The announcement has been made to rest speculations that the exams for final-year students may be canceled in view of the COVID-19 situation.

 Union HRD Ministry on evening 6 july announced that final-year examinations in universities will have to be conducted by September-end, deferring the schedule from July in view of the COVID-19 situation. The decision by the HRD Ministry came following a nod from the Ministry of Home Affairs to conduct the exams as per the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) approved by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

The UGC’s panel , headed by Haryana University vice-chancellor R C Kuhad, was asked to review the final-year examination guidelines issued on April 29.

After that UGC has released new guidelines on 6 july. ok

The highlights of the UGC guidelines are:

1. In view of the emerging situation related to COVID-19 pandemic in India, it is important to safeguard the principles of health, safety, fair and equal opportunity for students. At the same time, it is very crucial to ensure academic credibility, career opportunities and future progress of students globally. 

Academic evaluation of students is very important milestone in any education system. The performance in examinations gives confidence and satisfaction to the students and is a reflection of competence, performance and credibility that is necessary for global acceptability. 

2. The terminal semester/ final year examinations be conducted by the universities/ institutions by the end of September, 2020 in offline (pen and paper)/ online/ blended (online + offline) mode. (Its worth mentioning here that mUni Pariksha has conducted the first blended/ hybrid examination for NITIE in India)

3. The students of terminal semester/ final year students having backlog should compulsorily be evaluated by conducting examinations in offline (pen & paper)/ online/ blended (online + offline) mode as per feasibility and suitability. 

4. In case a student of terminal semester/ final year is unable to appear in the examination conducted by the University for whatsoever the reason may be, he/she may be given opportunity to appear in special examinations for such course/ paper, which may be conducted by the university as and when feasible, so that the student is not put to any inconvenience/ disadvantage. The above provision shall be applicable only for the current academic session 2019-20 as a one-time measure. 

5. The guidelines regarding intermediate semester/ year examination, as notified on 29.04.2020 will remain unchanged.

If need be, the relevant details pertaining to the Admissions and Academic Calendar in the universities and colleges shall be issued separately in place of those mentioned in the earlier guidelines issued on 29th April, 2020. 

Earlier in April 2020, the UGC constituted an Expert Committee to deliberate and make recommendations regarding the issues related to examinations and academic calendar. Based on the Report of the Committee the UGC issued guidelines on Examinations and Academic Calendar on 29.04.2020. 

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Hello everyone today we are going to talk about future robotics.Future robotics are branch of robotics engineering. Now a days there are more interest in studying about robotics.Students like to explore about robots and how they work and future development of our using robots.What you understand by future robotics ?

Future robotics are the engineers designing the next generation like human so they that they can feel and act like us and can also be our companion or friend.Robots are made to decrease the place of human beings so that the work or any type of task the robots can do easily and fast. As human beings need to have rest but after replacing the robots in their place they can work 24 hrs and no more human beings will be needed. Some day in future will come that there were be only robots would be working no more human beings.By using robot the difficult tasks that cannot be complete by human beings will be done by machines or robots.This may cause difficulty to human beings.They will be work less and if they don’t work they will not earn money and also became very lazy to do any work. So Is this right to have future robots in our life?

We all know every thing has an advantages and disadvantages. So now we will know about advantages and disadvantages of Robots in our life.

ADVANTAGES:-

1.Cost effectiveness is the first and foremost advantages of having machines and robots.

2.Productivity will gradually increase by using the robots.

3.There will be effective of Quality Assurance.

Disadvantages:-

1.The greatest will be affect to the job workers as they will be replaced with robots and machines.

2.There will be no high skill staff as the robots will be working in the company.

So this were some pros and cons of Robots.

As we all human being gradually increased our species so the advance robots will try to increase there species to rule over us.We thing that the robots which we are making will obey us and they will only accept only our instructions but this will not happen as they will gradually start to learn new thing which they will also know how to grow their kingdom.This will affect the us and us only.If it will be too late we can do nothing. As they are going get smarter and smarter and to navigate the world they will struggle and become powerful.

We all should think is the robots are required in our future or not?

I hope you like my article let me know in the comment box what do you think about robotics?

Thank you for reading the article and have a nice day!

Hello everyone today we are going to talk about the mysterious plane in America. It is the most mysterious thing I found it.

While I was searching for mysterious thing to see,I found most mysterious thing that is about plane. I also got a video from YouTube about the mysterious plane.

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The flight name was Pan Am Flight 914 which is till now an unsolved event. The plane took off in New York City to Miami in 1955 with 57 passengers. The most mysterious thing is that all people thought that the plane had some sort of time travel. While getting this information I was shocked and thought it might be some type of joke but no this is real. How can a plane can be vanished for 37 years? How the passengers where living in the flight? How did the fuel of flight did ended up? In my mind there were many types of questions.

