Noticias Asia

Women hold only 5.9% of director-level jobs in Japan government

Publicado: 6 julio 2021

Japan/July 06, 2021/By: https://mainichi.jp/ Women held just 5.9 percent of director-level jobs in the Japanese government’s offices in Tokyo in fiscal 2020, underscoring the country’s slow progress in closing the gender gap in the workplace. The Cabinet Office released data Thursday showing the share of such positions held by female public servants only rose 0.6 […]

Japan keen to work with Bangladesh for developing smart city

Publicado: 4 julio 2021

Japan-Bangladesh/July 04, 2021/By: BSS, Dhaka/Source: https://www.theindependentbd.com/ Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh ITO Naoki said his country is keen to work together with Bangladesh to develop smart city here. “We are contributing in many areas including infrastructure development in Bangladesh and Japan is now interested to develop smart city,” he said during a bilateral meeting with State […]

The future of learning in India is ed-tech

Publicado: 4 julio 2021

India/July 04, 2021/by Amitabh Kant /Source: https://indianexpress.com/ Amitabh Kant writes: The pandemic-induced learning crisis and the Fourth Industrial Revolution have made it necessary to reimagine education and align it with the unprecedented technological transformation. India’s school education landscape is facing daunting challenges. The country was reeling under an acute learning crisis, even before the Covid-19 pandemic, with one […]

WHO recommends Covid tests in schools; Portugal back under partial curfew as coronavirus cases surge: Russia rejects lockdown despite record virus deaths

Publicado: 3 julio 2021

Portugal-Rusia/July 03, 2021/By: https://www.thenews.com.pk/ Russia on Friday said it would not impose a new lockdown despite reporting a record number of coronavirus deaths for the fourth day in a row. A government tally showed 679 pandemic-related deaths in the previous 24 hours, as Russia battles a surging outbreak driven by the highly infectious Delta variant […]

India: Should we reopen our schools? There are legitimate concerns. But there are reasons to also seriously consider it

Publicado: 2 julio 2021

India/ 02 July, 2021/ Source/ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/ By Shilpa Aggarwal and Deepa Mani Many are critical of Telangana’s decision to reopen educational institutions from this month. Their concerns are indeed legitimate. All teachers are not yet fully vaccinated, many not at all School-going children cannot be vaccinated Most schools do not have well-ventilated classrooms It is […]

India: ‘Hiring Of Apprentices Has Increased By 35% In 2020-21 Amid Pandemic’

Publicado: 28 junio 2021

India/ 28 June, 2021/ Source/ https://www.republicworld.com/ By Nandini Verma The overall intake of apprentices across India has seen a significant surge. As per the latest findings the hiring of apprentices increased by 35% in FY 2020-21 IMAGE: SHUTTERSTOCK Amid the Coronavirus pandemic, when lakhs of people are losing their jobs and the world, as well […]