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The traditional report cards students receive in schools are set to undergo a major change, with the National Council for Educational and Research Training (NCERT) introducing a new ‘holistic progress card’ (HPC), which will measure, apart from academic performance, a child’s progress in interpersonal relationships, self-reflection, creativity, and emotional application in classrooms.
The HPCs have been devised by Performance Assessment, Review, and Analysis of Knowledge for Holistic Development, a standard-setting body under the NCERT, for the foundational stage (Classes 1 and 2), preparatory stage (Classes 3 to 5) and middle stage (Classes 6 to 8), as per suggestions by the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. Report cards for the secondary stage (beyond Class 9) are still being prepared.
The Holistic Progress Card, or HPC, will no longer depend on marks or grades to evaluate a student’s academic performance. Instead, it will rely on a 360-degree evaluation.
Source – https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/holistic-progress-card-ncert-explained-9197296/
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Passage 2
The deal, signed between India and the other-country European Free-Trade Association, provides for reduces tariffs for goods that the bloc’s members export to India as well as for liberalised access for certain Indian goods to the markets of those countries.
The $100 billion investment into India’s economy will take place over a time period of 15 years, during which the creation of about ten lakh jobs will be facilitated, Union commerce minister said today according to the Indian Express.
This investment will come mostly from the private sector, Bloomberg cited Minister of Commerce as saying. The news agency previously reported that it would likely be targeted at manufacturing projects.
According to the deal, EFTA countries will face reduced tariffs for processed foods and beverages as well as for electrical machinery. Their pharmaceutical and medical devices industries will also benefit, Bloomberg’s report said.
Source- https://thewire.in/trade/