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As the coronavirus cases continue to rise in <keyword id="13126" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Maharashtra">Maharashtra</keyword>, state School Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad has said schools will not reopen in the state before Diwali. Maharashtra has till now reported 15,17,434 COVID-19 cases and 40,040 deaths due to the disease. The Centre on March 16 announced closure of all educational institutions, including schools, colleges and universities, to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. It has now allowed graded reopening of schools from October 15. Gaikwad, who recently recovered from COVID-19, said schools have been conducting virtual classes and teachers have been taking special classes for students in some areas. However, the challenge is to find a way to end the academic year and assess students, she said. "While we are exploring various options, it is clear that schools will not open before Diwali," Gaikwad said. According to senior officials in the state education department, reopening schools under the current circumstances is out of question, as there is no sign of the pandemic abating. State Higher and Technical Education Minister Uday Samant also said his department does not intend to reopen colleges until the COVID-19 situation is under control. "The situation is grim for students who wish to pursue higher studies abroad, as their future depends on our decision," he added. Even as the state government and bureaucracy mull over solutions, children and parents are worried as they seem to be caught in a quagmire. "I have taken an education loan and my parents are repaying it. If I don't get good grades in exams, how will I get a good job?" said Raviraj Humbe, an engineering student from <keyword id="2094" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Pune">Pune</keyword>. There must be some technical solution for conducting exams and tests, he said. Meanwhile, education expert Kishore Darak suggested that the state government can club two or three educational years so that concerns of parents about academic loss can be addressed. While the safety of students is imperative, it is high time that the state comes up with a bipartisan approach towards education, he said. "The government must come up with a solution where local officials are authorised to take context-specific decisions like full or partial reopening of schools or alternate day scheduling of classes, among others," he said. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/space/news/nasa-cases-asteroid-bennu-ahead-of-snatch-and-grab-finds-six-new-secrets-including-a-possible-void-under-the-surface/slidelist/78577408.cms">NASA cases Asteroid Bennu ahead of snatch and grab — finds six new secrets, including a possible void under the surface</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/rbi-governor-wants-markets-to-keep-the-faith-but-traders-want-something-more/articleshow/78574663.cms">RBI Governor wants markets to keep the faith but traders want something more</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/tcs-beats-accenture-to-become-the-worlds-most-valuable-it-services-company/articleshow/78566487.cms">TCS beats Accenture to become the world’s most valuable IT services company — but this not the first time it has raced ahead</a>

Schools in Maharashtra not to reopen before Diwali, says education minister Gaikwad

Amid a continued heat wave, the <keyword id="6360371" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="jharkhand" source="Orion">Jharkhand</keyword> government has announced to close all schools in the state till Wednesday, an official said. "All schools in the state will remain closed till June 14, in the wake of the continued heat wave prevailing in the state," an official of the <keyword id="47831" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="school-education" source="Orion">School Education</keyword> and Literacy Department informed in an official release on Monday. Ranchi office of the <keyword id="3658" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="india" source="Orion">India</keyword> Meteorological Department on Sunday issued a heat wave alert for the state till June 15. It advised people to avoid going out in the daytime from 11 am to 3 pm. According to <keyword id="6366970" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="imd" source="Orion">IMD</keyword>, there is less probability of any change in the day temperature in the next 4 to 5 days in the state. Several parts of the country are grappling with severe <keyword id="6371478" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="heatwave" source="Orion">heatwave</keyword> conditions. Earlier on Sunday, IMD Scientist Naresh Kumar issued an advisory on the prevailing heat situation in the country. "Talking about the heatwave conditions in India, the main heat wave zone currently is East India. The heat wave conditions are prevailing in Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal. For this, the IMD issued an orange alert in these regions. Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Telangana are also coming under the influence of heatwave. North coastal Andhra Pradesh and Telangana will be affected by heatwave for next 5 days," he said. The official added that Andhra Pradesh can expect a severe heat wave for the next two days and temperature can rise 6.5 degrees above normal. "Apart from this, Odisha, Bihar, Jharkhand and Odisha will be affected by heat waves for the next 2 to 3 days. For Sunday the orange alert has been issued in Odisha and coastal Andhra Pradesh. In the other places, the intensity is less so we have issued a yellow alert and also there is rainfall intensity in this region within 2 to 3 days so the other places can expect some relief," the IMD official said on Sunday. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/mumbai-flat-sizes-have-shrunk-20-in-past-five-years-but-other-metros-show-improvement/articleshow/100932947.cms">Mumbai flat sizes have shrunk 20% in past five years but other metros show improvement</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/oyo-to-bring-on-board-300-hill-station-hotels-by-august/articleshow/100934363.cms">OYO to bring on board 300 hill station hotels by August</a>

