The Veritas News Desk

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 ...

  An Open Letter to all Journalists Dear Journalists, Thank you.  Journalism nowadays can be one of the most exhausting and demanding tasks in media. Despite this, you continue to provide us with unbiased and fact-based content. For this, we are extremely grateful. Though it can be quite easy to use raunchy headlines or irrelevant content to bump numbers up, you still choose to be truthful and maintain integrity.  The current youth needs to be educated to create an intelligent future. Educated not just in academics, but also in the field of current affairs. To truly understand the problem of others, we need to be empathetic. Empathy develops in people through communication and listening to their stories. Journalism, in essence, is the art of storytelling from different perspectives.  Building trust and connection between the readers and the writers, be it parasocial  in nature, can help a lot in content absorption. Accepting feedback from the community is also j...

Why do we fall for fake news?   DANGERS OF SPREADING FAKE NEWS Fake News is a false narrative published & promoted as if it were true. As is evident through the past, propaganda is spread through this. It is usually spread by those in power to create a certain belief or support a certain position even it was completely false. This really has serious consequences on the entire world. Social media has now created an environment where anyone with an agenda can publish falsehoods as if they were truths. People can be paid to post fake news on behalf of someone else or automated programs, often called bots, can publish auto-generated fake news. Take this meme as an example:  It is usually created to change people’s beliefs, attitudes, or perceptions, the ultimate goal is to change their behaviour. If you fall for fake news, then someone else drives your beliefs and decisions. Stories that are untrue and that intentionally mislead readers have caused growing mistrust among...