March 19, 2024

Education

Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Services Selection Commission (UPSSSC) has released the provisional answer key of the Anudeshak Main Exam 2022. Eligible candidates can download their answer keys from the official website upsssc.gov.in. The applicants will be able to send suggestions, if any, till March 21, 2024.

The Main exam was conducted on February 25. The recruitment drive is being conducted to fill up a total of 2504 vacancies.

Here’s the official notification.

Steps to download the answer key

  1. Visit the official website upsssc.gov.in

  2. On the homepage, click on the Instructor Mains 2022 answer key link

  3. The answer key will appear on the screen

  4. Check and download the answer key

  5. Take a printout for future reference

  6. Send suggestion, if any

Direct link to UPSSSC Instructor answer key.

Direct link to UPSSSC Instructor objection window.

For more details, candidates are advise to visit the official website here.

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The National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) has declared the result of On Demand Exam Class 10 and 12 exams for the August 2023 session. Students can check their results online at the official website results.nios.ac.in.

NIOS On Demand exams for Class 10 and 12 were held from August 1 to 31.

Steps to check NIOS ODE results 2023

  1. Visit official website results.nios.ac.in
  2. Click on the ‘Check Result’ link for On Demand Examination Result
  3. Enter your enrollment number and captcha to view the result
  4. The NIOS result scorecard will appear on screen
  5. Download and take a printout.

Here’s direct link to check NIOS On Demand result 2023.

Candidates who are not satisfied with their results can apply for re-evaluation of answer sheets. Candidates can apply for re-evaluation for one or more subjects through a single application. The processing fee for re-evaluation is Rs 800 per subject (for Public Exam) and Rs 1000 per subject (for On Demand Examination) to be submitted through bank draft drawn in favour of Secretary, NIOS payable at the city of the concerned Regional Centre, reports Hindustan Times.

For more details, candidates are advised to visit the official website here.

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The Joint Entrance Examination Council, Uttar Pradesh (JEECUP) has released the provisional answer key of the Uttar Pradesh Joint Entrance Examination 2023 (UPJEE 2023) today, August 10. Eligible candidates can download the answer key from the official website jeecup.admissions.nic.in.

Applicants can raise objections, if any, till August 11 by paying the fee of Rs 100 per challenge.

“For their correct challenge answer fee will be refunded to the candidate. For their wrong challenge fee will be forfeited by JEECUP Lucknow,” reads the notification.

UPJEE (P) 2023 online entrance examination was conducted from August 2 to 7, 2023. UPJEE is a state-level examination for candidates seeking admission to government and private polytechnic colleges of Uttar Pradesh.

Steps to download UPJEE answer key 2023

  1. Visit the official website jeecup.nic.in
  2. On the homepage, click on UPJEE 2023 answer key link
  3. Key in your login details and submit
  4. Check and download the answer key
  5. Raise objections, if any

Direct link to UPJEE 2023 answer key.

For more details, candidates are advised to visit the official website here.

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Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has announced the date for declaration of CA Inter, Final Result 2023 today, July 3. According to the official notification, the results for CA Inter and Finals held in May 2023 will be tentatively released on July 5. Candidates will be able to download their results from the official website icai.nic.in.

The ICAI CA exams for Group 1 and Group 2 were conducted from May 2 to 18, 2023.

“It may be noted that for accessing the result at the above mentioned website the candidate shall have to enter his/her registration no. along with his/her roll number,” reads the official notification by ICAI Exam Secretary SK Garg.

Direct link to the official notification.

CCM of ICAI, Dhiraj Khandelwal shared the expected date of declaration of results on his official twitter account.

Steps to download the result

  1. Visit the official website icai.nic.in
  2. Once live, click on the result link
  3. Key in your login details and submit
  4. Check and download the result
  5. Take a printout for future reference

For more details, candidates are advised to visit the official website here.

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Uttarakhand Public Service Commission (UKPSC) has released the revised exam schedule for the Combined State Engineering Service Examination 2021. As per the notification, the exam is scheduled to be conducted from August 13 to 18 in two shifts.

Eligible candidates can download their hall tickets from the official website psc.uk.gov.in from June 29 onwards.

Direct link to the exam schedule.

