
‘Happiness’ curriculum for students
The Hindu
To ease the learning atmosphere when schools reopen on Nov.1
A ‘happiness’ curriculum will be drafted to ease students into the learning environment once schools reopen on November 1. For the first couple of weeks, instead of direct lessons, focus will be on play, songs, and stories to make the back-to-school experience a joyful one for students.
The decision was taken at a meeting of the Quality Improvement Programme (QIP) monitoring committee meeting that was chaired by Minister for General Education V. Sivankutty on Thursday. The State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) has been entrusted with the preparation of the curriculum.

Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat has rolled out digital mode of water bill generation and collection in 23 gram panchayats on a pilot basis for the first time in Karnataka. This is set to be extended to the remaining 200 panchayats shortly, according to the Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officer Narwade Vinayak Karbhari.

Microplastics, especially nylon fibres, are present in Chennai’s beach sediments in relatively low abundance, but low overall microplastic abundance does not necessarily imply low ecological risk. Even small particles can cause long-term ecological damage by affecting marine life, moving up the food chain, and eventually impacting human health through contaminated seafood.











