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Time of India
a day ago
- General
- Time of India
School education improving in Maharashtra, show Centre's surveys; Kolhapur district shines, Mumbai ranks 6th in Performance Grading Index report
Kolapur: Maharashtra's school education improved in 2023-24 compared to the previous year, according to the Union ministry of education's Performance Grading Index (PGI) report for 2023-24. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Kolhapur district claimed the top spot in Maharashtra in learning outcomes in the Centre's PARAKH Rashtriya Sarvekshan report released on Tuesday and it also secured the first rank among 22 districts in the state in Prachesta-I category, while Mumbai ranked 6th. In 2022-23, 13 districts in Maharashtra had achieved this grade. Nationwide, a total of 107 districts achieved the Prachesta-I grade in 2023-24, stated the report. Kolhapur district scored 345/600 in PGI 2023-24 placing it first in Prachesta-I category (meeting 51-60% of the set targets), followed by Satara, Solapur, Sangli, Ahilyanagar, Mumbai, Nagpur, Washim, Pune, and Jalgaon. The PGI report evaluates public schools based on 600 marks across five parameters — outcomes, classroom transactions, infrastructure, digital learning and governance. The Prachesta-I category is one of the nine grades in the PGI framework, indicating a decent level of performance and efforts towards improvement. Districts in this category are working towards achieving higher grades, such as Uttam and Utkarsh. Kolhapur ZP chief executive officer S Karthikeyan said, "We studied the shortcomings based on the marks obtained in PGI 2020-21 and 2021-22, and framed a time-bound programme for improvement. Mission Utkarsh was one such programmes that we implemented. We made the funds available for the repairs of the school toilets, buildings, ramps and set up purified water units," Among the five parameters, outcomes have a total score of 290, including learning outcomes, quality and teacher availability. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Kolhapur district received 161 marks in the outcomes, the highest in the state. Among the lowest-performing districts are Parbhani, Mumbai (suburban) and Gadchiroli in Maharashtra. There are 14 districts in the Prachesta-II grade for 2023-24. Karthikeyan said, "Centre's PARAKH Rashtriya Sarvekshan report also showed Kolhapur topping in learning outcomes. Last year, a central team conducted random exams. Through Mission Utkarsh, we prepared students with mock tests, teaching language, math, and general knowledge via digital mode, and even taught them math-solving tricks." Kolhapur-based education expert Shankar Yadav said, "The eventual aim of the PGI is to find out the shortcomings, overcome them and ensure the students perform well at the end. The schools require infrastructure and various educational aids for effective learning. The activity-based learning needs a focus, as shown by the survey results. Schools from Maharashtra are performing well, but we need to inch closer to achieving Uttam and Utkarsh grades. " Kolapur: Maharashtra's school education improved in 2023-24 compared to the previous year, according to the Union ministry of education's Performance Grading Index (PGI) report for 2023-24. Kolhapur district claimed the top spot in Maharashtra in learning outcomes in the Centre's PARAKH Rashtriya Sarvekshan report released on Tuesday and it also secured the first rank among 22 districts in the state in Prachesta-I category, while Mumbai ranked 6th. In 2022-23, 13 districts in Maharashtra had achieved this grade. Nationwide, a total of 107 districts achieved the Prachesta-I grade in 2023-24, stated the report. Kolhapur district scored 345/600 in PGI 2023-24 placing it first in Prachesta-I category (meeting 51-60% of the set targets), followed by Satara, Solapur, Sangli, Ahilyanagar, Mumbai, Nagpur, Washim, Pune, and Jalgaon. The PGI report evaluates public schools based on 600 marks across five parameters — outcomes, classroom transactions, infrastructure, digital learning and governance. The Prachesta-I category is one of the nine grades in the PGI framework, indicating a decent level of performance and efforts towards improvement. Districts in this category are working towards achieving higher grades, such as Uttam and Utkarsh. Kolhapur ZP chief executive officer S Karthikeyan said, "We studied the shortcomings based on the marks obtained in PGI 2020-21 and 2021-22, and framed a time-bound programme for improvement. Mission Utkarsh was one such programmes that we implemented. We made the funds available for the repairs of the school toilets, buildings, ramps and set up purified water units," Among the five parameters, outcomes have a total score of 290, including learning outcomes, quality and teacher availability. Kolhapur district received 161 marks in the outcomes, the highest in the state. Among the lowest-performing districts are Parbhani, Mumbai (suburban) and Gadchiroli in Maharashtra. There are 14 districts in the Prachesta-II grade for 2023-24. Karthikeyan said, "Centre's PARAKH Rashtriya Sarvekshan report also showed Kolhapur topping in learning outcomes. Last year, a central team conducted random exams. Through Mission Utkarsh, we prepared students with mock tests, teaching language, math, and general knowledge via digital mode, and even taught them math-solving tricks." Kolhapur-based education expert Shankar Yadav said, "The eventual aim of the PGI is to find out the shortcomings, overcome them and ensure the students perform well at the end. The schools require infrastructure and various educational aids for effective learning. The activity-based learning needs a focus, as shown by the survey results. Schools from Maharashtra are performing well, but we need to inch closer to achieving Uttam and Utkarsh grades. "
The Hindu
6 days ago
- General
- The Hindu
BIS meeting
The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), Chennai, organised a meeting on the mandatory standard, 'IS 302 Part 1: 2024: Safety of electrical appliances', in the city on Thursday. A press release said C. Karthikeyan, Senior Electrical Inspector, Tamil Nadu Electrical Inspectorate, addressed the meeting in which nearly 115 stakeholders took part. Officials elaborated on the Safety of Household, Commercial Electrical Appliances (Quality Control) Order, 2025, wherein all electrical appliances were brought under mandatory BIS certification. The last date for compliance is March 19 next year. Praveen Khanna, Deputy Director-General, BIS Southern Region, spoke.