The UKPSC recruitment aims to fill up 154 Assistant Engineer vacancies in various departments. A total of 25 vacancies are to be filled in the Rural Development Department, 56 in the Irrigation Department, 8 in the Minor Irrigation Department, 21 in the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, 2 in the Department of Energy, and 42 in the Public Works Department.

The selection process includes a combined competitive written exam, followed by document verification and a personal interview.

Steps to download the admit card

  1. Visit the official website psc.uk.gov.in
  2. On the homepage, click on ESE 2021 admit card link
  3. Key in your login details and submit
  4. Check and download the admit card
  5. Take a printout for future reference

For more details, candidates are advised to visit the official website here.

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The Council of Architecture will conclude the online registration process for the third test of the National Aptitude Test in Architecture (NATA 2023) today, June 29. Eligible candidates can submit their applications for the exam on the official website nata.in up 8.00 PM. Earlier, the application deadline was June 27.

The NATA third test is scheduled to be conducted on July 9, 2023. The exam will be held in two shifts — 10.00 AM to 1.00 PM and 2.30 PM to 5.30 PM.

NATA is the qualifier for admission to B.Arch. program offered by Universities/ Institutions in the country, subject to the fulfillment of eligibility criteria as prescribed by the Council.

Steps to apply for NATA 2023 Test 3

  1. Visit the official website www.nata.in
  2. On the homepage, click on “NATA-2023 Registration”
  3. Register yourself and login to apply
  4. Fill up the details, upload the required documents and pay the fee
  5. Submit the form and take a printout for future reference

Direct link to apply for NATA 2023 test 3.

For more details, candidates are advised to visit the official website here.

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Indian Institute of Technology, IIT Guwahati has released the Architecture Aptitude Test (AAT) 2023 schedule. As per the notification, the test is scheduled to be conducted on June 21 from 9.00 AM to 12 noon. The candidates will have to report at 8.00 AM at the examination centres.

Direct link to the Test Centers for AAT 2023.

Direct link to the list of registered candidates for AAT 2023.

“Documents that must be brought to the examination centre: Printout of the admit card and at least one original photo identity card (Aadhaar, School ID, Driving License, Voter ID, Passport, PAN Card). After your entry to the examination centre, identity verification will be done before the commencement of AAT 2023 examination. After completing this process, you will be required to take your assigned seat in the examination hall by 08:30 hours IST,” reads the notification.

Here’s the official notification.

For more details, candidates are advised to visit the official website here.

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स्कूल की छुट्टी बढ़ी: छत्तीसगढ़ की भूपेश सरकार ने भीषण गर्मी को देखते हुए स्कूलों में गर्मी की छुट्टी बढ़ा दी है, अब छत्तीसगढ़ के सभी स्कूल 26 जून के बाद ही खुलेंगे, मुख्यमंत्री भूपेश बघेल ने कहा है कि बच्चों को लू और हीट स्ट्रोक से बचाने के लिए यह के लिए निर्णय लिया गया है

इस समय उत्तर भारत का ज्यादातर हिस्सा भीषण लू और लू की चपेट में है, छत्तीसगढ़ भी इससे अछूता नहीं है, यहां भी गर्मी और उमस पड़ रही है, गर्मी को देखते हुए सरकार ने स्कूलों में गर्मी की छुट्टी घोषित कर दी है. 15 जून तक का समय दिया गया था लेकिन अब इसे बढ़ा दिया गया है.

गर्मी के कहर को देखते हुए मुख्यमंत्री भूपेश बघेल ने ग्रीष्मावकाश 15 जून से बढ़ाकर 26 जून करने के निर्देश दिए हैं, सीएम बघेल ने ट्वीट कर इसकी जानकारी दी, उन्होंने अपने ट्वीट में लिखा- सभी स्कूलों में गर्मी की छुट्टी को देखते हुए भीषण गर्मी बढ़ाने के निर्देश दिए गए हैं सभी स्कूल 26 जून तक बंद रहेंगे। अपना और अपनों का ख्याल रखें। गर्मी बहुत है, पानी पीते रहो।

गौरतलब है कि रायपुर, बिलासपुर, दुर्ग सहित राज्य के कई अन्य जिलों में तापमान 45 डिग्री सेल्सियस के आसपास चल रहा है, लोग दिन में घर से निकलने से परहेज कर रहे हैं, कई जिलों में यह 2-3 डिग्री से अधिक है. सामान्य।

