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Friday, March 29, 2024
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Topic: Mathematics

Older rural children show decline in learning abilities, younger show improvement: ASER

Annual ASER report reveals learning abilities among older children lowest in a decade while basic Maths continues to remain a problem across sections.

From 2019, easier Class X math board exam for those who want to dump subject in Class XI

CBSE will set papers at two difficulty levels: Mathematics standard, the kind students currently face, and mathematics basic.

Birthday tribute to CP Ramanujam, India’s other great mathematician who also died young  

Often confused with Srinivasa Ramanujan, C.P. Ramanujam was an equally gifted mathematician known for his work on algebraic number theory and geometry.

Indo-French math whiz & ‘original’ economist among winners of Infosys science prize

The Infosys Science Foundation prizes seek to recognise stalwarts of the science and academia community for their contribution to the growth of the IT sector in India.

When did humans first learn to count?

All computation and algebra that we know today, had developed over time in India and gradually transmitted to the Western world by Islamic scholars. 

HRD minister Javadekar orders inquiry into CBSE maths and economics paper leak

Javadekar said he was 'saddened' by the leaks and was confident that the police would nab the culprits. New dates for re-examination would be announced soon.

Behind the scientific brilliance of Ramanujan & Salam lay religious inspiration

With Hindutva in India, and persecution of Ahmadis in Pakistan, it becomes important to note that both scientiests thanked religion for their work

On Camera

Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.