Society
Indian schools adopt new business training program...
November 21, 2019
According to a recent study India is the second most entrepreneurial nation after Chile and also offers the fourth highest level of school stage entrepreneurial education and business training in the world.
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Air pollution in India
November 16, 2019
India’s air pollution continues to worsen each year, inflicting thousands of deaths on a hapless populace while politicians play blame game.
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Improper disposal of pharmaceuticals poses risk to...
November 15, 2019
According to a new OECD report, very little is being done to prevent pharmaceutical residues from seeping into soil, water supplies, freshwater ecosystems and the food chain, or to assess potential risks of the same.
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Kung Fu nuns to the rescue
November 4, 2019
Wearing their traditional maroon robes, these nuns are acing physical fitness, endorsing gender equality and developing an environmental-friendly way of living.
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Shakuntala Devi: the face of mental calculations i...
November 3, 2019
Born on November 4, 1929, in Bengaluru, in the southwestern Indian state of Karnataka, Shakuntala Devi was a world-renowned Indian mathematician and a calculating genius. Thanks to her extraordinary skills in solving the complex out of arithmetical problems without any mechanica...
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Global Hunger Index 2019: India ranks 102 among 11...
October 25, 2019
India has ranked 102nd among 117 countries in the Global Hunger Index (GHI), an annual report jointly published by Concern Worldwide and Welthungerhilfe with India being among the 45 countries that have serious levels of hunger.
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India among the worst countries for privacy protec...
October 17, 2019
According to a study by the Britain-based firm Comparitech, India is the third worst non-EU country in terms of digital privacy protection and state of surveillance.
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Smart Starts feat. Flying Fur
October 14, 2019
Flying fur is a Delhi based start-up that provides grooming facilities for our furry friends at their doorsteps. A network of six well-equipped vans, this three-year-old parlour on wheels provides an array of grooming facilities from simple clean-up to aroma therapies for both ca...
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Suicide prevention in India needs multi-pronged ap...
September 21, 2019
According to the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) latest report released a day before World Suicide Prevention Day, India has the highest suicide rate in the South-East Asian region with 16.5 suicides per 100,000 people.
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Transgender Bill falls short of expectations
August 30, 2019
On August 5, the Lok Sabha passed two important Bills- the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill 2019 and the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill 2019- but they were overshadowed by the announcement of Centre’s decision to revoke the special status of Jammu and Kashmir.
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