The Catch Up: SC allows ‘green crackers’ for Diwali in Delhi (15 Oct)

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As part of our ongoing collaboration with Central Square Foundation,
we are excited to bring the fourth episode of our
series where we talk about the evolving landscape of AI
in education. The National Education Policy twenty twenty marks a
bold shift in how we think about technology in learning.
It envisions a future where students build not just digital literacy,

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but also computational thinking and AI fluency, and where teachers
are empowered with the tools, training and support to integrate
AI into their curriculums meaningfully and responsibly. To understand how
this is being implemented, we'll be joined by experts who
are working at the heart of this development. The episode

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will air on Friday, that is this seventeenth of October.
It will be available on our website, Inian Express dot
com and everywhere you get your podcasts. Make sure to
tune in to listen to the first episode of the series.
Check out the links provided in the description. Now on
with this show. This is a catch up on three

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Things by The Indian Express and I Am Flora Swine.
Today's the fifteenth of October and Hiaradi headlines. A day
after allies BJP and ham Secular revealed their candidates Naishkumar's
JDU released its first list of fifty seven nominees for
the Bihar Assembly elections. The list, featuring a mix of

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setting Emila's ministers and new entrants, also includes major seat
swaps within the NDA. The JDU retained twenty three MLAs,
including senior ministers Vijakumar Chyadri, Vijira Prashad, YadA Shawan Kumar,
Maheshar Hasari and Koshual Kishoor. Hasari serves as Deputy Speaker
while Chodi manages KI portfolios in the Nathish led government.

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In news from the national capital, as Delhi prepares for
the Vali, the Supreme Courts decision to allow zen crackers
on a test basis reignited the debate over balancing testive
tradition with public health. Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh SISAW
welcome the verdict as a balanced decision, saying it respects
both cultural sentiment and environmental responsibility. SISA said the government

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would strictly implement the order word by word and would
need retailers and enforcement agencies to finalize a detailed compliance
plan later in the day. In other news, veteran actor
Punkajh d best remembered for portraying Karna in B. R.
Chopra's Mahammarad Past away in Mumbai at the age of

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sixty eight after battling cancer. The Siney and TV Artists
Association confirmed his death, expressing profound grief and deep sorrow.
Deir had served as cinta's former General Secretary and chairman
of its trust. His funeral will be held this evening
near Pawan Hunt's of Ville Parley in Bombay, where his friends,
colleagues and admirers are expected to pay their respects. Moving

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on to international news of the day, Indian American policy
expert Ashley Tellis, who played a vital role in the
historic Indo US nuclear deal, was arrested in the United
States for allegedly unlawfully retaining national defense information. According to
the Justice Department, Tellis, who's a senior fellow at Carnegie
Endorment and former White House National Security Council official, is

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accused of storing over one thousand pages of classified records
in filing cabinets and trashbacks at home. The DOJ said
the material included highly sensitive defense information. According to Associated Press,
in news from the Neighborhood, the IMF announced a staff
level agreement with Pakistan allowing access to one point two

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billion dollars spending Board approval. The IMF will provide one
million dollars under its Extended Fund facility and two hundred
million dollars under its Resilience and Sustainability Facility, bringing total
disbursements to three point three billion dollars. Pakistan pledged to
maintain a tight data driven monetary policy and enhance climate
resilience Following devastating floods. The deal Insurance continued support under

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the IMFs Reform based Lending Program, subject to Executive Board
review and approval. That's all for today. This was a
cash up on three Things by the Indian Express