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#aninchaugust: Why you'll love this miniature art challenge that's full of heart and creativity 

The #aninchaugust challenge asks for minimal time yet will deliver lots of joy to you. We get to the bottom of the trend which was started by two young budding artists who are also architects 

Published on 6th August 2020
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#NIRF2022: Will work on outreach and inclusivity: IIT Madras Director looks ahead after clinching top rank

The institute ranked first overall and bagged the second spot in the Research category. IIT Madras' Director reflects on the path ahead and on the 'healthy' competition with IISc Bangalore

Published on 15th July 2022
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#ThrowBackToday: How India's first teacher passed away while doing good during the Poona Plague

In today's #TBT, we fondly remember Savitribai Phule. Her life has been her message and even in her death, she taught us qualities like kindness and selflessness. Here's to the first feminist of India

Published on 10th March 2021
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#ThrowBackToday: On World Idli Day today, we recall the British professor who invited trouble by calling idlis "boring"

In today's #TBT, it's all about idlis! This 'steamed rice cake', as the West likes to call it, is so versatile it can be paired with almost anything. So what happened when a professor called it boring

Published on 30th March 2021
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#ThrowBackToday: Wikipedia celebrates two decades of existence with a virtual party and you are all invited!

In today's #TBT, we express our collective gratitude for Wikipedia which has helped us through many assignments and research. And they are also throwing a party and you surely don't want to miss this

Published on 15th January 2021
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#WhatTheFAQ: Anti-encroachment activity or punishment? Yet another demolition drive after communal riots

The events playing out in Jahangirpuri in Delhi and Khargone in Madhya Pradesh, where houses and shops of people were demolished

Published on 21st April 2022
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#WhatTheFAQ: Recalling Savitribai Phule, India's first female teacher and pioneer of women's education, empowerment

Savitribai Phule made significant contributions to women's education and social reform in India during the 19th century and she persevered in her efforts to promote education for girls and women

Published on 10th March 2023
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#WhatTheFAQ: Who is Kavitha Krishnan and why did she resign from CPI (ML) Liberation party?

An influential activist who had protested against the 2012 gang rape in Delhi quit CPI (ML) Liberation party and announced the same via a Facebook post on Thursday, September 1

 

Published on 3rd September 2022
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#WhatTheFAQ: Why will cow and sheep burps invite taxes in New Zealand from now on?

Controlling climate change is tough for every country. Cows and sheep are known to contribute to global warming and climate change by burping. It is true! Here's something more about it

Published on 9th June 2022
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'Odisha School Monitoring App' to be used to monitor regular academic activities of primary schools

The app was launched in June this year. The school monitoring and remediation programme will be carried out through the new version of the app on the basis of the survey questionnaire

Published on 27th August 2018
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'Techoference' disrupting sleep and productivity, says Australian study

The findings, published in the journal Frontiers in Psychiatry, suggest that mobile phones are potentially increasingly affecting aspects of daytime functioning

Published on 26th March 2019
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11-year-old Indian origin girl gets highest-ever Mensa score, gets invited to high IQ children's club

Mensa membership is open to anyone who can demonstrate an IQ in the top 2 per cent, either through the society's own supervised test or on the evidence of a psychologist's report

Published on 16th June 2019
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2019, a physically inactive year for Indians: HealthifyMe app's physical activity report

A report shows how Indians have taken fitness lightly last year. 45 percent of Indian women and 37 percent of Indian men were 'inactive' in 2019. Kolkata becomes the least active city

Published on 5th March 2020
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3000 students from over 70 schools to be invited for first-ever NBA match in India

As part of Reliance Foundation's Education and Sports for All (ESA) initiative, the NBA will invite 3,000 boys and girls

Published on 12th September 2019
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60% of millennials in India believe long email interactions hamper productivity during WFH, finds new survey

The survey conducted by Hiver, a Gmail-based customer service solution for teams, highlights that as many as 60 per cent of millennials believe that long email interactions hamper productivity

Published on 22nd January 2021

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