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Ashoka Buildcon, a highway developer company conducted its 600th Road Safety Awareness Session and entered into the Guinness World Records for ‘Largest Road Lesson’ with comprising of 2700 participants. Deputy Commissioner of Police, Nashik, Vijay Patil conducted training session explaining regulations and importance of traffic rules.

Questioning the quality of education imparted in India, a report revealed that one out of every four students leaving Class VIII cannot read text of Class II level. Basic reading skills are found to be lacking in these children making it further difficult for them to decide on a career option. Assessing the Indian education...

India is one of the most "dynamic emerging economies" and is likely to grow at 7.7 percent this year on strong private demand and government reforms but excluding the effect of demonetisation, a UN report said today. It said demonetisation undertaken in India will have a "significant impact" on consumer spending in the short term...

In an initiative of aligning the needs of society and corporate houses along with research & development, IIT Kharagpur, a higher educational institution in India is organising the first edition of IIT KGP CSR Conclave. The day-long event will be hosted at the Kharagpur campus of the Institute on January 10, 2017. It shall...

Neatly wrapped presents, sparkly decorations, melodious carols and a long list of party invitations – all point to the start of the holiday season. The enthusiasm of the season is around every corner, and the holiday spirit brings a twinkle to everyone’s eye. Every year, the religious zeal and merriment of Christmas brings along fun and hearty...

Sahaj International School in Kochi will be the first residential transgender school in the country. Transgender activists Vijayaraja Mallika, Maya Menon and Faisal CK made the announcement after working hard to make this dream come true. The school will initially accommodate 10 transgenders, who will study under the National Open School system. The school will...

Maria Teressa de Fillippis, the name won’t ring a bell for many of us. Apart from being the first woman to enter Formula One racing in the year 1958, she also shattered the perception that racing was a sport meant for only men. Even after she managed to start in three racing games, the...

India has approximately one per cent of world's energy resources, but it consists of 16% of world's population. Awareness needs to be created of limited energy resources. National Energy Conservation week (12th – 16th December, 2016) is being observed all over India to make people aware of global warming and climate change and promote...

After a wait of over two years, the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 finally was passed through both the houses of parliament after members of Loksabha passed it on Friday, December 16. After being at loggerheads on demonetisation, parliamentarians passed the bill within two hours on the last day of Parliament’s winter session this...

‘Divyang’, ‘differently-abled’ or ‘specially-abled’ are the terms we often use for persons with disabilities (PwD). But do we consider them and their reactions before addressing them with these words? Though we may intend good, we may end up hurting their feelings. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, last year coined the term ‘divyang’ and suggested to use...

December 1 is observed as World Aids Day since 1988. It is dedicated towards the global fight against Aids Pandemic caused by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. India is home to 2.1 million people living with HIV stands third globally out of 36.7 million people worldwide. The global fight against HIV has witnessed many different...

Time and again, our school education system has been receiving flak. A recent survey conducted in Mumbai considering 800 people reaffirm the concern of parents about the current academic system. Parents are losing faith in the prevailing education system as 75% admit to alienation of school learning from the real and practical world, a study...