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Plants for a good sleep

Plants for a good sleep

June 23, 2017

Propping up plants and flowers inside houses can enrich the aura of the place along with being a visual delight! So much so, these plants when placed inside rooms, comfort the body to have a sound sleep – no worries about beauty sleeps anymore!

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Norway’s Midnight Sun

Norway’s Midnight Sun

June 21, 2017

Like an extended sunset and sunrise all at once, the midnight sun in Norway paints the place with red and yellow hues. With the sun rising and setting only once every year on the poles, the capital has a lot more to offer than ceaseless sunny days.

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BJP’s Ram set to enter Raisina

BJP’s Ram set to enter Raisina

June 21, 2017

Ram Nath Kovind, the Bihar Governor, is all set to be elected as the next President of India. With the selection of Kovind as India's top constitutional head, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah have played a political masterstroke on opposition parties in mo...

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Sambhaji Patil Nilangekar

Sambhaji Patil Nilangekar

June 20, 2017

Maharashtra is pushing agro-skill initiative of the current government as the state still remains on the forefront of agricultural advancements, says Nilangekar. The western Indian state of Maharashtra has always been a pathfinder in various development initiatives. While skillin...

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Santosh Mehrotra

Santosh Mehrotra

June 20, 2017

India needs to fix its skilling challenges by devising employer driven and industry-funded mechanisms, rather than through government-sponsored programmes, says Mehrotra. Professor of economics at Centre for Informal Sector and Labour Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Santosh...

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Count Christopher de Breza

Count Christopher de Breza

June 20, 2017

We want to learn from the expertise of Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in the domain of skilling and education; and to evolve with the important industries, both in India and Europe, says de Breza. As Embassy of India in France, OECD and Europe India...

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Peter Immanuel

Peter Immanuel

June 20, 2017

Aerospace and aviation have always been an aspirational sector in India and I am sure it will continue to attract quality students and workers, highlights a hopeful Immanuel. Skilling and training in the aviation industry were identified as one of the prime projects of India’s ...

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Dr Pankaj Kumar Pandey

Dr Pankaj Kumar Pandey

June 20, 2017

Uttarakhand is focussing on start-ups and entrepreneurship so that the youth can start activities in and around their hometown, which will also slow down migration, Pandey explains. The north Indian state of Uttarakhand might be young in number but certainly not far behind in a n...

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Rajiv Pratap Rudy

Rajiv Pratap Rudy

June 20, 2017

The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) is setting the groundwork for India’s future with new schemes and strategies to skill the nation’s youth, says Rudy. MSDE is revamping its strategies and launching new schemes to make India the ‘skill capital of ...

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ISRO to test kerosene as a flight fuel by 2021

ISRO to test kerosene as a flight fuel by 2021

June 20, 2017

Following the recent successful launch of the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III (GSLV Mk-III), the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is now directing its efforts towards developing a semi-cryogenic technology that will utilise refined kerosene as the fuel.

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Phullu – a film to stop period shaming in India

Phullu – a film to stop period shaming in India

June 19, 2017

‘Phullu’ is a Bollywood film that strives to educate the Indian public about menstruation and the proper hygienic treatment of periods, a subject that is considered a taboo by many Indians. However, handed an Adult (A) rating by the Central Board of Film Certification, the fi...

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Journée internationale du Yoga

Journée internationale du Yoga

June 18, 2017

Afin de célébrer la journée internationale du Yoga, l’Ambassade de l’Inde en France a organisé à Paris, samedi 17 juin, un événement autour de cette discipline qui a réuni plus de 2000 participants. Ce samedi 17 juin, plus de 2000 personnes de tout âge se sont réuni...

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