For the first time in history, less than 3 per cent of the children are not attending school and the dropout rates have also significantly reduced, a nationwide study has found. The Annual Status of Education Report (ASER), 2018 which was released last week found that the proportion of children age 6-14 who are not …
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In order to make sure that this generation meets the UN Sustainable Development Goals and save the future generations from malnutrition and preventable disease, people need to consume healthy diets. EAT-lancet Commission on food, planet and health that brings together world leading scientists to define a healthy and sustainable diet has published a detailed study that prescribes the ‘ideal diet’ …
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When someone dies in Madathattuvilai village in Kanyakumari district, the information is first conveyed to the church priest, following which the bell is rung to announce the death. This is also a signal for the members of the youth group to meet the family and prepare them for eye donation of the deceased. While the family is busy informing their …
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A businessman who helped others build their business fell prey to terror attacks twice but was killed the second time. Jason Spindler an American businessman who survived the ghastly 9/11 World Trade centre attack was killed in Kenya on January 16. The terror attack took place at a luxurious five star hotel DusitD2. At least 21 people were killed in …
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From the interiors of Latehar-Palamu belt of Jharkhand, stories of hunger, struggle with identity documents and denial of social entitlements are emerging thanks to a survey of households that are home to the Parhaiyas community, identified as one of the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs). Not only are they, the most vulnerable among tribals, facing discrimination in school admissions in …
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Already behind bars for 20 years in the rape case of two of his followers, the Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of a Sirsa journalist Ram Chander Chhatrapati by the special court in Panchkula Today. He was convicted on January 11 by Special CBI Court Judge Jagdeep Singh, along …
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With an ambitious aim to control the alarming pollution levels across major cities in the country the government has unveiled its long-awaited National Clean Air Programme (NCAP). The NCAP aims to reduce the particulate matter (PM) concentration by 20-30 over the next five years, with an overall goal of mitigating air pollution and improving air quality in the country, which …
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Humanitarian aid to refugees of Syrian civil war is very scarce. It is provided by international bodies, organizations and states and is transported via border crossings that are not controlled by the Syrian government. People displaced by a decade of war were forced to find shelter elsewhere. They are living in miserable conditions that denies them the fundamental right to …
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A multi-agency probe is on in Kerala after the mysterious disappearance of 43-people on a fishing boat from the Kerala coast. The 43-people, including women and newborns, all non-Keralites had taken a fishing boat from the Munambam harbour on January 12th and has not been located since. BCCL It all began with the recovery of 52 bags which were found …
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Over 300 persons landed in different hospitals on Makar Sankranti due to kite-related injuries. While colourful kites dotted Jaipur’s sky on Makar Sankranti, doctors of city-based hospitals remained busy with treating patients pouring in with injuries due to kite strings and fall from the rooftop. In the city, over 300 persons including children suffered kite-related injuries. Sawai Man Singh (SMS) …
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