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World Disability Day

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  It is ingrained in the Indic consciousness to accept all people. This also applies to those with special needs. With time and influence of the Western philosophy, this consciousness was tarred and a sudden feeling of fear and disgust was born in our minds for our specially-abled people. Times are changing and people are rising from the slumber of ignorance and institutions such as Asha Niketan are changing our thought process. In pursuit of raising awareness, Asha Niketan orchestrated a rally today. World Disability Day presents an opportune moment to grant individuals with special needs a platform to voice their perspectives, emphasizing the importance of treating them with dignity rather than pity.  Both St. Patrick’s Higher Secondary School and St. Vincent’s High and Technical School have consistently shown their support for such endeavors. Consequently, we, the students, together with our teachers, assembled, brandishing banners, placards, and signs adorned with affirming messa
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World Ocean Day .2023.

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           WORLD OCEANS DAY June 8th                        A DECADE IN THE OCEAN
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World Toilet Day

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  World Toilet Day World Toilet Day (WTD) is an official United Nations international observance day on 19 November to inspire action to tackle the global sanitation crisis. Worldwide, 4.2 billion people live without " safely managed sanitation " and around 673 million people practice open defecation. UN  Sustainable Development Goal 6 aims to "Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all". In particular, target 6.2 is to "End open defecation and provide access to sanitation and hygiene". When the Sustainable Development Goals Report 2020 was published, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said, " Today, Sustainable Development Goal 6 is badly off track " and it " is hindering progress on the 2030 Agenda, the realization of human rights and the achievement of peace and security around the world ". World Toilet Day exists to inform, engage and inspire people to take action toward achieving t
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Van Mahotsav

Van Mahotsav Van Mahotsav or Vanamahotsava, lit. 'Forest festival', is an annual one-week tree-planting festival in India celebrated in the first week of July. By encouraging Indians to support tree planting and tending, festival organisers hope to create more forests in the country. It would provide alternative fuels, increase production of food resources, build shelter belts around fields to increase productivity, provide food and shade for cattle, offer shade and decorative landscapes, reduce drought, and help to prevent soil erosion. The first week of July is just the right time for planting trees in most parts of India since it coincides with the monsoon. History With the onset of the monsoon, tens and thousands of saplings are planted all across India and the festival literally is the celebration and creation of new life. Van Mahotsav was started back in the year 1950 by K.M. Munshi, who, back then, was a Union Minister for Agriculture and Food.  The main aim of this Maho
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World Earth Day

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World Earth Day Earth Day is an annual event on April 22 to demonstrate support for environmental protection. First held on April 22, 1970, it now includes a wide range of events coordinated globally by EarthDay.org (formerly Earth Day Network)including 1 billion people in more than 193 countries. The official theme for 2022 is Invest In Our Planet .  Earth Day Focus in India Extensive Tree Plantation:  Trees are our primary defence against pollution and climate protection. Since 2016, more than 900 million trees have been planted in India under the aegis of World Earth Day. This has been done by efforts primarily driven by governments but also supported by many Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), as well as academic institutions. Drought ridden areas have been a key focus for afforestation efforts, including climate-sensitive areas like Lalitpur where more than 1 lakh saplings have been distributed. Raising awareness about climate change and steps to alleviate it:  The most effect
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International Education Day

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  International Education Day International Day of Education is an annual international observance day held on January 24 and is dedicated to education. On December 3, 2018, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution proclaiming January 24 as the International Day of Education, in celebration of the role of education in bringing global peace and sustainable development.  Without inclusive and equitable quality education and lifelong opportunities for all, countries will not succeed in achieving gender equality and breaking the cycle of poverty that is leaving millions of children, youth and adults behind. Today, 258 million children and youth still do not attend school; 617 million children and adolescents cannot read and do basic math; less than 40% of girls in sub-Saharan Africa complete lower secondary school and some four million children and youth refugees are out of school. Their right to education is being violated and it is unacceptable. Students of Nai Disha, stu
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Cover Story - National Education Policy(NEP) 2020

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The implementation of previous policies on education had focused largely on issues of access and equity. The unfinished agenda of the National Policy on Education 1986 , modified in 1992 (NPE 1986/92), is appropriately dealt with in NEP 2020. A major development since the last Policy of 1986/92 has been the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act 2009 which laid down legal underpinnings for achieving universal elementary education.  For our first cover story, we will be delving into the key agendas from NEP 2020 . For the convenience of our readers, we have included a brief summary as well. This issue of our NewsDesk is quite info-heavy, so grab some snacks and enjoy reading! Index- A new education structure Formation of a new curriculum New Integrated learning  Flexibility in secondary education A complete correction of the assessment and grading system Changes in the Board and Entrance Examinations Reforms at the College/University stage A brief summary of NEP 2020 A
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