Jharkhand announces school closure till June 14 amid heat wave

<table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6em; box-shadow: none; width: 914px; font-family: Merriweather; padding-bottom: 10px !important; background-image: inherit !important; background-position: inherit !important; background-size: inherit !important; background-repeat: inherit !important; background-attachment: inherit !important; background-origin: inherit !important; background-clip: inherit !important;"><tbody><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-width: 1pt; border-style: solid; border-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: top; width: 467.5pt;">October 2019 Maharashtra Public Holidays </td></tr><tr><td style="border-top: none rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: top; width: 155.8pt;">Day </td><td style="border-top: none rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: none rgb(221, 221, 221); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: top; width: 155.85pt;">Date </td><td style="border-top: none rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: none rgb(221, 221, 221); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: top; width: 155.85pt;">Holiday </td></tr><tr><td style="border-top: none rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: top; width: 155.8pt;">Wednesday </td><td style="border-top: none rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: none rgb(221, 221, 221); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: top; width: 155.85pt;">02/10/2019 </td><td style="border-top: none rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: none rgb(221, 221, 221); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: top; width: 155.85pt;">Gandhi Jayanti </td></tr><tr><td style="border-top: none rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: top; width: 155.8pt;">Sunday </td><td style="border-top: none rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: none rgb(221, 221, 221); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: top; width: 155.85pt;">06/10/2019 </td><td style="border-top: none rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: none rgb(221, 221, 221); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: top; width: 155.85pt;">Sunday </td></tr><tr><td style="border-top: none rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: top; width: 155.8pt;">Tuesday </td><td style="border-top: none rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: none rgb(221, 221, 221); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: top; width: 155.85pt;">08/10/2019 </td><td style="border-top: none rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: none rgb(221, 221, 221); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: top; width: 155.85pt;">Dussehra </td></tr><tr><td style="border-top: none rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: top; width: 155.8pt;">Saturday </td><td style="border-top: none rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: none rgb(221, 221, 221); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: top; width: 155.85pt;">12/10/2019 </td><td style="border-top: none rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: none rgb(221, 221, 221); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: top; width: 155.85pt;">Second Saturday </td></tr><tr><td style="border-top: none rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: top; width: 155.8pt;">Sunday </td><td style="border-top: none rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: none rgb(221, 221, 221); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: top; width: 155.85pt;">13/10/2019 </td><td style="border-top: none rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: none rgb(221, 221, 221); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: top; width: 155.85pt;">Sunday </td></tr><tr><td style="border-top: none rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: top; width: 155.8pt;">Sunday </td><td style="border-top: none rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: none rgb(221, 221, 221); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: top; width: 155.85pt;">20/10/2019 </td><td style="border-top: none rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: none rgb(221, 221, 221); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: top; width: 155.85pt;">Sunday </td></tr><tr><td style="border-top: none rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: top; width: 155.8pt;">Monday </td><td style="border-top: none rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: none rgb(221, 221, 221); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: top; width: 155.85pt;">21/10/2019 </td><td style="border-top: none rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: none rgb(221, 221, 221); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: top; width: 155.85pt;">Elections </td></tr><tr><td style="border-top: none rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: top; width: 155.8pt;">Saturday </td><td style="border-top: none rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: none rgb(221, 221, 221); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: top; width: 155.85pt;">26/10/2019 </td><td style="border-top: none rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: none rgb(221, 221, 221); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: top; width: 155.85pt;">Fourth Saturday </td></tr><tr><td style="border-top: none rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: top; width: 155.8pt;">Sunday </td><td style="border-top: none rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: none rgb(221, 221, 221); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: top; width: 155.85pt;">27/10/2019 </td><td style="border-top: none rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: none rgb(221, 221, 221); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: top; width: 155.85pt;">Sunday and Diwali </td></tr></tbody></table> Mumbai is the financial capital of India and the state capital of Maharashtra. We can say Mumbai is the heart of Maharshtra and the Indian businesses. Mumbai residents enjoy a highly busy time all round the year especially on working days. Hence holidays bring them so much relaxation and an opportunity to attend to something important and interesting other than the regular official routine. October 2019 brings with it a number of holidays due to a national event and two religious festivals. Look at the calendar below to understand the Maharashtra public holidays in October 2019 and plan in advance so that you get to use the holidays in the best way possible. Dussehra is an important festival in Maharashtra stretching over for ten days. Thought eh public holiday allows only one day to take off from the work on 8 October 2019 in connection with Dussehra celebrations, most homes in Maharashtra celebrate the ten-day long festival in great religious fervor. Unfortunately, the Diwali falls on a Sunday that leaves the calendar with a single holiday for the weekend as well as for Diwali. Whatever be the thing, make the best use of holidays and plan well in advance to see that you complete your official tasks and financial transactions during the bank working days. This will help you avoid last minute disappointments. See Also: <a data-type="tilCustomLink">List of Public Holidays in Delhi in the month of October 2019</a>

