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The State Council for Educational Research and Training will hold a five-day workshop for content enrichment of textbooks for classes XI and XII from Monday. A similar exercise has been completed by the council for classes I to X.The council has urged schools to select five teachers from the Tamil and English mediums and depute them for the workshop. Participants are expected to provide suggestions to improve the textbooks. Recently, a group of teachers visited the Andamans for a workshop. They presented their experiences with the new syllabus, said a coordinator. A physics teacher, who was part of the team that authored the textbook, said the workshop would enable them to get feedback. At the end of the workshop, revisions and suggestions will be sent to the SCERT office by District Institute for Education and Training officials. … [Read more...] about Workshop for enriching textbooks

Set in Hobart’s most prestigious suburb in a highly desirable street, a more perfect location would be a struggle to find. The location, in the heart of Battery Point, is just a short walk from Salamanca Place, the waterfront precinct, Hobart’s CBD or the Sandy Bay shops and eateries. This double-brick apartment offers light and bright living spaces, alongside three spacious bedrooms and three bathrooms. An enviable location.Source:Supplied Come on in.Source:Supplied There is plenty to see.Source:Supplied Entry into the apartment is via a sunroom into an entry and a central hall space, from which the floor plan spreads out. Near the north-facing sunroom is a lounge and dining space, plus a balcony that will be a highlight for entertainers. The timber and tile kitchen features big windows that smartly frame the beautiful views of historic Battery Point. There is gas cooking, a range hood and feature tapware. One of the bedrooms has easy access into the central main … [Read more...] about Battery Point: Historic Hampden’s spacious city lifestyle

NEW DELHI: Facebook has announced a 130 million dollar fund to form an "independent oversight board" to help the company make decisions on "content governance". The board will make final decisions on whether specific content such as a sensitive video or ad should be displayed on the site. The board’s decision will be binding and cannot be overturned even by CEO Mark Zuckererg, the company said. The company, however, said it will not announce its members this year, but revealed that the board will have at least three individual trustees and a corporate trustee, and would comprise 40 people. The first “few” members will be chosen by Facebook and “those members will then help select the remaining people.” The Board, first suggested by Zuckerberg in Nov 2018, would decide matters of speech and expression on Facebook. “We have travelled around the world hosting six in-depth workshops and 22 round tables attended by more than 650 people from 88 different … [Read more...] about Facebook forms ‘independent’ body for content oversight

Kerala is working towards developinga Design Policy for promoting sustainable infrastructure thatemploys innovative designs for habitats and smart cities, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said. He said the government will launch a 'Kerala Design Festival' by scaling up the existing KDW format through integration of multiple events. "That will make it theworld's largest and longest such annual event, the Chief Minister said adding "Kerala Tourism can market it globally so that it will be one more reason for the creative community to travel to Kerala." He was speaking at the valedictory session of the second edition of the Kochi Design Week (KDW) here on Saturday evening. Noting that design had an "inherent potential" across disciplines, the Chief Minister said the government will work with the Kerala Startup Mission and similar agencies to assess the areas that required stronger focus amid an ongoing mission to rebuild the states infrastructure. "We will come up with necessary … [Read more...] about Kerala Working Towards Developing Design Policy to Promote Sustainable Infrastructure

'I don’t get angry in real life and to get this anger out in front of the camera was tough.' Badlapur. Like many of the actors of his generation, Varun Dhawan is also experimenting with his acting roles very early in his career. After playing light-hearted loverboy roles, the actor takes on a gritty revenge drama, where he ages up to a 40-year-old. Badlapur will release on February 20. Varun talks about Badlapur. Patcy N/ Rediff.com listens in. You have lost a lot of weight. I lost a lot of weight because of ABCD 2 and because the producers of Badlapur are making me roam all over for the promotion of the film. Your role in Badlapur is a big change from your usual loverboy roles. It is necessary to be a loverboy to take revenge in the end. You fall in love and then you lose your love and take revenge. That's the reason the first few movies were important. There are so many revenge dramas, how is this one different? There is not a single film like Badlapur. I can bet on that. … [Read more...] about ‘I was bored laughing, so I did Badlapur’