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Schools, Colleges & Universities To Reopen With 50% Attendance: Bihar
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on July 5 announced that schools, colleges, and universities will reopen with 50% attendance. He tweeted that special arrangements will be made for vaccinating adult students, teachers, and staff of the institution. Government Training Institutes will also reopen with 50% attendance. Earlier, due to the second wave, the Bihar government had announced summer vacations for the institutes from May 1 to June 30.
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Earth Experienced Its Quietest Period In Decades During Pandemic
Scientists have unveiled a silver lining conveyed by the COVID-19 pandemic as Earth indicates to have experienced its quietest period in decades during 2020. An international group of seismologists from 33 countries observed an unprecedented 50% plunge in urban ambient noise. Reportedly, this "wave of quiet" can be traced to the pandemic-induced global lockdowns, which suspended human activities such as travelling, besides its customary… read-more
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