The Class XII examinations of the Central Board of Secondary Education have been cancelled,
following a review meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday evening.
Assessment method
CBSE is yet to announce its
alternative assessment
method. A senior CBSE official told The Hindu that one
option being considered is
grading based on the student’s internal assessment
and practical exam scores
from Class XII, rationalised
according to analysis of the
school’s mark distribution in
the board exams over the
last three years. Another option would be grading based
on the student’s final exam
scores from Class IX, X and
XI
- Doctors of different hospitals across the country observed Tuesday as “black day” against comments made by Baba Ramdev, said Federation of Resident Doctors’ Association (FORDA). The doctors protested by wearing a black band at hospitals.
BRICS will help India in fighting
COVID19, says China Minister
The Foreign Ministers of the
BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India,
China and South Africa)
grouping on Tuesday expressed “grave concern”
with regard to the global COVID19 pandemic. Addressing a virtual meeting, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi expressed solidarity with India over the
recent surge in COVID19
cases, and said the grouping
was ready to assist the country to fight the pandemic “as
long as needed”.
- The U.S. military will hand over its main Bagram Air Base to Afghan forces in about 20 days, an official said. The vast base, built by the Soviets in the 1980s, is the biggest military facility used by U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, with tens of thousands of troops stationed there during the peak of U.S. involvement in the country
- The World Health Organization on Tuesday approved the Sinovac COVID19 vaccine for emergency use — the second Chinese vaccine to receive the WHO’s green light.
- State Bank of India has slashed its GDP growth projection for this fiscal to 7.9%, from 10.4%, and said India’s economic recovery will now be ‘Wshaped’ instead of the ‘Vshaped recovery’ anticipated earlier
- New Zealand allrounder Kyle Jamieson on Monday was awarded the 2021 edition of the Players’ Cap. The allrounder was presented the ‘Cricketer of the Year’ award by wicket keeper batsman BJ. Watling, who will retire after the UK tour.
- Pacer Anrich Nortje and Shabnim Ismail were named South Africa men’s and women’s ‘Cricketer of the Year’ at CSA’s virtual awards ceremony on Monday
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