EDUCATION
8-year-old Indian boy in Johns Hopkins 'brightest students in the world' list
Hopkins said Misra, a student at PS 59 Beekman Hill International Elementary School, was honoured for "exceptional performance on the SAT, ACT, or similar assessment" taken by 15,000 students in grades two through eight as part of CTY's Talent Search program. Test scores are based on above-grade level testing.
Extra UPSC bid: SC says Centre's response lacks decision-making level
The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), in an affidavit, told the apex court that civil services aspirants who have exhausted all their attempts in the exams held in October last year, should not be given an extra attempt. A bench headed by Justice A.M. Khanwilkar expressed its dissatisfaction at the affidavit not having any information at which this decision has been taken by the government.
Young children determine emotion by what they hear: Study
The findings, published in the Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, indicated that while adults prioritised what they see, young children showed an auditory dominance and overwhelmingly prioritised what they could hear.
Uttar Pradesh to get its first sports university in Meerut
A government spokesman said the university will help athletes in getting training, thereby making them ready for national and international level competitions. The sports university will be built at an approximate cost of Rs 700 crores and will come up in the Salawa village in Sardhana tehsil of Meerut district. The cost of the project will be borne by the state government.
Facebook to let researchers access election advertisement data from February 1
This data package includes ads that ran during the three-month period prior to the US Election Day, from August 3 to November 3, 2020. On February 1, the 'US 2020 Election Spend Tracker' data currently available in the Ad Library will be moved to the Elections page, where the information will remain available for download.
India's new education policy to travel across the world
Initiatives have also been taken to take the new Education Policy to the Gulf countries. The Union Ministry of Education has informed the UAE Minister of Education Hussain bin Ibrahim Al Hammadi about this through the bilateral virtual dialogue. Hammadi has also praised the National Education Policy 2020.
Growing up in bilingual home can make kids more attentive: Study
The study, published in the journal Scientific Reports, found that growing up in a bilingual home can provide unexpected cognitive benefits later in life. The team found that infants raised in bilingual homes adapt to their more varied and unpredictable language environment by shifting their visual attention faster and more frequently.
Delhi govt asks children for ideas to improve child care institutions
Delhi's Women and Child Development Minister Rajendra Pal Gautam asked the children to share their suggestions to improve child care institutions so as to make Delhi an ideal place in terms of child care.
Kerala students pursuing medicine in China left in the lurch
After the Covid pandemic struck Wuhan and other parts of China, several students had come back home and the first reported Covid case in India was a medical student in Wuhan who had come to her hometown Thrissur on vacation.
The Economist Ranking: Indian School of Business ranked 1st in India, 44th globally
Globally, ISB is ranked number two under 'open new career opportunities' parameter which includes diversity of recruiters, placement success, alumnus rating of career service; fifth in Australasia and seventh in 'alumnus rating of alumni effectiveness' parameter under the 'potential to network' category.
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