Social Media: It is hijacking my brain

By: Annie Margaret and Nicholas Hunkins Many people have compared the addictive nature of social media to cigarettes. Checking your likes, they say, is the new smoke break. Others say the unease over social media is just the next round of moral panic about new technologies. We are a pair of researchers who investigate how […]
Pedagogy Practices: Transforming education system
By: M Ahmad The term ‘Pedagogy,’ refers to the strategy of how educators teach, in practice and theory. Pedagogy is shaped by the teaching beliefs of a teacher and relates the interplay between culture and a variety of modern technological methods of teaching. Put simply, pedagogy in education is the study of optimal frameworks and […]
Supermarkets, airlines and power companies are charging exploitative’ prices
By: Sanjoy Paul Australians have been hit by large rises in grocery, energy, transport, child and aged care prices, only adding to other cost of living pressures. While extreme weather and supply delays have contributed to the increases, an inquiry into what’s causing the hikes has confirmed what commentators and consumers suspected – many sectors […]
Advisor Bhatnagar reviews physical, financial progress of various schemes in SDD

JAMMU: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar chaired a meeting to review the physical as well as financial progress of various ongoing schemes of Skill Development department (SDD) at Civil Secretariat. The meeting was attended by Secretary SDD, Kumar Rajeev Ranjan; Director SDD, Sudershan Kumar; Mission Director, Skill Development Mission, Leena Padha; Director Finance […]
KVIB Board releases Rs. 13.07 cr margin money for establishment of 593 units in Samba

SAMBA: Chairperson, J&K Khadi and Village Industries Board (KVIB), Dr. Hina Shafi Bhat, presided over an awareness camp cum interactive session with educated unemployed youth and aspiring entrepreneurs at Palli, Samba; a village adopted by Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. The programme was attended by Secretary/CEO, JKKVIB, Dr. Jagdish Chander, Executive Officer, Dr. Sandeep Kotwal, District […]