Public Holidays in Maharashtra in October 2019

<ul><li>A young <keyword id="111343" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="gautam-adani" source="Orion">Gautam Adani</keyword> quit college to become a diamond trader, in spite of his academic competence. </li><li>A book by R N Bhaskar, ‘Gautam <keyword id="76451" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="adani" source="Orion">Adani</keyword>: Reimagining Business in India and the World’ throws light on the billionaire’s life. </li><li><keyword id="3809272" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="gautambhai" source="Orion">Gautambhai</keyword> would have preferred to embrace the earn-and-you-learn model for growth and development, the book says. </li><li>An excerpt from the book that’s slated to launch on November 7, 2022. </li></ul>For Gautambhai, life is all about transformation. First, he transforms himself, and then he expects this from others as well. And while he is great at delegation, he expects every member of his team to report to him directly on the progress of the work he has been assigned. He lends a hand, if the job has hit an unexpected obstacle and helps to decide quickly on the go/no-go options. Even today, he works for nearly eleven to twelve hours a day at his office. In earlier years too, nobody ever thought of him as a contented child, or at peace with the world. For him, life offered, at each stage, one more opportunity to push forward, one more chance to dream the impossible dream. As the previous chapter stated, the favourite word to describe him was toofani. Gautambhai moved to Ahmedabad with his parents in the early 1970s, and his academic competence won him an admission at Sheth C.N. Vidyalaya, in 1974, a highly reputed school in Ahmedabad. He appeared for his secondary school exams (SSC) in 1977; his performance won him admission in the coveted science stream in Standard XI at the school. After heeding his uncle’s advice, the teenager decided to move to Bombay (now <keyword id="6358070" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="mumbai" source="Orion">Mumbai</keyword>) to pursue his dreams. He stayed with his elder brother Vinodbhai, a wholesaler of cut-piece fabrics for Bipin Mills and Rajesh Mills, and decided to try his hand at trading in diamonds. Gautambhai would have preferred to embrace the earn-andyou-learn model for growth and development. But the fates had other plans for him. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Diamonds beckon" comment="subhead" text="Diamonds beckon">Diamonds beckon</cmsannotation> Gautam studied for a couple of months at a South Mumbai college. The diamond trading office was very close to the college. He went to the diamond markets in the morning, learned diamond sorting and assessment at Mahendra Brothers and then went to college. But in his attempt to excel at business, he found it difficult to mark attendance at college. Realizing that he could not meet attendance norms as well as do business the way he wanted to, he decided, within six months of life as a college student, to become a full-time diamond trader in Dhanji Street. Devendra R. Amin, who has now retired from the <keyword id="6367820" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="adani-group" source="Orion">Adani Group</keyword>, and who was senior VP, corporate communications, says, ‘Gautambhai is not constrained by a “formal” education. Formal education teaches you what has been done and how it has been done in the past in a variety of disciplines ranging from science to business. Gautambhai was lucky that he did not go through such an education, which normally produces consultants and not entrepreneurs, or say, “worker bees” and not the “queen bee”. What is needed for growth and progress is the queen bee. A lack of formal education allows him to think out of the box and make swift decisions.’ Vinod Adani recalls how within a month of joining college, Gautambhai had begun to feel burdened by the pressures of attending college and coping with the demands of the diamond trade. He would be so tired that he would often go to sleep in the suburban train, overshooting the station he was supposed to get off at. Everything conspired to the eventual decision to give up studying. He began to solely focus on diamond trading instead. He entered into a partnership with his maternal cousins, Girish and Prakash, to trade in diamonds. In many ways, diamond trading honed Gautam’s instincts in finance. Diamonds, being very precious stones, are traded on wafer-thin margins—just a few basis points. Just to give an idea on how the diamond trading works: trades must be concluded quickly, because diamonds are purchased in one country