** ISRO to adopt 100 science labs to mentor students

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) will adopt 100 Atal Tinkering Labs across the country to promote space technology and education-related innovations among school scholars. This decision was taken by ISRO and Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog, at a virtual meeting on Monday.

I am extremely elated that different departments and ministries of the Government of India are working in synergy to create an Atma Nirbhar Bharat,” said Dr Rajiv Kumar, NITi Aayog vice chairman.

** For online classes minus bandwidth challenges

The application ensures that one user can login only from one device at a time making it highly secure. 

Zermelo Technologies, an award-winning edtech startup announced that its platform ZeClassroom has been designed to conduct online classes in the rural and urban areas where internet and bandwidth availability is a challenge.

** ‘Of the 1.4 million Indians who participated in World War I, over half a million were non-combatants’

The critical role of Indian Army in World War I is well-known. What’s little known is over 5.5 lakh non-combatants- porters, cooks, sweepers, blacksmiths and others- were an important part of the ecosystem. Historian Radhika Singha of JNU has fleshed out their role in a book, The Coolie’s Great War. She explains her findings to Avijit Ghosh in an email interview.