The plane took off from New York without any problem to Miami,but after 3 hours the plane had not reach in the destination airport. When the plane didn’t reach at the airport the Miami airport started to find the plane but it was no where. The New York contacted the Miami airport and told that the plane had vanished from the radar in the mid-travel.Then the air controller started searching for the plane but no traces were found.How that can be possible the plain which took off never landed?

Then it was declared that the plane had crashed and all are dead,but the family members of passengers were asking many questions.They even don’t know what to happen the plane.

Is the plane landed before without knowledge of anybody or still it is vanished?

I hope you like the the article and let me know what do you is something really happened or this just some story?

Thank you for reading my article and have a nice day!

Meet ‘Bob-Cut’ Sengamalam: The Tamil Nadu elephant known sporting most adorable hairstyle

We all know that elephants are not only extremely intelligent but also share unique bond with us humans and recently, a picture of an elephant, fondly known as Bob-cut Sengamalam took the internet by storm for her eye-cathing hairstyle. A resident of the Sri Rajagopalaswamy Temple in Tamil Nadu’s Mannargudi, Sengamalam is no ordinary elephant as she has won a number of fans and admirers on social media by visitors to the temple.

According to Mannai Online, Sengamalam was brought to the Rajagopalaswamy Temple from Kerala in 2003.The mammal’s hair is maintained by mahout, S Rajagopal and takes a lot of time and patience.

Indian Forest Service officer (IFS) Sudha Ramen has posted a few pictures of the tusker.

Her post instantly went viral and people loved the beautiful and ‘fashionable’ elephant. Netizens also shared their personal experience with Sengamalam and expressed affection towards the elephant.

The United States said Monday it would not allow foreign students to remain in the country if all of their classes are moved online in the fall because of the coronavirus crisis.

“Nonimmigrant F-1 and M-1 students attending schools operating entirely online may not take a full online course load and remain in the United States,” US Immigration and Custom Enforcement said in a statement.

“Active students currently in the United States enrolled in such programs must depart the country or take other measures, such as transferring to a school with in-person instruction to remain in lawful status,” ICE said.

“If not, they may face immigration consequences including, but not limited to, the initiation of removal proceedings.”

ICE said the State Department “will not issue visas to students enrolled in schools and/or programs that are fully online for the fall semester nor will US Customs and Border Protection permit these students to enter the United States.”

F-1 students pursue academic coursework and M-1 students pursue “vocational coursework,” according to ICE.

Most US colleges and universities have not yet announced their plans for the fall semester.

A number of schools are looking at a hybrid model of in-person and online instruction but some, including Harvard University, have said all classes will be conducted online.

Harvard said 40 percent of undergraduates would be allowed to return to campus but their instruction would be online.

There were more than one million international students in the United States for the 2018-19 academic year, according to the Institute of International Education (IIE).

That accounted for 5.5 percent of the total US higher education population, the IIE said, and international students contributed $44.7 billion to the US economy in 2018.

The largest number of international students came from China, followed by India, South Korea, Saudi Arabia and Canada.

There has been a 200 per cent rise in cyber incidents in India in the last couple of months but there is no evidence that the cases increased due to the tensions between India and China, Chief Information Security Officer in the Prime Minister’s Office Gulshan Rai said on Monday.

‘There have been larger cases of phishing, service issues and ransomware which have gone up. These cases have gone up not merely because of heightened tensions, these cases have gone up from January and February-end because of the culture of working from home,’ he said.

During an interactive session organised by payments company EPS here, Rai also said that offices typically have necessary security measures taken in, and urged people to be more careful about what they download and stick to verified applications itself.

‘It is certainly true that during the last couple of months, the cyber incidents (like) hacking systems have gone up significantly. Somebody may say more than 200 per cent (increase), that’s the figure which is available,’ he said.

‘… there is no evidence as of now that the attacks have gone up due to the tensions between the two countries (India and China),’ he added.

He was responding to a query by a reporter that after the violent faceoff between India and China, there were a lot of reports that cyber attacks would increase on India’s infrastructure and banking services.

Rai said there are dedicated agencies which are monitoring the situation and preventing the attacks.

Ties between India and China have hit a new low following the violent clashes in the Galwan Valley in Ladakh, which left 20 Indian army personnel dead. India has also banned 59 Chinese apps citing security concerns.

To a question on reliance on Chinese products, he said China is a world leader in manufacturing and everyone buys from the country knowing that they are vulnerable.

This is where Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call for self-reliance is crucial, Rai said, adding that other countries, including America and European nations, are also looking at ways of reducing dependence on China.

