Serendipity : Musings of an Islander

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has issued notification for Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) to be held on 29 th January, 2012. Some Key dates are given below : Application Procedure : Online submission at website www.ctet.nic.in On submission of details, the system will generate a Confirmation page with Registration Number. Candidates are required to take printout of the Confirmation page, paste a photograph, sign in the space marked and send the confirmation page along with DD (if fee paid by DD) by Registered/Speed Post (NOT BY COURIER) to : The Assistant Secretary (CTET Unit), Central Board of Secondary Education, Shiksha Sadan, 17 Rouse Avenue, New Delhi - 110002 Application fee : Rs 500.oo : For General/OBC candidates Rs 250.oo : For SC/ST/Differently abled persons Payment can be made as follows : By DD (drawn in favour of The Secretary, Central Board of Secondary Education , payable at  Delhi) , Credit Card or Debit Card. Syllabus : ...

More than six years back, on December 26th 2004 the Andaman and  Nicobar Islands , along with the rest of the world were hit by a massive undersea earthquake shifting the islands towards south-west by about 1.25m. The tsunami that followed the mega-quake devastated the islands washing away almost anything to everything coming its way. Remote sensing and visual inspection of islands shoreline confirm uplift of Andaman group and subsistence of Nicobar group of islands causing submergence of land, destruction of property and loss of numerous lives. The Govt of India and few NGO’s responded to the crisis, helping survivors overcome trauma inflicted by the epic disaster. But after 6 long years of generous spending on tsunami relief, rehabilitation and rebuilding, the survivors, specifically from rural South Andaman find themselves subjected to official apathy and pushed under the development shadow. The ...