EDUCATION MINISTER POKHRIYAL TO MEET ALL STATE EDUCATION SECRETARIES TODAY

HIGHLIGHTS

• Today Union education minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank will meet all State Education Secretaries.
• It is going to be a virtual meeting.
• Impact of coronavirus on education sector is going to be reviewed.

In order...

BAIDU INC. CLOSED FLAT ON ITS DEBUT IN HONG KONG SECONDARY LISTING

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• Baidu Inc. closed flat on its debut in Hong Kong secondary listing.
• China’s Bilibili raised a lower-than-expected $2.6 billion in its secondary listing.
• On Tuesday’s session, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index ...

BAIDU INC. TO PRICE ITS SHARES $32.45 EACH AT HONG KONG SECONDARY LISTING

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• Baidu Inc. to price its shares $32.45 each at Hong Kong secondary listing.
• Baidu reportedly will sell 95 million shares as part of the upcoming transaction.
• Baidu is reported to start trading its shares on the Hong Kong ...

CHINESE SEARCH ENGINE BAIDU INC. TO SELL 4 PERCENT OF ITS SHARES

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• Chinese search engine Baidu Inc. to sell 4 percent of its shares.
• The search engine company will launch itself in Hong Kong secondary listing.
• Baidu shares listed on the Nasdaq have risen 18.1% so far this year.

COINBASE READIES FOR ITS IPO

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•             Privately held shares of the exchange are being traded in a secondary market

•             The date for the IPO launch is not yet announced.

The largest cryptocurrency exchange in the US, Coinbase is getting ready to launch its IPO. However,...

CBSE RELEASES BOARD EXAMS 2021 SCHEDULE

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• CBSE has released the schedule for Class 10 and Class 12 Board Exams.
• It is possible to check the schedule online.
• The process for affiliation system is now completely digital.
• The new system has been restructured on t...

EDUCATION MINISTER MAKES NEW ANNOUNCEMENT ON CBSE HIGH SCHOOL BOARD EXAMS 2021

HIGHLIGHTS

• In a webinar, Indian Education Minister made new announcement for High School Board Exams in 2021.
• Education Minister interacted with Indian students.

With students and teachers concerned about Central Board of Secondary E...

SECONDARY SCHOOLS INCLUDE SEX EDUCATION FOR HANDLING ONLINE SEX PREDATORS

HIGHLIGHTS

• Schools will educate students on how to protect themselves from sexual crimes going online daily, for example, digital glimmering and voyeurism, as a component of changes to sexual instruction one year from now to remain important in an advanced age

FRENCH-SPEAKING SCHOOLS WITH COVID-19 CASES TO STAY OPEN THIS YEAR

HIGHLIGHTS

• Francophone schools in Belgium will not be closing during the coming school year.
• Even if there are confirmed coronavirus infections, the schools will remain open.
• Precautions are to be taken for all types of schools.

Why are specialists demotivated to work in the public sector of healthcare?

The 2018 proposal of NITI Aayog was reiterated lately for opening up the current district hospitals to the private-public partnership mode, which is amongst the recent initiatives about to be implemented by the government in order to privatize the healthcare in the country.

For two majo...

Taiwan’s Smart Classroom Solutions launched by Asus in India

Taiwan’s contribution to Smart Education Solutions has been notable. In the recent development, Industrial Development Bureau (IDB) Taiwan collaborated with Asus Foundation in order to establish a smart classroom proof-of-concept (POC) project at Government Senior Secondary School (Boys) in...