आपको बता दें कि मध्य प्रदेश सरकार और उत्तर प्रदेश सरकार ने राज्य के स्कूलों में ग्रीष्मावकाश बढ़ा दिया है, अब छत्तीसगढ़ सरकार ने भी इसे बढ़ाने का फैसला किया है, मुख्यमंत्री भूपेश बघेल के निर्देश के बाद अब सभी स्कूलों में छत्तीसगढ़ में 26 जून तक बंद रहेगा।

Maharashtra Common Entrance Test Cell has released the result of the Maharashtra Common Entrance Test or MHT CET 2023 for PCB and PCM Group. Eligible candidates can download their results from the official websites cetcell.mahacet.org or mahacet.in.

The MHT CET 2023 was held from May 9 to 13 for PCM Group and May 15 to 20 for PCB Group in Computer Based Test mode. The answer keys were released on May 26 and objections were invited till May 28.

The MHT-CET 2023 is conducted at almost all the district headquarters in the State of Maharashtra for admission to Professional Courses in Engineering/ Technology, Pharmacy and Agricultural Education in the state for the academic year 2023-24.

Steps to check MHT CET result 2023

  1. Visit the official website cetcell.mahacet.org or mahacet.in
  2. On the homepage, click on “Click Here To View Score Card” for both PCM and PCB group
  3. Key in your login details and submit
  4. Check and download the result
  5. Take a printout for future reference

Direct link to download PCM Score Card.

Direct link to download PCB Score Card.

For more details, candidates are advised to visit the official website here.

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Whenever the Scripps National Spelling Bee in the US takes place, parents and children may wonder: What does it take to become a champion? Is it worth the effort?

As just about any former Scripps champion could tell you, the contest – which took place from May 31 to June 1 – involves a fair amount of luck, so preparation does not guarantee a victory. There’s simply no way a contestant can know which word awaits them from the Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary. But if young people find enjoyment in learning how to spell words, as well as understanding the origins and meanings of these words, then they will feel proud of what they accomplished.

Still, as I state in my book, Hyper Education: Why Good Schools, Good Grades, and Good Behavior Are Not Enough, there are certain practices that can greatly boost a child’s chances of becoming an excellent speller. I observed these practices among families who assist their children in competitive academics.

Invest in study materials

Rather than just open the dictionary, contestants study word lists, including the 4,000 words in the free official study guide provided by Scripps. Some parents create their own word lists based on observing past bees.

But to the extent possible, competitive spellers, including several previous Scripps National Spelling Bee winners, have purchased special…

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। राजस्थान माध्यमिक शिक्षा बोर्ड कक्षा 10 का परीक्षा का परिणाम आज जारी होगा। ऐसे में 12वीं के सभी संकायों के परिणाम आने के बाद इंतजार कर रहे कक्षा 10 के सभी छात्रों का आज इंतजार समाप्त हो जाएगा। माध्यमिक शिक्षा बोर्ड की और इस बात की जानकारी दी गई है।

इस बार की परीक्षा में 10 लाख से अधिक कैंडिडेट्स शामिल हुए थे। जानकारी के अनुसार रिजल्ट शुक्रवार 02 जून को दोपहर 1 बजे रिलीज़ किया जाएगा। छात्र अपने एग्जाम रोल नंबर की मदद से अपना रिजल्ट चेक कर सकेंगे।

रिजल्ट चेक करने का लिंक बोर्ड की आधिकारिक वेबसाइट rajeduboard.rajasthan.gov.in पर लाइव होगा। छात्र अपने रोल नंबर की मदद से वेबसाइट पर लॉगिन कर अपनी मार्कशीट चेक कर सकेंगे। शिक्षामंत्री बुलाकी दास कल्ला प्रेस कॉन्फ्रेंस के माध्यम से रिजल्ट की घोषणा करेंगे।

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The National Council of Educational Research and Training has dropped chapters on evolution, the periodic table of elements and sources of energy from Class 10 science textbooks.

The education body responsible for formulating school curriculum in the country has also removed chapters Democracy and Diversity, Popular Struggles and Movements, Political Parties and Challenges to Democracy from Class 10 political science textbooks.

