Hiccup of Hickhi: a 27-Year-Old Reveals What Tourette Syndrome Is Truly Like!
Prateek Singh Meet Prateek Singh, a 27-year-old, who resides in Jabalpur. He is currently pursuing his Masters in Business Administration and also helps out with his family business. Looking at his...
View ArticleLockers in Schools! Students in AP Will Stop Lugging Heavy Bags Soon
In a move which hopefully finds takers in all other states, Andhra Pradesh State School Education Department is planning to turn all 161 model schools across the State into student-friendly,...
View ArticleDoes Commenting BFF on Facebook Check If Your Account Is Secure?
“Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Facebook, has invented the word BFF,” are the claims circulating on Facebook. “To make sure your account is safe on Facebook, type BFF in a comment. If it appears green,...
View ArticleSaving Water Made Easy: Your Guide To Greywater Recycling At Home
A municipal water tanker trundles into a neighbourhood that has not received water in its taps for days. Amid much jostling, a swarm of hassled residents promptly converge on it, carrying bottles,...
View ArticleHere’s How You Can Get Your Hands on India’s New Rs 350 Coin!
The Finance Ministry in India has come up with a unique way to celebrate and commemorate the 350th birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh. Guru Gobind Singh, born on 22 December 1666, is the 10th and...
View ArticleThis 15-Year-Old Whiz Kid Is Building Drones to Detect and Diffuse Land Mines!
Harshwardhan Zala, the young man referred to as India’s drone whizz, says he has been interested in electronics and technology since childhood. He is all of 15. Now he is back in the news thanks to his...
View ArticleWhen an IAS Officer Was The Prime Minister of Dadra & Nagar Haveli!
Snuggled cozily between the state of Maharashtra and Gujarat, the tiny union territory of Dadra & Nagar Haveli sprawls across an area less than 500 sq. km. Dotted with thickly wooded forests,...
View ArticleVideo: Find Out Why Tibetans Are Saying ‘Thank You, India’ In This Heartfelt...
New Delhi’s missive to its ministers and officials, asking them to avoid events hosted by the Tibetan administration-in-exile marking their 60th year in exile with a series of ‘Thank you, India’ events...
View ArticleThis Engineering Student’s Low-Cost Innovation Can Save Your Life In A Car...
While many incredible ideas were shared at the recently-concluded Festival of Innovations (FOIN) in New Delhi, there was one that stood out, and consequently won the grand prize—the Gandhian Young...
View ArticleDenied Recognition, This Path-Breaking Doctor Created India’s First Test Tube...
On August 6, 1986, India officially entered the brave new world of assisted conception with the widely publicized birth of its first ‘scientifically documented’ IVF baby, Harsha Shah. Eleven years...
View ArticleThis New Guar Gum Based Hydrogel May Help Save Drought-Hit Crops
Scientists have developed a hydrogel from the gum of guar (cluster bean) that can increase soil moisture and help farmers save their crops in case of water scarcity. Article Courtesy: India Science...
View ArticleFor the Love of Trains: Hey Rail Lovers, Here Is the Perfect Fan Club for You!
Passengers wait in anticipation on the platform, looking out for the first glimpse of the train around the bend. A family of ten, who have arrived early, sit sprawled out on their bags and suitcases,...
View ArticleInside India’s Subterranean Lab Where Scientists Hunt For Mysterious Dark Matter
It is five times more abundant than everything mankind has ever touched, seen, or tasted — the air we breathe, the ground on which we stand, and the constituents of our bodies. Without it, galaxies...
View ArticleVideo: Dhoni Honoured with Padma Bhushan, the Same Day India Lifted World Cup!
India has another reason to rejoice. Its much loved and celebrated former team India cricket captain and famous wicket-keeper; MS Dhoni was honoured with the Padma Bhushan! Coincidentally, it is the...
View ArticleThis Website Is Your One Stop Shop for Govt. Schemes, Scholarships, and Policies
Kushal Yuva Program, Rooftop Solar Plant Scheme in Gujarat, Khelo India Yojana, Dakshina Scholarship Yojna in Maharashtra – these are schemes that the Central and State governments have introduced and...
View ArticleIndia Awards Padma Shri to Octogenarian Who Spent His Life Serving Leprosy...
Relaxing in our plush urban confines, and sipping expensive coffees means the general “uptown” populace is by and large ignorant when it comes to leprosy. While the deadly disease may have slipped out...
View ArticleExclusive: Meet the Hyderabad Cop’s Whose Act of Kindness Won the Internet!
B Gopal is a traffic policeman who has been in service for a decade now. Currently posted at the Kukkatpally station, he has been serving in this station for the last four years. On Sunday morning it...
View ArticleThis 21-Year-Old Vegan Is Bringing Affordable Plant-Based Milk to India!
Abhay Rangan, a 21-year-old resident of Bengaluru, describes himself as an animal activist who started working towards the cause when he was in his teens. “I would attribute a lot of what I am doing...
View ArticleWhy India Just Honoured A Russian Ambassador With The Padma Bhushan
The year was 1971 and India’s relations with the Soviet Union had burgeoned into their strategic peak. On August 9, New Delhi signed the Indo-Soviet Treaty of Peace, Friendship and Cooperation, a...
View ArticleNepali Eye Surgeon Who Reduced Cataract Surgery Cost by 90% Wins Padma Shri!
Cataract, a clouding of the lens in the eye leading to a decrease in vision, develop slowly and can affect either one or both eyes. The symptoms–blurry vision, faded colours, halos around lights,...
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