and in one currency, sorted and traded in another country, then (usually) cut and processed in India. The process pipeline is usually three to six months. They are then sold to a fourth country. The longer the time, the greater are the exchange risk variables, and the interest burden on the inventory. One has, therefore, to meet other diamond traders in quick succession, show them samples of the stones you have, make a quote, and quickly strike a deal. Most commitments are oral in nature, and trades are settled in cash within a couple of days at best. Deals, at the smallest broker’s level, were worth a few thousand rupees in those days (in today’s values the trades would be upwards of Rs 1 lakh), or a few tens of thousands at most. Even in those days, Girish talks about Gautambhai’s overarching desire to strike big deals. He recalls how one day, Gautambhai had gone out with some diamonds, had sold them to a trader without informing his office, and then left for a couple of days’ holiday. When Girish returned to his office, he found the inventory short by diamonds worth Rs 1.5 lakh, a princely sum in those days. But there was nothing to show that a corresponding amount of money had been deposited in the bank. He waited for Gautambhai’s return. A few days later, Gautambhai returned to Mumbai and breezily informed his cousins that he had struck a deal with another trader for this huge amount and had happily gone back home to his native place, confident that a spoken deal was enough to ensure that he would get his money back. Unfortunately, the trader could not pay back in time, and failed to turn up at the diamond market. Nor would he take telephone calls. Promptly, Gautam and Girish worked out a plan. They decided to go to the trader’s house at 6 a.m. when the milk delivery boy rang the doorbell. The wife was surprised to see two young boys there. They then explained their purpose, and finally met the trader. The trader said that he had fallen on bad days and, after a bit of negotiation, finally settled his part of the trade with an offer of another set of precious stones. There wasn’t much profit that Gautam and Girish made in this transaction, but the deal got squared off. That was perhaps Gautam’s first brush with the unexpected factors in trading. (The excerpt has been reproduced with permission from Penguin Random House, the publishers of the book.) 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Gautam Adani’s early lesson in diamond trading – a job that he left college for

Mumbai, Mar 26 () As schools around the country remain closed for an extended period, Dhirubhai Ambani International School is commencing stay-at-home life teaching through the virtual platform for the students of the prestigious school, its founder chairperson Nita Ambani said. "It's the beginning of a new session at Dhirubhai Ambani International School, the start of a new academic term. But in a new way. These are challenging times," she said in a video message to the students and their parents. The coronavirus pandemic, she said, is an unprecedented crisis for humanity that has led to an unprecedented lockdown across the country to prevent its spread. "I hope you all are safe and healthy in this difficult phase that we are all going through. The next few weeks are very crucial in the fight against coronavirus," she said. Stating that the 21-day complete lockdown in the country requires everyone to be extra cautious and careful, she asked students to strictly follow the advisories of social distancing and hygiene. "Stay at home. Stay healthy." Nita, the wife of India's richest man Mukesh Abani, said the IB Diploma and Cambridge IGCSE exams have been cancelled and schools around the world have shut down. A total of 138 countries have implemented nationwide closures impacting 80 per cent of total learners worldwide, which means over 1 billion students are affected. "At Dhirubhai Ambani International School, we are committed to the holistic well-being of all our children. More than ever before now is a time for us to instill hope resilience and courage in our children," she said. "While our campus remains closed, DAIS is commencing life teaching through our virtual school platform so that our children get the DAIS experience and education in the safety of their homes." Stating that the details of the stay-at-home learning would be communicated shortly, she said the school misses its students but there is nothing more important than their safety, health and well-being. "Remember that your teachers, your friends, and the entire DAIS family is always with you," she said. "I believe in each and every one of you. We will win this fight, and good times will be upon us again." ANZ HRS

