Society
Data on speech analysis to help create new applica...
December 15, 2023
Sophisticated new analysis of the physical processes which create the sounds of speech could help empower people with speech impairments and create new applications for voice recognition technologies, researchers say. According to a press statement issued by the University of G...
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PISA 2022 sees unprecedented drop in student asses...
December 7, 2023
With the exception of a handful of East Asian nations, the eighth round of the OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2022 has seen a drastic fall in capabilities of students living in 81 nations, says the organisation that represents the richest nations in th...
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Legal Swan to host global dialogue on harassment &...
November 20, 2023
Advocacy agency Legal Swan and its brands ‘Posh at Work’ and Respekt will organise Anvay, a global dialogue on harassment and discrimination, set to take place at New Delhi from December 8 to 9. In a press statement, the Legal Swan says that this dialogue is intended to not...
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SC ruling on Akkamahadevi dowry death case raises ...
November 16, 2023
Where the confluence of human suffering and the pursuit of justice unfolds as a multifaceted riddle, the recent verdict of the Supreme Court of India in the case of Akkamahadevi, a woman whose life was cut short by burn injuries in 2010, unfurls a captivating tableau for a profou...
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Asian Games Champion Abhay Singh felicitated by al...
October 20, 2023
Chennai-based Guru Nanak Education Society felicitated Abhay Singh, Post Graduate student of Guru Nanak College, and a member of the Indian squash team at the recently concluded Asian Games at Hangzhou in China where they won the Gold medal in the men’s team event and a Bronze ...
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Scientists say Charles Darwin’s evolutionary...
October 17, 2023
A new paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences describes “a missing law of nature,” recognising for the first time an important norm within the natural world’s workings. In essence, the new law states that complex natural systems evolve to states of ...
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GenZ worst hit as mental well-being declines in In...
October 16, 2023
A new report rings alarm bells about the state of mental well-being of the Indian youth as it says that as many as 51 pc of 18-24-year-olds reported being in distress or struggling in the current year. The report, Mental State of India, goes on to add that between 2020 and 2023, ...
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47 pc Indian households likely to be childless by ...
September 27, 2023
A recent report by Euromonitor International warns that the number of single and childless households is becoming higher around the world, leading to a serious impact on different industries, including baby food, diapers and baby products. It says that globally there are 1.3 bill...
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‘Stop Online Stalkers’ campaign to give voice ...
September 23, 2023
Save Missing Girls and CyberPeace, two NGOs working in the domain of child rights, have come together with leading cinema exhibitor PVR to raise awareness about the rising menace of online child abuse and the highly vulnerable community of children. According to a press statement...
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Fareportal inaugurates solar power plant at Ananda...
September 1, 2023
Travel technology company Fareportal recently inaugurated a 20kVA, 3-phase solar power plant at spiritual retreat Anandashram, a Mother Teresa home for 40 physically and mentally challenged male orphans, near Gurgaon’s Bandhwari village. In a press statement, Fareportal says th...
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