The NCERT said the chapters have been deleted as a part of a syllabus “rationalization” exercise. “In view of the Covid-19 pandemic, it is imperative to reduce content load on students,” it said.

The NCERT had made the decision to remove these chapters from the textbooks last year based on recommendations of experts, PTI reported. The changes have been implemented after the NCERT released textbooks for the new academic year that started in May.

The education body has said that the changes will remain in place for the next two academic years, in line with the National Education Policy that was approved by the Centre in 2020, reported Nature.

The decision to remove the chapter on evolution, including the Darwinian theory on natural selection, was opposed by more than 4,500 scientists, teachers and science communicators in an appeal organized by Kolkata-based Breakthrough Science Society last month.

“The scientific community feels that students will remain seriously handicapped in science & history.”

 

The National Council for Educational Research and Training on Tuesday said it has removed references to Khalistan from the Class 12 political science textbook. Khalistan refers to an independent Sikh state sought by some groups.

The changes to the textbook were made after the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee last month raised objections about the content.

It had alleged that the NCERT misrepresented historical details about Sikhs in the textbook. The Sikh body had particularly objected to the mentioning of the Anandpur Sahib resolution in the textbook, Politics In India Since Independence.

The Anandpur Sahib resolution was a document adopted by the Shiromani Akali Dal in 1973. The resolution affirmed the party’s commitment to the Sikh religion and demanded greater autonomy for Punjab. It also demanded that the city of Chandigarh should be handed over to Punjab and that Punjabi should be given second-language status in neighboring states.

In the textbook, a passage about the resolution read: “The resolution also spoke of the aspirations of the Sikh community and declared its goal as attaining the ‘bolbala’ [dominance] of the Sikhs. The resolution was a plea for strengthening federalism, but it could also be interpreted as a plea for a separate Sikh nation.”

On Tuesday, the NCERT said that the sentence – “but it could also be interpreted…

The Gaur Collection of modern Indian works on paper is particularly notable for a remarkable variety of prints made by many of the subcontinent’s most influential printmakers. These include intaglios, lithographs, serigraphs, and relief prints by such master printmakers as Zarina, Krishna Reddy, Anupam Sud, Laxma Goud, Chittaprosad Bhattacharya, Haren Das, Somnath Hore, and Jyoti Bhatt. The collection also possesses a number of prints by moderns best known for their work in other media, including Arpita Singh, MF Husain, FN Souza, and Anish Kapoor. The high representation of prints in a collection of works on paper may be linked to the surface qualities of handmade paper that lend themselves remarkably well to the tactile nature of print. This essay lays out a brief history of printmaking in India, with particular reference to artists in this collection.

From reproductive to creative

Printing arrived in India in the mid-1500s as a colonial import, first for evangelical purposes, and later to further economic and political ambitions. From “printing” emerged “printmaking” or “the art of the printed picture,” as the demand for printed illustrations grew. By the mid-18th century, there was a thriving printing and publishing industry in Calcutta (now Kolkata), the capital of the British Raj.

On his first day in Class 9 at his new school, Rampengthua was in tears.

“I cried a lot that day,” said the 15-year-old, recalling that day in September 2021 when he joined the Government Thanchhuma High School in Farkawn, a village in Mizoram’s Champhai district. “I did not understand a word of what I was being taught,” he said.

Rampengthua’s distress was natural. The classes were being held in English and Mizo, languages he did not understand.

Back home in Chin state, Myanmar, he spoke Hakha at home and Burmese or Myan in school.

But a few months earlier, Rampengthua and his family had left his home behind. They made a dangerous journey on foot, abandoning their home of many years and crossed over to Farkawn – just as thousands of people from Myanmar had arrived in India in March 2021, when the military junta seized power from a democratically elected government.

Mizoram opened its doors to the Chin refugees, with whom the Mizos share ethnic ties. Relief camps were set up, and civil society groups pitched in to help the displaced.

In August 2021, the Mizoram government allowed children of refugee families to continue their education in government-run schools.

