New Odisha Age

Kitaab brings in frontline corona warriors for a unique virtual launch of e-book “The Coronavirus”

Kolkata: Prabha Khaitan Foundation, an organization that is dedicated to the socio-cultural welfare and humanitarian cause had through its platform Kitaab, organized a virtual book launch of the e-book ‘The Coronavirus: What you Need to Know about the Global Pandemic’. The book is written by Dr Swapneil Parikh, co-founder DIY Health, Maherra Desai, clinical psychologist…

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LSAT-India 2020 Exam goes online; India’s first and only Law Entrance Exam to become entirely online

Delhi : In an unprecedented technological development, the US-based The Law School Admission Council (LSAC) has decided to administer the 2020 LSAT—India entrance examination online for the first time ever, due to the Covid-19 pandemic. LSAT—India, which was a paper-pencil test since its inception in 2009, becomes India’s FIRST & ONLY Law Entrance Exam to…

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GIM Faculty Conduct Research to Analyse People’s Reactions Towards Covid-19’s outbreak

Panaji : A study conducted by professors from B-school Goa Institute of Management (GIM) Dr. Divya Singhal and Prof. Padhmanbhan Vijayaraghavan to examine Indian public’s reactions towards Covid-19’s outbreak by gauging the psychological response in terms of anxiety and their coping behavior found that most individuals are more worried over the health of their loved…

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Admissions go fully online in O. P Jindal Global University

Sonipat : In an unprecedented technological development, admissions to all degree programmes (UG & PG) of JGU across all the schools of JGU will be conducted online under the aegis of the Jindal Scholastic Aptitude Test (JSAT) administered by Pearson VUE. The exception to this are the five-year law programme of the Jindal Global Law School (JGLS) and the five-year architecture programme…

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Have we learnt our lesson from Odisha’s Cyclone Fani in 2019 ?

Bhubaneswar: Exactly a year ago Odisha witnessed one of the deadliest cyclones in recent history. Dozens died, lakhs of people were rendered homeless. It was a rare summer cyclone (cyclone season usually begins in October) and the state saw an outbreak of water-borne diseases, which further increased due to the acute shortage of drinking water….

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Smooth Lockdown: Reliance to launch Jio Meet video conferencing app

Mumbai: Reliance is set to launch a video conferencing app named Jio Meet to take similar platforms like Zoom, Skype, Google Duo, etc. Because of the ongoing Pandemic Lockdown all over world, the work from home rate was high and the video conferencing space has boomed. Many of the Companies in Odisha are also using…

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Sahaja Yoga conducts world’s largest online meditation twice daily during Golden Jubilee year

New Delhi : Millions of devotees from more than 70 countries will come together for collective online meditation  during May 1st to May 5th celebrations to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Sahaja Yoga, a unique discovery by H. H. Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi. In its Golden Jubilee year, H.H. Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi Sahaja Yoga Trust…

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COVID-19: Lockdown extended for 2 more weeks from 4 May, says MHA

Bhubaneswar: Lockdown 2.0 is continuing, ahead of this Union Health Ministry has extended the Lockdown for 2 more weeks from 4 May 2020. Lockdown 3.0 listed 130 districts in the country in red zone, 284 in orange zone and 319 green zone. The new guidelines say “for the well-being and safety” of people, movement for all…

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Meritnation Offers Free Online Live Classes for Grades 6-12

New Delhi : The COVID-19 outbreak and the resultant uncertainty has impacted schools and educational institutes across India. Rising to the occasion, Indian Edtech major Meritnation, a subsidiary of test preparation leader Aakash Educational Services Limited (AESL), is conducting special free live classes for students during the lockdown helping them continue their studies. Meritnation has opened…

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Winners of CODE19 Online Hackathon against Coronavirus in India Announced

Bhubaneswar  – Abhinand C and Shilpa Rajeev, two students from the Government College of Engineering in Kannur, Kerala, have bagged the first prize of $10,000 at the recently concluded CODE19 online hackathon against coronavirus in India. Their winning entry, called iClassroom, involved a modern virtual classroom for the millennial generation. It connects students with teachers through…

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