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Public toilets for women in Delhi, too few, too filthy

Public toilets for women in Delhi, too few, too fi...

January 26, 2025

Over a decade after the launch of ‘Swacch Bharat’ campaign of the Indian government to promote hygenic toilets, the situation in the capital, Delhi, itself remains deplorable, not only with public toilets being far too few, but even those that exist lack basic hygiene, posing...

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Manjit Singh Nayar receives President’s Medal for the second time

Manjit Singh Nayar receives President’s Medal fo...

January 26, 2025

In a world where self-interest often prevails, there are exceptional individuals whose lives stand out for their selflessness and dedication. Assistant Commandant General of the Chennai City Home Guards Manjit Singh Nayar, who is also the honorary General Secretary of Guru Nanak ...

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Power thefts plague Delhi’s green mobility

Power thefts plague Delhi’s green mobility

January 26, 2025

Even as e-rickshaws have become a common sight across Delhi, a darker side of this green transition has recently resurfaced. Illegal recharging practices are creating widespread disruptions, straining the power grid, and posing serious safety risks. The lack of affordable and acc...

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UNESCO empowers 100 youth-led initiatives with grants & mentorship

UNESCO empowers 100 youth-led initiatives with gra...

January 21, 2025

With the aim to empower youth, UNESCO and K-pop icon Seventeen, the Goodwill Ambassador of UNESCO, are providing financial grants to 100 youth-led initiatives across 70 countries. The selected project leaders will also receive training and expert mentoring to help them implement ...

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Silent rejections: Ghosting disrupts India’s job market

Silent rejections: Ghosting disrupts India’s...

January 20, 2025

On the evening November 23, 2024, Suman Rawat, a recent postgraduate in mass communication from Delhi’s prestigious Indian Institute of Mass Communication with experience working at two media companies, anxiously checked her email. After two months of relentless job application...

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Only 1 pc of visually handicapped people in India can use Braille

Only 1 pc of visually handicapped people in India ...

January 17, 2025

Mohammad Arif, a 16-year-old boy from Palasi in Araria district of Bihar, was born blind and has always dreamed of one day becoming a teacher. But for Arif, this dream feels distant, even impossible. Arif’s school has no Braille textbooks, and his teachers are not trained to he...

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Using AI to douse fires in Los Angeles

Using AI to douse fires in Los Angeles

January 16, 2025

The wildfires raging in Southern California are far from simple wake-up calls. They are deafening sirens of scores of ambulances rushing and carrying the parts of our planet with severe burns! Indeed, this western part of the world was known for the extreme riches of Silicon Vall...

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474 homeless persons freeze to death in Delhi in 56 days

474 homeless persons freeze to death in Delhi in 5...

January 16, 2025

Raghunath, a 60-year-old homeless person, has been living on the streets of Nizamuddin in central Delhi with his wife for the past several months. With no roof over their heads and only tattered blankets for protection, they spend their nights huddled together on the pavement, ba...

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Glasgow University develops 3D printing system for space

Glasgow University develops 3D printing system for...

January 13, 2025

In a significant development to space manufacturing, researchers at the University of Glasgow, a leading university in Scotland, have introduced a revolutionary 3D printing system designed for zero-gravity environments. This technology marks a major leap towards enabling orbital ...

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Practicality of Digital Data Protection Rules 2025 questioned

Practicality of Digital Data Protection Rules 2025...

January 13, 2025

Almost two years after the Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023 was passed, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has released the much-awaited draft of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act for public consultation. This draft will be open for feedback un...

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