Despite his struggle with language, Rampengthua saw that being admitted to a school…

Issues plaguing school education

Education is vital for individuals to develop and grow to their potential and widen their livelihood opportunities. World leaders have acknowledged the vital role of education. Nelson Mandela viewed education as the “most powerful weapon you can use to change the world” while Kofi Annan noted that “education is the premise of progress in every society, in every family”. Our discussion on public policy imperatives on health, nutrition, food security, and the young child’s well-being, has also demonstrated that a critical ingredient to improvement in these sectors is education.

Though the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 (RTE Act) has refocused attention on school education in recent years, some fundamental problems continue to plague the system. Despite the constitutional and legal obligations of governments, education budgets have remained modest and woefully inadequate to requirements. While there has been a reasonable expansion of coverage and enrolment in schools, the fundamental issue of poor learning outcomes, especially in government schools, has not been addressed. Poor households – both parents and children – remain alienated from the education system. Further, the education policy has not come to grips with the legitimate aspirations of poor households for “English”…

हम प्रत्येक शनिवार को महिला दिवस के रूप में मनाएंगे और क्रांतिकारी महिलाएं जैसे कि वीरांगना फूलन देवी और वीरांगना नगेली, वीरांगना झलकारी बाई कोरी को नमन करेंगें और उनके जीवन संघर्षों को जन जन तक पहुंचाने की कोशिश करेंगे।

‼️जब हिन्दू धर्म में महिलाओं को स्तन ढकने का भी अधिकार नहीं था इसलिए स्तन ही काट दिया ‼️

नंगेली का नाम केरल के बाहर शायद किसी ने न सुना हो. किसी स्कूल के इतिहास की किताब में उनका ज़िक्र या कोई तस्वीर भी नहीं मिलेगी.

लेकिन उनके साहस की मिसाल ऐसी है कि एक बार जानने पर कभी नहीं भूलेंगे, क्योंकि नंगेली ने स्तन ढकने के अधिकार के लिए अपने ही स्तन काट दिए थे.

केरल के इतिहास के पन्नों में छिपी ये लगभग सौ से डेढ़ सौ साल पुरानी कहानी उस समय की है जब केरल के बड़े भाग में त्रावणकोर के राजा का शासन था.

जातिवाद की जड़ें बहुत गहरी थीं और निचली जातियों की महिलाओं को उनके स्तन न ढकने का आदेश था. उल्लंघन करने पर उन्हें ‘ब्रेस्ट टैक्स’ यानी ‘स्तन कर’ देना पड़ता था.

डॉ.शीबा
केरल के श्री शंकराचार्य संस्कृत विश्वविद्यालय में जेंडर इकॉलॉजी और दलित स्टडीज़ की एसोसिएट प्रोफ़ेसर डॉ. शीबा केएम बताती हैं कि ये वो समय था जब पहनावे के कायदे ऐसे थे कि एक व्यक्ति को देखते ही उसकी जाति की पहचान की जा सकती थी.

डॉ. शीबा कहती हैं, “ब्रेस्ट टैक्स का मक़सद जातिवाद के ढांचे को बनाए रखना था. ये एक तरह से एक औरत के निचली जाति से होने की कीमत थी. इस कर को बार-बार अदा कर पाना इन ग़रीब समुदायों के लिए मुमकिन नहीं था.”

केरल के हिंदुओं में जाति के ढांचे में नायर जाति को शूद्र माना जाता था जिनसे निचले स्तर पर एड़वा और फिर दलित समुदायों को रखा जाता था.

दलित समुदाय
उस दौर में दलित समुदाय के लोग ज़्यादातर खेतिहर मज़दूर थे और ये कर देना उनके बस के बाहर था. ऐसे में एड़वा और नायर समुदाय की औरतें ही इस कर को देने की थोड़ी क्षमता रखती थीं.

डॉ. शीबा के मुताबिक इसके पीछे सोच थी कि अपने से ऊंची जाति के आदमी के सामने औरतों को अपने स्तन नहीं ढकने चाहिए.

वो बताती हैं, “ऊंची जाति की औरतों को भी मंदिर में अपने सीने का कपड़ा हटा देना होता था, पर निचली जाति की औरतों के सामने सभी मर्द ऊंची जाति के ही थे. तो उनके पास स्तन ना ढकने के अलावा कोई विकल्प नहीं था.”

इसी बीच एड़वा जाति की एक महिला, नंगेली ने इस कर को दिए बग़ैर अपने स्तन ढकने का फ़ैसला कर लिया.