Dhirubhai Ambani School commences teaching through virtual platform

<ul><li>All the primary schools in Delhi — both government-aided and private — have been closed down until March 31 as a precautionary measure. </li><li>Globally, as many as 290 million school kids are suffering due to suspension of classes. And an additional 180 million may miss out on school, if the closures go nationwide. </li><li>Given that, the UN agency is now formulating solutions for inclusive distance learning programmes. It is considering open educational applications and platforms for schools and teachers to reach learners remotely. </li></ul>India’s national capital Delhi has been dealing with unexpected school closures for a long time now. First, in the wake of protests and now the outbreak of <keyword id="1754604" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="coronavirus">coronavirus</keyword> — which has cost over 3,000 lives across the world — has left its students confined to homes. All the primary schools in Delhi — both government-aided and private — have been closed down <a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/coronavirus-in-india-all-primary-schools-in-delhi-to-be-shut-till-march-31/articleshow/74493367.cms">until March 31</a> as a precautionary measure. In Delhi, there have been 30 confirmed cases, while 23 more have shown positive in the first test. <div type="image" title="Agra: School students wear mask to mitigate the spread of coronavirus as they ar..." msid="74504334" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;School students wear mask to mitigate the spread of coronavirus as they arrive to appear for an examination, in Agra.Photo)(&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div>

 On Friday (March 6), an Australian high school shut its doors after a 16-year-old student tested positive for the COVID-19. "Our first concern is for the health of the school's students, and it was decided that until we learned more about this specific case, the school should be closed as a precaution," said New South Wales (NSW) State Premier Gladys Berejiklian. Across the world, as many as 290 million school kids are suffering due to suspension of classes. And, it could prevent an additional 180 million children from attending school, if the countries implement nationwide closures. Students are not attending schools in South Korea, Iran, Japan, France, Pakistan and others. <div type="image" title="A student and school staff leave after the government announced a 14-day closure as they found a 8-year old student was infected with coronavirus, at Phraharuthai Donmuang School in Bangkok" msid="74504342" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;A student and school staff leave after the government announced a 14-day closure as they found a 8-year old student was infected with coronavirus, at Phraharuthai Donmuang School in Bangkok, Thailand February 26, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div>

 It was only two weeks ago that China — which was first hit by the novel coronavirus — was implementing school closures. <a href="https://en.unesco.org/news/290-million-students-out-school-due-covid-19-unesco-releases-first-global-numbers-and-mobilizes">According to</a> the <keyword id="479033" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="United-Nations-Educational">United Nations Educational</keyword>, Scientific and Cultural Organization (<keyword id="6361804" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="unesco">UNESCO</keyword>), 22 countries have shut down their schools so far to control the spread of coronavirus. “Thirteen countries have shut schools nationwide, impacting 290.5 million children and youth who would normally attend pre-primary to upper-secondary classes. A further nine countries have implemented localized school closures to prevent or contain COVID-19,” UNESCO release said. “While temporary school closures as a result of health and other crises are not new unfortunately, the global scale and speed of the current educational disruption is unparalleled and, if prolonged, could threaten the right to education,” <a href="https://en.unesco.org/news/290-million-students-out-school-due-covid-19-unesco-releases-first-global-numbers-and-mobilizes">said</a> <keyword id="3358919" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Audrey-Azoulay">Audrey Azoulay</keyword>, UNESCO Director-General. Given that, the UN agency is now formulating solutions for inclusive distance learning programmes. It is considering open educational applications and platforms for schools and teachers to reach learners remotely. An emergency meeting of all the education ministers will take place on March 10 to strategize the learning process and ensure inclusion and equality. <div type="image" title="Students show a theatrical performance about coronavirus in Solo" msid="74504348" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Students show a theatrical performance about coronavirus in Solo, Central Java, Indonesia, February 6, 2020 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. INDONESIA OUT.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div>

