Need to enact special law for children: Former SC judge
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) Former Supreme Court judge Gyan Sudha Misra on Tuesday said there is a need to enact special safety law for children in the country. She said this at a programme…
Human Interest
India’s malnutrition disease burden 12 times higher than China: Report
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) Disease burden due to child and maternal malnutrition in India was 12 times higher per person than in China in 2016 even as the life expectancy at birth in the…
Handicrafts from Tihar to adorn IITF Hunar Haat
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) Furniture, handloom, bakery and confectionery items made by Tihar jail inmates will be available for the first time at the Hunar Haat being organised by the Minority Affairs Ministry at…
UAE students set world record on Children’s Day
Dubai, Nov 14 (IANS) Students at an Indian school in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) set a world record on Tuesday by posing as a “human boat” to mark the 128th birth anniversary of India’s…
World’s oldest wine found in Georgia: Scientists
Tbilisi, Nov 14 (IANS) Scientists have announced that 8,000-year-old pottery fragments have revealed the earliest evidence of grape wine-making, the media reported. The earthenware jars containing residual wine compounds were found in two Neolithic villages,…
Tendulkar shows how sportspersons can spread social messages: India tells UN
By Arul Louis United Nations, Nov 14 (IANS) Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar as showed how sportspersons can take social messages to the masses, Srinivas Prasad, the minister at India’s UN Mission, told a General Assembly…
Temer launches programme to keep kids away from violence
Rio de Janeiro, Nov 14 (IANS) Brazilian President Michel Temer has launched a social programme offering training, recreation and sports to at least 50,000 minors to keep them away from the wave of violence besetting…
Air quality back to ‘severe-plus’; Delhi seeks exemptions in odd-even scheme ‘this year’
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) The air quality in Delhi-NCR was back to “severe-plus” or “emergency” category on Monday — for the second time in past six days — even as the Delhi government urged…
Delhi schools reopen despite smog, record low attendance
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) Schools in Delhi reopened on Monday after a four-day closure forced by severe pollution levels that, however, continued unabated and many schools recorded low attendance. Teachers suggested that schools be…
Delhi’s air quality back to ‘severe plus’, may worsen further
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) The air quality in Delhi-NCR was back to “severe-plus” or “emergency” category towards Monday evening and the monitoring agencies forecast a further rise in toxicity over the next few hours….
National symposium on child safety by Pradhyumn trust
Gurugram, Nov 13 (IANS) The Pradhyumn Foundation Trust, named after Pradhyumn Thakur who was murdered on September 8 within the premises of Ryan International School, Bhondsi, is launching a nationwide “Child Safety” campaign on November…
Northeast to get India’s first air dispensary: DONER Minister
New Delhi/Guwahati, Nov 13 (IANS) The northeast region will get India’s first Air Dispensary, Minister of Development of North East Region (DONER) Jitendra Singh said on Monday. For the air dispensary, which will be based…
‘Not even 1% of Indian educational institutions disabled-friendly’
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) Not even one per cent of Indian educational institutions is user-friendly for disabled persons, participants at the National Convention of Youth with Disabilities have said here. According to statistics from…
Andhra’s Araku Valley to host Hot Air Balloon Festival
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) The Araku valley near Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh is all set to host the first edition of its Hot Air Balloon Festival. Starting Tuesday, the three-day-long event will see participation…
Garbage on Mount Fuji increases with rising footfall
Tokyo, Nov 13 (IANS) The amount of garbage collected on Mount Fuji increased 40 per cent in 2017 compared to the previous year, an increase which coincided with the rising footfall on one of Japan’s…
Village Development Board to develop urban, rural Delhi villages
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) A newly-formed Village Development Board will replace the Rural Development Board to ensure development of both urban and rural villages in the city, a minister said on Monday Rural Development…
Mumbai’s clock towers: Witnesses to history
By Quaid Najmi Mumbai, Nov 13 (IANS) They are not-so-mute witnesses to history, clanging away at intervals of 15 minutes, as if asking us all to grab the moment because time was slipping by. Perhaps…
Australian scientists launch app to tackle vegetable aversion
Canberra, Nov 13 (IANS) Australian scientists on Monday launched a “dinner table” app in an effort to tackle aversion towards consuming vegetables. Research indicates two out of three Australian adults are not eating enough vegetables,…
IndiGo apologises to wheelchair-bound passenger for mishap at Lucknow airport
New Delhi/Lucknow, Nov 13 (IANS) Budget carrier IndiGo on late Sunday night apologised to a passenger who fell off her wheelchair while being assisted by the airline’s staff at Lucknow airport. The incident happened on…
Mamata unveils blue plaque at Sister Nivedita’s London family home
London, Nov 13 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday unveiled a Blue Plaque to commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of the Scots-Irish social worker Sister Nivedita at her family home here. Banerjee…