Elementary & Secondary Education Foundation launches drastic initiatives

Elementary & Secondary Education Foundation launches drastic initiatives

PESHAWAR: The Elementary and Secondary Education Foundation (ESEF) has made some drastic initiatives in the year 2021 to not only rebuild the image of the once stigmatized organization but also make contributions to enrol out-of-school children and ensure transparency. According to the annual report of the foundation, as many as 500 new girl community schools were established during the year…

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Ontario’s francophone university unites old dreams and new pedagogy

Ontario’s francophone university unites old dreams and new pedagogy

Francophones in Ontario have been waiting for a long, long time. But in September 2021, the wait was finally over with the opening of a university “by and for” the French-speaking population in Canada’s largest province. It complements the province’s existing French-language education system, which runs from early childhood to higher education. The Université de l’Ontario français (UOF) is in…

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Tantri Trailers signs MOU with Vocational Training Authority to enrich its talent pool

Tantri Trailers signs MOU with Vocational Training Authority to enrich its talent pool

Recognising the need to recruit qualified, educated, and diverse talent to the company, Sri Lanka’s leading trailer manufacturer and exporter, Tantri Trailers (Private) Limited, recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Vocational Training Authority of Sri Lanka (VTASL) to employ students following welding courses at the VTASL. With the MoU in place, Tantri Trailers will now…

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Stocks in the news: Adani Enterprises, ONGC, Yes Bank, Sobha and Ruchi Soya

Stocks in the news: Adani Enterprises, ONGC, Yes Bank, Sobha and Ruchi Soya

Nifty futures on the Singapore Exchange traded 229.5 points, or 1.32 per cent lower at 17,124.50, signaling that Dalal Street was headed for a negative start on Monday. Here are a dozen stocks which may buzz the most in today’s trade: Adani Enterprises, Grasim, Coal India: Adani Enterprises, Grasim Industries, Coal India, Eicher Motors, Adani Wilmar, Balkrishna Industries, Rajesh Exports, Ipca…

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Entrepreneurship: Value add, costing and pricing (II)

Entrepreneurship: Value add, costing and pricing (II)

‘Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.’ – Warren Buffett  Last week we brought out the need for the entrepreneur to have a captive costing method and a wise pricing model in their business. To be able to achieve these dual objectives, we need to understand the difference and relationships between the trio of value, cost and price.  Value: The value your business creates is about the…

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Ludhiana among 4 Punjab cities to be made industrial hubs: Amit Shah

Ludhiana among 4 Punjab cities to be made industrial hubs: Amit Shah

Tribune News Service Nitin Jain Ludhiana, February 13 Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said the Narendra Modi government at the Centre has chalked out a comprehensive plan to develop Ludhiana among four major cities in Punjab as industrial hubs. He announced a full-time regular regional centre of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in Ludhiana and three other Punjab cities…

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Truck companies struggle to meet CA emissions demand to have engine models of 2010 or newer by 2023

Truck companies struggle to meet CA emissions demand to have engine models of 2010 or newer by 2023

OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) — Bill Aboudi has already had a difficult couple of years battling the COVID-19 pandemic and the supply chain issue that came as a result of it. Now he faces the possibility of losing nearly his entire fleet. The California Air Resources Board is requiring semi-trucks and other diesel commercial vehicles to have engine models of 2010 or newer by the start of next year. They…

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Rupee: To depreciate or not to depreciate

Rupee: To depreciate or not to depreciate

The intention of the government was to reduce imports and encourage exports. The policy document, ‘Vistas of prosperity and splendour’ page 36 refers to reducing the trade deficit and go for import substitution and encourage exports. So, the general public have expected imports to come down in 2021. In fact, the imports have gone up to US$ 20.6 billion in 2021. This may be partly due to the fixed…

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7 bad financial habits of husband or wife that impact house finances: Here's what to do about it

7 bad financial habits of husband or wife that impact house finances: Here’s what to do about it

Much of the romantic magic created on Valentine’s Day is driven by money, but ironically enough, any discussion on finances is the farthest from the lovelorn couple’s minds. In fact, the entire courtship period before marriage is an exercise in knowing everything about the person except his financial personality. Yet, it is one aspect that can make or break your relationship as well as your…

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Turning social media emojis and stickers into business intelligence - ET CIO

Turning social media emojis and stickers into business intelligence – ET CIO

Imagine you have a successfully running social media page. You have good reach and people like connecting with you on social media via comments, likes, emojis and stickers. But they also raise their queries there. While some customers throw you heart emojis and share your content further, others also take it to social media to comment about their negative experience with your brand. There’s so…

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How To Become A Teacher: Everything You Need To Know And Do

How To Become A Teacher: Everything You Need To Know And Do

It is a great honor and responsibility to be in the position of teaching and shaping young minds. The work that teachers do every day has an enormous impact on our children’s lives, which means there’s never been a better time to become a teacher than now. A recent survey found that 98% of high school students say they’ve had at least one teacher who made them excited about learning for the first…

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Assembly election 2022: Voting begins in Goa, Uttarakhand, 55 seats in UP

Assembly election 2022: Voting begins in Goa, Uttarakhand, 55 seats in UP

Assembly elections 2022: Uttarakhand, Goa, and 55 seats in Uttar Pradesh will cast votes for the assembly election 2022 today (February 14). While the voting will be held in all the assembly seats in Goa and Uttarakhand, but in Uttar Pradesh, the election will take place in 55 seats only. The voting in Uttar Pradesh is divided into seven phases–from February 10 to March 7. However, the result of…

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Corruption in higher education is holding Indonesia back

Corruption in higher education is holding Indonesia back

In Indonesian state universities, you are a second-class citizen if you are not a registered civil servant. There is no difference between the two groups’ professional roles and obligations, but someone whose wages and benefits are paid by the Ministry of Education often receives a higher salary than those equally well qualified who are paid by the university, and they can look forward to a…

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Germany supporting Sri Lanka to keep up with latest technological developments in apparel sector

Germany supporting Sri Lanka to keep up with latest technological developments in apparel sector

At present, Sri Lanka accounts for around 1% of the global market share of apparel exports, and Sri Lanka’s apparel sector is well positioned to reach the industry’s target of $8 billion in export earnings by 2025. With these targets in sight, Sri Lanka’s apparel sector will have very high demands for skilled technicians, especially in the area of mechatronics, where the industry is moving into…

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Career counselling: questions and answers

Career counselling: questions and answers

Q 1: Sir, I am currently doing MBA and passed my first semester. I got 81% marks from Virtual University and my second semester is in progress. In the 3rd semester I need to decide my specialization. My previous qualification is B.Com while I have 5 to 6 years’ relevant experience in accounts. I would appreciate it if you could please give me your expert advice as to which specialist area/…

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Profits on a roll, higher costs cut margins

Profits on a roll, higher costs cut margins

According to Jasani, the margin pressure may continue in the March quarter as companies seem to have reached the end of cost optimisation measures amid the absence of large demand pull. Synopsis For a common sample of 2,509 companies, December was the fourth consecutive quarter of double-digit topline growth. Revenue grew by 23.8% on a lower base of 2.3% growth in the year-ago quarter. Net…

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Stakeholders’ role in entrepreneurship promotion highlighted

Stakeholders’ role in entrepreneurship promotion highlighted

PESHAWAR: The role of different stakeholders in promoting entrepreneurship was highlighted at a session, said organisers on Sunday. The two-day training session was arranged at the City University of Science and Information Technology Peshawar with the collaboration of the United States Educational Foundation in Pakistan (USEFP) and Karakoram International University (KIU) Gilgit-Baltistan. Prof…

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