The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an alert of heavy to extremely heavy rainfall in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Andhra Pradesh due to a deep depression over the Bay of Bengal that is likely to intensify into Cyclone Fengal on Wednesday, November 27.

Cyclone Fengal: IMD issues heavy rain alert in Tamil Nadu; schools, colleges closed

A two judge bench of the high court passed an order to close schools because of the heatwave. All primary schools across the country and educational institutions in almost half of the districts including the capital, will remain closed.

Bangladesh reeling under heatwave

Schools closed Full List: As the capital experienced its minimum temperature of 1.4°C yesterday, many schools have decided to remain closed for a few more days. Several states closed down schools especially for younger children at the beginning of the month of January due to extreme weather and cold wave.

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Schools have been shut for more than a year in Panama. It is the country with the highest number of missed schools days due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The reopening of South African schools for the new academic year has been postponed by two weeks in the wake of rising new covid-19 variant cases. “All stakeholders were united in supporting a delay in the opening of schools.

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Wuhan, the epicentre of the virus outbreak and a city of 11 million was under a lockdown and its schools were closed. However, eight months later, students are back to schools.

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The UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has applauded the local authorities and schools for the arrangements made for reopening of the schools amid the pandemic. The Prime Minister has said he is "really impressed" and is looking forward to children returning back to schools from next week, a test of his government after it failed to return all children to schools earlier this year.

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The US President Donald Trump had recently announced on his Twitter account that he may stop funding the schools that refuse to reopen amid the rising number of coronavirus cases in the country.

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A 25-year-old college student in Delhi is stepping in to bridge the gap in online learning right in his own backyard. For those who live in poor neighbourhoods, living without basic necessities such as electricity and running water is the norm. But the absence of internet connectivity and laptops and smartphones, means children losing out in their education.

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With a sudden increase in the number of coronavirus cases in the city, Hong Kong officials have asked the schools to suspend school and shift to online classes. As the city reported 42 new cases on Thursday, the Hong Kong Education Bureau on Friday announced that all schools should be closed from Monday, and the classes should be shifted back to online teaching.

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Heavy snow covered the streets of Tehran on Sunday, causing major flight delays and forcing the closure of schools, authorities in the Iranian capital said. The snow started falling early in the morning and disrupted the flow of traffic on some of the city's main highways.

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As Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted heavy rainfall in Mumbai, all schools and junior colleges would remain closed on Thursday. The IMD has issued a red rain alert for thirteen districts in Maharashtra with extremely heavy rain at isolated places in Mumbai, Raigad and Satara.

All schools to remain shut as Indian Meteorological Department predicts heavy rainfall in Mumbai

Mumbai continues to cripple under incessant rainfall, with the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting heavier showers in the city and suburbs on Thursday. Heavy to very heavy rainfall is also likely to occur in central Maharashtra and Marathwada, said IMD. The MET Dept has issued a red alert and predicted torrential rains in Mumbai, Thane, Palghar, Raigad over the next 24 hours as low pressure builds over the Bay of Bengal. Watch this video to know more.

Mumbai under rain red alert, schools & colleges to remain shut

Heavy rains across India leave trail of destruction

Schools in the city closed an hour earlier than usual following the government order.

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