 “We are working with countries to assure the continuity of learning for all, especially disadvantaged children and youth who tend to be the hardest hit by school closures,” Azoulay added. This explains how deeply the pandemic has gotten into the routine work of people. Offices have been evacuated and employees are now asked to work from home. The virus has already affected people in over 75 countries and is showing no signs of slowing down — triggering fears of large-scale unemployment as trade and travel have also to come a grinding halt. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/coronavirus-infected-cases-rise-to-30-delhi-shuts-primary-schools-and-mumbai-isolates-9-suspects/articleshow/74495096.cms">Coronavirus: Infected cases rise to 30, Delhi shuts primary schools and Mumbai isolates 9 suspects</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/health/news/coronavirus-panic-grips-india-face-mask-prices-surge-by-twenty-times-hand-sanitizers-go-out-of-stock-on-amazon/articleshow/74489614.cms">Coronavirus panic grips India, face mask prices surge by twenty times, hand sanitizers go out of stock on Amazon</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/health/news/coronavirus-myths-and-facts-here-are-some-rumours-about-covid-19-that-arent-true/articleshow/74487962.cms">Coronavirus myths and facts: here are 10 rumours about COVID-19 that aren’t true</a>

UN proposes distance learning as 290 million children in 22 countries are kept away from school due to Coronavirus

Global online higher education provider <keyword id="2008319" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Upgrad">upGrad</keyword> on Tuesday said it will onboard 1,000 employees in the next three months in India from more than 100 campuses, including Metros and tier 2 and 3 cities, as the pandemic hits the job market in the country. The opportunities are available across departments like learning experience, delivery, marketing and programme, along with sales which will remain predominant. The edtech leader said that it will also hire people from its own learners' talent pool through its subsidiary upGrad Rekrut, which is a recruitment and staffing solutions firm. "Our hiring plan is a result of the rapid growth that we have seen in the last 18 months. With global expansions taking shape, we are all set to ramp up our support amd business teams to continue meeting the strong demand for LifeLongLearning that we are experiencing," said Arjun <keyword id="1051" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Mohan">Mohan</keyword>, CEO-India, upGrad. upGrad, which offers more than 100 courses in collaboration with top-notch global/local universities like Deakin Business School (Australia), Duke CE (US), Michigan State University (US), Liverpool Business School (UK), IIT Madras (India), IIM Kozhikode (India) and others, has empowered over 10 lakh registered learners over 50 countries across the world. According to the company, the fresh sales recruits will work out of the specially-created ‘Temporary Safe Workplace Bubbles' across five-star hotel properties in <keyword id="6358070" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="mumbai">Mumbai</keyword> and <keyword id="6354321" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Bengaluru">Bengaluru</keyword>, and will soon expand to cities like Hyderabad, Delhi, and <keyword id="6354925" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="kolkata">Kolkata</keyword>. The bubbles have also helped upGrad overcome the monotony of working from home for employees. "The idea to have fresh recruits come from tier II and III cities is to accelerate employability not just in metros but remotest corners of the country," Mohan said. Co-founded by entrepreneur <keyword id="25725" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Ronnie-Screwvala">Ronnie Screwvala</keyword>, Kumar and Phalgun Kompalli in 2015, upGrad has achieved an annual revenue run rate (ARR) of $165 million and maintains a strong network of over 20 national and international universities. The company has announced to close March 2022 at $500 million revenue run rate. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/apple-wwdc-2021-ios-15-ipados-15-macos-monterey-and-india-specific-announcements/articleshow/83330047.cms">Apple WWDC 2021: iOS 15, iPadOS 15, macOS Monterey and India-specific announcements</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/heres-why-fuel-prices-in-india-may-not-come-down-in-a-big-way/slidelist/83299743.cms">Here’s why fuel prices in India may not come down in a big way ⁠— at least not this year</a>

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