India News | Students in Goa to Get Virtual Internships Amid Pandemic
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. While educational institutions in Goa remain shut amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the state directorate of education has decided to involve students in a private internship initiative that will give them a chance to work from home.
Panaji, Jul 10 (PTI) While educational institutions in Goa remain shut amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the state directorate of education has decided to involve students in a private internship initiative that will give them a chance to work from home.
In a circular issued on Thursday, state director of education Vandana Rao asked schools to enrol students in Internshala, a private internship platform.
Although the circular did not specify the age group of students, high schools and higher secondary schools will be involved in the programme, an official said.
"There are over four million students and one lakh- plus companies that regularly use the platform. After successful completion of listed internship opportunities on Internshala portal, students can earn a small stipend and a certificate of merit," the circular states.
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The programme will be offered to students under the National Skill Development Corporation's (NSDC) "Samagra Shiksha" scheme.
The initiative was envisaged to ensure continuity in learning with practical exposure, Rao said in the circular, adding that students will also get a glimpse of the corporate world from the comfort of their homes.
The academic year in the state, which was supposed to start in June, has been delayed on account of the rise in COVID-19 cases in the state. PTI RPS ARU ARU 07101144 NNNNchampion.
“Clay requires a bit of a different mindset. You have to be ready to hit that extra shot. You have to be ready to slide, dig in, play some defense.”
In the nearly 30 years since Courier's titles at Roland Garros in 1991-92, only one other French Open was won by an American man, Andre Agassi in 1999. More often it is someone from Europe — usually Nadal, of course — or South America, such as Gustavo Kuerten.
“I was lucky to be raised in Florida, where the bulk of the tournaments you play as a youngster are on the green clay,” Courier said. “So I learned how to slide at a very early age. For me it was very natural. I had no issues with it, no mental hang-up at all.”
Same for someone like Novak Djokovic, who has turned sliding on all surfaces into an art form.
Not so for those who came to clay later in life.
Monica Puig, the 2016 Olympic champion from Puerto Rico, laughed when asked whether sliding came easily.
“No. Not at all,” she said. “I remember falling all over the place.” “My first few coaches, we worked on it — even how not to get hurt when you're sliding,” Puig said, knocking on a table.
James Blake, a retired American player who reached No. 4 in the rankings, said he never felt comfortable with the kind of movement required for clay.
During a practice session in Rome in 2004, Blake tried sliding to reach a ball but his foot got caught and he slammed head-first into the net post, breaking his neck.
“I don't think,” Blake said, “that would have happened on another surface.” As for the proper technique, Blake said: “It's the sliding and the recovery. It's one thing to slide into it and execute that shot; it's getting back for the next ball for me was the most difficult. You watch Rafa and you watch Novak, and even Roger, and they do it so gracefully and so easily.”
One issue for Puig when she moved to clay courts: the wrong shoes.
Those for clay use a full herringbone pattern on the sole to stop the dirt from piling up, allowing for more traction — described by former top-10 member Roberto Bautista Agut as “a little more stick” — and smoother sliding.
Hard-court shoes usually have only partial herringbone treads and more cushioning, while grass-court shoes are entirely different, with cleat-like pimples on the bottom.
Today's pros use all three types of footwear.
The days of the surface specialists are over.
“Twenty, 30 years ago, the players played just on one surface. The Spanish guys never played on grass,” said Pablo Carreño Busta, a former top-10 player from Barcelona who has reached the U.S. Open semifinals and the French Open quarterfinals.
“Maybe one or two players hate to play on these courts,” he said in Paris last year, “but I think everybody knows how to do it. ... If you don't know how to do it, of course, it's worse.” AP
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