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 Virtual Classroom Introduction           A virtual classroom is an online learning environment that allows for live interaction between the tutor and the learners as they are participating in learning activities. In other words, the virtual classroom is a shared online space where the learners and the tutor work together simultaneously. Collaborative Learning           Collaborative learning means that the learners work together to achieve a common goal, exchange views, clarify the meaning of concepts, or solve problems together. It creates opportunities for cooperation in skills development. The emphasis is placed on interaction in which common understandings are subject to discussion and are developed precisely through exploring the differences in the participants’ level of knowledge, skills, and positions. Applied in the virtual classroom, this approach is associated with an active process of the collective constructio...

 Bio-Secure-Bubble Introduction           The Novel CORONA VIRUS (COVID - 19) has house arrested each and every department except Medical. Even the Sports also interrupts due to the pandemic situations after the II World War. This is the first time in the world the all the sports events are stopped. Then how it begins. The solution for the resumption of sports is Bio-Secure Bubble. What is Bio-Bubble?           A bio-bubble is a safe and secure environment isolated from the outside world to minimise the risk of COVID-19 infection. It permits only authorised sports persons, support staff and match officials to enter the protected area after testing negative for COVID- 19.            The people themselves will have next to no physical contact with the outside world to minimize the risk of contracting the disease. Moreover, they will also travel from one bio-secure location to another as an ...

Lock Down           As covid-19 takes a firm grip over India, the central and state authorities are working in overdrive to try and curb the spread. As per latest government data, covid-19 has affected over 562 people in the country, killing ten. The Indian Centre for Medical Research (ICMR) has maintained that the virus is  still in phase 2 of transmission, which means there is no evidence of local transmission yet. As the cases climb, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced a complete lockdown in the country for 21 days and the Health Ministry has said states would need to earmark hospitals to exclusively treat coronavirus patients. What is Lock Down?             A lockdown is an emergency protocol that prevents people from leaving a given area. A full lockdown will mean you must stay where you are and not exit or enter a building or the given area.           This scenario usually al...

 Year 2020 January 30 –The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have spread to India on 30 January 2020 from China. The 1st case of COVID-19 was spotted in Kerala in India. February 24 – 25 – U.S. President Donald Trump visited India for a two-day state visit, addressed a "Namaste (Welcome) Trump" event with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Ahmedabad. March 23 – Prime Minister Modi announced a 21-day lockdown throughout India until 14 April to prevent the spread of COVID-19. April– India remained under an extended lockdown throughout the month of April, to check the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. May 5 – Skirmishes began between India and China. Several Indian and Chinese soldiers are injured in a cross-border clash at the Nathu La crossing. About one hundred and fifty soldiers were involved in the face-off which included fistfights and stone-throwing. May 20 – Cyclone Amphan hit the eastern part of India and lead to flood like situation in many South-eastern st...

 COVID-19 (Corona Virus)           The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a dramatic loss of human life worldwide and presents an unprecedented challenge to public health, food systems and the world of work. The economic and social disruption caused by the pandemic is devastating: tens of millions of people are at risk of falling into extreme poverty, while the number of undernourished people, currently estimated at nearly 690 million, could increase by up to 132 million by the end of the year.           Millions of enterprises face an existential threat. Nearly half of the world’s 3.3 billion global workforce are at risk of losing their livelihoods. Informal economy workers are particularly vulnerable because the majority lack social protection and access to quality health care and have lost access to productive assets. Without the means to earn an income during lockdowns, many are unable to feed themselves and their families. ...

Nivar Cyclone Cyclone Nivar is a ‘severe cyclonic storm’ that hit the southeastern coast of India in the early hours of 26 November 2020. Cyclone Nivar           After making landfall near Puducherry in the early hours of 26th November 2020, cyclone Nivar weakened into a ‘severe cyclonic storm’. No loss of life has been reported because of the cyclone. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) had earlier stated that the severe cyclone Nivar will intensify into a ‘very severe cyclonic storm’ and make landfall between Mamallapuram (in Tamil Nadu, around 56 km from Chennai) and Karaikal in Puducherry, on 25th November at midnight or early hours of the 26th of November. The Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coasts are experiencing heavy rains and strong winds due to the impending cyclone. Many parts of the metropolitan city of Chennai have been flooded due to the heavy rainfall. The winds that the cyclone brings could be between 120 and 130 km per hour, with gusts of ...