The Hindu
23-06-2025
- Health
- The Hindu
Coimbatore Medical College Hospital accused of denying heart surgery to patient citing lack of specialists
A man who is on medication for a heart valve condition has alleged that the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital (CMCH) had recently asked him to go to Chennai or Madurai for surgery, citing unavailability of doctors. K. Karthikeyan, an autorickshaw driver from Peelamedu, alleged that he had been receiving medication at CMCH for nearly three years after being diagnosed with a heart valve condition. He was informed about the possibility of a surgical intervention, but his requests were repeatedly postponed. Recently, the hospital had advised him to go to government hospitals in Chennai or Madurai for the surgery, as specialists were not available at CMCH to perform the procedure. 'I cannot afford treatment at private hospitals as the cost is very high. Many hospitals are refusing to take up my case under the Chief Minister's Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme (CMCHIS). My condition has worsened to the point where even walking has become difficult,' he said. Karthikeyan and his wife, parents of two children, submitted a petition to the Coimbatore District Collector on Monday seeking assistance. When contacted, Coimbatore Medical College Hospital (CMCH) Dean A. Nirmala said two assistant professor posts in the department that handles such surgeries have been vacant for over four months. 'We have been providing him with medication and consultations, and I have instructed our doctors to examine him to assess his condition and determine the appropriate course of action. Based on that, we will consider how best to support him,' she said.
The Hindu
16-06-2025
- The Hindu
36 arrested, over 10 kg of contraband seized in anti-ganja operations in Coimbatore district
In a three-day intensive anti-ganja operations in Coimbatore district, 36 persons were arrested and 10.150 kg of ganja was seized from them. With an aim to building a drug-free society, various special operations are being carried out under the direct supervision of K. Karthikeyan, Superintendent of Police, Coimbatore district. As part of these efforts, a massive three-day district-wide operation named 'Operation – Drug Free Coimbatore' was conducted from June 13 to June 15. Prior to the operation, a comprehensive database of 927 individuals linked to previous ganja-related cases was compiled. For the execution of this operation, 89 special teams were formed, involving over 300 police personnel, functioning under the command of Sub-Divisional DSPs. Standard Operating Procedures were issued for each team to ensure effective implementation. In the listed 927, 761 individuals were subjected to search and surveillance, 461 were taken in for direct questioning, 289 individuals were confirmed to be outside the district and 11 individuals were confirmed dead. Based on the information collected during the search, several key offenders have been identified, and efforts are under way to secure them. Mr. Karthikeyan said the identity of informants would be kept strictly confidential. Such operations would continue and public cooperation was essential to make them successful.
Time of India
01-06-2025
- General
- Time of India
Tonnes of waste cleared daily, but GCC merely dumps it at shut sites?
1 2 Chennai: Chennai clears its streets of construction waste every day — but where does it all go? Nowhere, says the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB), in a detailed report submitted to the National Green Tribunal. Despite the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) collecting nearly 1,000 metric tonnes of construction and demolition (C&D) waste daily, the two official processing sites — Perungudi and Kodungaiyur — remain shut, with waste continuing to pile up since their closure. Perungudi stopped functioning in August 2024, while Kodungaiyur followed in December. Though both plants were set up in 2020 with a capacity of 400 MT per day and had valid consents to operate until 2030, the shutdown rendered the collection exercise incomplete. The collected debris is now accumulating at these very sites, violating environmental norms and threatening to undo efforts made under the Construction and Demolition Waste Management Rules, 2016. The TNPCB report also notes that GCC identified 25 dumping hotspots across the city, with persistent illegal dumping near parks, metro rail stations, and even crematoria. While GCC claims to have outsourced C&D collection and transportation to a private contractor, the TNPCB inspections across all 15 city zones confirm that the final step — processing — is not happening. The Board's photos from the ground further confirm this stagnation. In response to a Central Pollution Control Board alert over repeated violations, TNPCB has now issued formal directions to GCC under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. The civic body has been asked to comply with the 2016 rules, act against violators, and implement CPCB's 2017 guidelines on environmental management of C&D waste. The report concludes by urging the Tribunal to instruct GCC to restore operations at existing plants and install additional capacity, considering the city's daily waste generation. "They shut the Perungudi plant in August and Kodungaiyur in December, yet keep collecting 1,000 tonnes daily. Where is it all going? In Valmiki Nagar, over 50 tonnes were cleared once, but it came back in weeks. Without processing, the waste is just getting dumped elsewhere," said Karthikeyan, a Thiruvanmiyur resident.