‘I think in a couple of years, there will be a lot of shifting towards an Aatma Nirbhar programme. America, Europe as well, everyone is charged up. We need to take steps to check on the misuse or the misfunctioning of the Chinese systems and there are ways and means to do that,’ he said.

In order to reduce incidents of fraud in banking, Rai suggested a method where the receiver of funds from online transfers is not able to withdraw the money for an hour.

He said there is a need to overhaul cyber security architecture at banks because of the rapid changes in technologies, even though a significant amount of ground has been covered in the past.

In cases of critical infrastructure like refineries and power plants, Rai said it is a blessing in disguise that much of such facilities in India are not connected to the wider internet but eventually efficiency needs will force them to get connected and there will be a need for better security at such facilities.

The incident at the atomic power station at Tamil Nadu’s Kudankulam in 2019 was blown out of proportion by the media, he said, adding that systems connected to the internet and the plant operations were totally segregated there.

‘The attack happened on the MIS system in the office, where the hackers have been able to reach and get the files and post it on the dark net. Our control system was safe and they are not connected on the internet,’ he said.

Washington, DC: The United States will continue to stand strong in the ongoing conflict between India and China, said a top White House official on Monday. He further claimed that no one in China’s periphery is safe from Chinese aggression.

When asked about the US Navy deploying two aircraft carriers in the South China Sea amid the ongoing tensions, White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said, “The message is clear. We’re not going to stand by and let China or anyone else take the reins in terms of being the most powerful, dominant force, whether it’s in that region or over here.”

“Our military might stands strong and will continue to stand strong, whether it’s in relationship to a conflict between India and China or anywhere else,” he added.

Meadows went on to add that the US’ mission is to make sure the world knows that it still has the preeminent fighting force in the world.

Meanwhile, India and China continue to remain locked in a stand-off in areas like Pangong Tso, Galwan Valley and Gogra Hot Springs in Ladakh. The tensions have heightened between the two countries after their respective army personnel clashed in Galwan Valley resulting in the death of 20 Indian troops.

China begins withdrawing troops from Ladakh

Yesterday, the Chinese military began withdrawing troops from the Galwan Valley and Gogra Hot Spring after National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held lengthy discussions a day earlier.

However, Ladakh standoff is not the only dispute that China is currently engaged in. It has conflicts in both the East China Sea and the South China Sea. Beijing has heavily increased the military presence in many of the islands and reefs it controls in the region.

China claims almost all of the South China Sea. Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan have counter claims over the area. It should be noted that both the East and South China sea are stated to be rich in minerals, oil and other natural resources and are vital to global trade.

Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for extending COVID-19 related assistance and for hosting SAARC leaders’ meeting for coordinated efforts in the region.

The Afghan President said this today during the virtual meeting which was called by him to discuss host of issues including building a regional and global consensus on peace talks with Taliban.

The meeting was also attended by representatives from 20 other Countries and international organisations including the United Nations.

During the meeting, issues concerning Afghan peace and reconciliation process and support of the regional partners for an independent, unified, democratic and sovereign Afghanistan were discussed.

India, one of the largest development partners of Afghanistan, with commitment of more than 3 billion US dollars , reiterated the importance of an inclusive, Afghan–led, Afghan–owned and Afghan – controlled peace and reconciliation process.

Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla has said that India has been  proactive in assessing and dealing with the challenges caused by COVID-19.

In his virtual address to the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India on implementing the vision of Atma Nirbhar Bharat, Mr Shringla said that saving lives has been our foremost priority. He said, while the case load in the country continues to be high, India  has fared comparatively better than many other countries with a low death rate and high recovery rate. He said, we have also substantially ramped up our capacities in the healthcare sector in the past few months.

He said,  to  deal with the economic challenges posed by the pandemic and bring the  economy of the country back on track, the Prime Minister has enunciated a forward-looking economic approach under the rubric of Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan. The stimulus package of nearly  20 Lakh Crore rupees launched  under the Abhiyaan aims to both reinvigorate the economy and provide a social safety net to our vulnerable sections. Mr Shringla said, Industry associations such as the ICAI are a critical part of our economic diplomacy and outreach. 

The Government and the World Bank have signed a 750 million US dollar agreement for the MSME Emergency Response Programme. It aims at  supporting  increased flow of finance to micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) which are severely impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. 

The World Bank’s MSME Emergency Response Programme will address the immediate liquidity and credit needs of some 1.5 million viable MSMEs to help them withstand the impact of the current shock and protect millions of jobs. The Ministry of Finance in a statement said, this is the first step among a broader set of reforms that are needed to propel the MSME sector over time.