केरल के चेरथला में अब भी इलाके के बुज़ुर्ग उस जगह का पता बता देते हैं जहां नंगेली रहती थीं.

मोहनन नारायण
ऑटो चलाने वाले मोहनन नारायण हमें वो जगह दिखाने साथ चल पड़े. उन्होंने बताया, “कर मांगने आए अधिकारी ने जब नंगेली की बात को नहीं माना तो नंगेली ने अपने स्तन ख़ुद काटकर उसके सामने रख दिए.”

लेकिन इस साहस के बाद ख़ून ज़्यादा बहने से नंगेली की मौत हो गई. बताया जाता है कि नंगेली के दाह संस्कार के दौरान उनके पति ने भी अग्नि में कूदकर अपनी जान दे दी.

नंगेली का जन्म स्थान
नंगेली की याद में उस जगह का नाम मुलच्छीपुरम यानी ‘स्तन का स्थान’ रख दिया गया. पर समय के साथ अब वहां से नंगेली का परिवार चला गया है और साथ ही इलाके का नाम भी बदलकर मनोरमा जंक्शन पड़ गया है.

बहुत कोशिश के बाद वहां से कुछ किलोमीटर की दूरी पर रह रहे नंगेली के पड़पोते मणियन वेलू का पता मिला.

मणियन
साइकिल किनारे लगाकर मणियन ने बताया कि नंगेली के परिवार की संतान होने पर उन्हें बहुत गर्व है.

उनका कहना था, “उन्होंने अपने लिए नहीं बल्कि सारी औरतों के लिए ये कदम उठाया था जिसका नतीजा ये हुआ कि राजा को ये कर वापस लेना पड़ा.”

लेकिन इतिहासकार डॉ. शीबा ये भी कहती हैं कि इतिहास की किताबों में नंगेली के बारे में इतनी कम पड़ताल की गई है कि उनके विरोध और कर वापसी में सीधा रिश्ता कायम करना बहुत मुश्किल है.
वो कहती हैं, “इतिहास हमेशा पुरुषों की नज़र से लिखा गया है, पिछले दशकों में कुछ कोशिशें शुरू हुई हैं महिलाओं के बारे में जानकारी जुटाने की, शायद उनमें कभी नंगेली की बारी भी आ जाए और हमें उनके साहसी कदम के बारे में विस्तार से और कुछ पता चल पाए.”

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According to a paper published on Thursday in the journal Science, climate change appears to be making them emerge from hibernation earlier. That matters, because it could throw off the timing of the animals’ mating cycle. Typically, males come out of hibernation before females to prepare for the spring mating season. Climate change appears to be disrupting the hibernation of females in the Far North, scientists say, and that could affect mating season.

Plants provide almost every calorie of food we eat. Grains like rice, wheat and corn make civilisation possible. For millennia, farmers have bred grains, fruit and vegetable varieties to get larger harvests and plants better able to tolerate different climates.

But climate change is going to bring enormous disruption to the plants we rely on. A hotter world. Drier in some places. Wetter in others. Intensified droughts. More fire. Sudden torrential rain.

We are going to need plants with even greater resilience. But can it be done?

We believe so. Our team has been working to climate-proof five popular fruits – banana, the single most commonly bought item in supermarkets, as well as pineapple, passionfruit, custard apples and paw paw. We have already done this with chickpeas to produce new, more resilient varieties.

Climate change and horticulture

Australia, the driest inhabited continent, has already seen weather patterns shift. Droughts have become more severe, heatwaves and fire have intensified, and intense rainfall and floods are more common. In some areas, there’s less winter rainfall, and the ocean temperature is rising.

Fruit and vegetable growing is one of Australia’s most important agricultural sectors, with an annual production value (excluding wine grapes) exceeding A$11 billion in 2021–’22.

But this could change.

Our food systems are under enormous strain. As the climate crisis deepens – as highlighted by the recent report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change – extreme weather events are growing in frequency and severity, with droughts, floods and storms devastating crops, disrupting water supplies and taking a high toll on agricultural production. These stresses have also been exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic and international conflicts, such as the invasion of Ukraine.

