misspelled guilt, I know gratitude there seems wrong. I remember a discussion where a male tried to be a part of a feminist issue and asked “but why do women follow the rules if it’s so messed up Read more
Chandigarh became the Union Territory in India to launch Carbon Watch, a mobile application to assess the carbon footprint of an individual. Although the app can be accessed by everyone, it has specific options for the residents of Chandigarh to Read more