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Express News Service DEHRADUN: Rekha Devi, a resident of Chakrata in Uttarakhand did not get hopes high when officials from Uttarakhand State Sheep Goat Farmers Co-operative Federation, an initiative by Uttarakhand state government approached for empanelment in a scheme which aimed to provide market to goat and sheep rearers.  Devi reluctantly signed up which now she believes was the best decision. She now supplies goats to the board under the BAKRAW initiative which took shape last year as ho...

New Delhi: Dhiru, an Indian teenager who entered 10th grade this year, hasn’t attended even one day of class since the academic year began in April. The school was closed for months amid the pandemic, but even since it reopened Dhiru’s mother Rekha Devi is afraid to send her son to class. Unlike some schools, Dhiru’s doesn’t offer online instruction - and even if it did, the family doesn’t own a computer or a smartphone to access the internet. “The school is now saying, ‘Come and ...

Covid risks a lost generation amid Indias digital divide Vrishti Beniwal, Bloomberg FacebookTwitterEmail A young student attends an online Thunkable Inc. coding class at her home in Mumbai on Oct. 24, 2020.Bloomberg photo by Dhiraj Singh. Dhiru, an Indian teenager who entered 10th grade this year, hasnt attended even one day of class since the academic year began in April. The school was closed for months amid the pandemic, but even since it reopened Dhirus mother Rekha Devi is afraid to send ...

COVID-19 pandemic gives India reality check on digitization The coronavirus pandemic has shown how the lack of nationwide digitization has deprived a massive population of basic needs such as education. PM Narendra Modi reviewed the development of COVID-19 vaccine candidate ZyCOV-D in Ahmedabad. The coronavirus pandemic has cornered the world into unknown territory and no country is spared from its wrath. Even as the world is grasping to overcome what is proving to be one of the biggest health ...

Showing up digitals big divide Plenty of Indians are facing a similar predicament: As many as 80 per cent of Indian students couldnt access online schooling during the lockdown, and many might not return to classrooms when they reopen, according to a study by Oxfam. Thats just one example of how the pandemic has exacerbated the countrys digital divide - the gap between those with the means and knowledge to benefit from the internet, and those without - worsening already stark levels of inequal...

2,836,966.0 Dhiru, an Indian teenager who entered 10th grade this year, hasn’t attended even one day of class since the academic year began in April. The school was closed for months amid the pandemic, but even since it reopened Dhiru’s mother Rekha Devi is afraid to send her son to class. Unlike some schools, Dhiru’s doesn’t offer online instruction -- and even if it did, the family doesn’t own a computer or a smartphone to access the internet. “The school is now saying, ‘Come an...

Covid-19 pandemic risks a lost generation in India as digital divide widens Picture for representation. . Updated: 17 Dec 2020, 05:52 AM IST Bloomberg India has the world’s second-largest pool of internet users, about 600 million, comprising more than 12% of all users globally Yet half its population lacks internet access, and even if they can get online, only 20% of Indians know how to use digital services, according to government data Share Via Read Full Story Dhiru, an Indian teenager w...

Covid Risks a Lost Generation Amid India’s Digital Divide Bloomberg 12/17/2020 Vrishti Beniwal (Bloomberg) -- Dhiru, an Indian teenager who entered 10th grade this year, hasn’t attended even one day of class since the academic year began in April. Popular Searches The school was closed for months amid the pandemic, but even since it reopened Dhiru’s mother Rekha Devi is afraid to send her son to class. Unlike some schools, Dhiru’s doesn’t offer online instruction -- ...

As many as 80% of Indian students couldnt access online schooling during lockdown. Dhiru, an Indian teenager who entered 10th grade this year, hasnt attended even one day of class since the academic year began in April. The school was closed for months amid the pandemic, but even since it reopened Dhirus mother Rekha Devi is afraid to send her son to class. Unlike some schools, Dhirus doesnt offer online instruction -- and even if it did, the family doesnt own a computer or a smartphone to acce...

NEW DELHI (BLOOMBERG) - Dhiru, an Indian teenager who entered 10th grade this year, hasnt attended even one day of class since the academic year began in April. The school was closed for months amid the pandemic, but even though it has reopened, his mother, Ms Rekha Devi, is afraid to send him to class. Unlike some schools, Dhirus doesnt offer online instruction - and even if it did, the family doesnt own a computer or a smartphone to access the Internet. "The school is now saying, Come and att...