In a vicious cycle, current food systems – which rely heavily on industrial agriculture and fossil fuel extraction – are contributing to many of the very crises that make them vulnerable. Today, food systems are responsible for almost one-third of all greenhouse gas emissions.

Agriculture alone uses 70% of the world’s freshwater and is the single greatest driver of habitat and biodiversity loss. The plummeting diversity of pollinators and natural pest control species, as well as worsening soil health, threatens the ecological foundations of farming.

Food systems are also failing workers. One in four people globally earn their living from farming in one way or the other. And yet for many, their livelihoods are defined by low pay, poor job security, no social protection and often dangerous working conditions….

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नयी दिल्ली। एक नए अध्ययन से पता चला है कि दुनिया में 50 प्रतिशत से अधिक बड़ी झीलों में पानी की कमी हो रही है और इसकी प्रमुख वजहों में गर्म जलवायु और मानव उपभोग प्रमुख हैं।

यह अध्ययन ;साइंस नामक पत्रिका में प्रकाशित हुआ है। इस अध्ययन के प्रमुख लेखक अमेरिका के वर्जीनिया विश्वविद्यालय के फांगफैंग याओ हैं।याओ ने कहा कि यह अध्ययन उपग्रहों और ;मॉडल की एक श्रृंखला के आधार पर दुनिया भर की झीलों में जल भंडारण में परिवर्तन के रुझानों पर पहला व्यापक आकलन है।उन्होंने कहा कि झीलों के पानी के भंडारण की प्रवृति और उनके कारणों पर नजर रखने का यह नया तरीका जल प्रबंधकों और समुदायों को इस बात से अवगत करा सकता है कि किस प्रकार पानी के महत्वपूर्ण स्रोतों और अहम क्षेत्रीय पारिस्थितिकी तंत्रों की सुरक्षा बेहतर तरीके से की जाए।कजाकिस्तान और उज्बेकिस्तान के बीच अरल सागर के सूखने जैसे पर्यावरणीय संकट के सामने आने के बाद याओ और उनके सहयोगियों ने यह अध्ययन किया।

उनके सहयोगियों में अमेरिका के कोलोराडो बोल्डर विश्वविद्यालय और कंसास विश्वविद्यालय के अलावा फ्रांस और सऊदी अरब के अध्ययनकर्ता भी शामिल थे।
अध्ययन दल ने दुनिया की करीब 2000 सबसे बड़ी झीलों तथा जलाशयों के जलस्तर में हुए बदलाव पर गौर किया। पृथ्वी पर कुल झील जल भंडारण का 95 प्रतिशत हिस्सा इन 2000 जलाशयों में है।अध्ययन दल ने 1992 से 2020 के बीच उपग्रहों द्वारा ली गयी करीब ढाई लाख तस्वीरों का उपयोग किया और इस तरीके से दल ने सबसे बड़ी झीलों में से 1,972 जलाशयों के क्षेत्र का सर्वेक्षण किया।याओ ने कहा कि इस अध्ययन का निष्कर्ष चौंकाने वाला था और विश्व स्तर पर 53 प्रतिशत झीलों के जल भंडारण में कमी दर्ज की गई।

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Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) has started accepting online applications from eligible candidates for recruitment to the post of Homeopathic Medical Officer. Interested candidates can apply for the vacancies on the official website opsc.gov.in till June 16.

The OPSC recruitment drive aims to fill up a total of 105 HMO posts.

Eligibility Criteria

Age Limit: 21 years to 38 years as on January 1, 2023.

Educational Qualification: A candidate must have possessed the degree of bachelor’s in Homeopathic Medicine and Surgery (BHMS) or equivalent degree from a recognised University or Institution recognised by Central Council of Homeopathy and must have recognised himself/ herself under the Odisha State Board of Homeopathic Medicines.

Examination Fee

There is no application fee.

Selection Process

The applicants will be shortlisted on the basis of written examination to be held at Cuttack/ Bhubaneshwar. More details in the notification.

Steps to apply for OPSC recruitment 2023:

  1. Visit the official website opsc.gov.in
  2. On the homepage, click on “APPLY ONLINE”
  3. Register yourself and proceed with the application process for the relevant post
  4. Fill up the form, upload the required documents and submit the form
  5. Take a printout for future reference

Direct link to apply for OPSC recruitment 2023.

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