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There is no doubt that since a long time French has been the most common foreign language or second language subject taught in Indian schools, especially in the CBSE and ICSE schools. However, the scenario is changing rapidly across the…

SAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft is rolling out a dark mode to its Office app for Android users. While the Office app has been available on iOS and Android for more than a year, only the iOS version has included built-in dark mode support until…

In order to prevent the impacts of climate change from pushing an additional 78 million people into chronic hunger by 2050, annual global investments in agricultural research and development will need to increase by US $2 billion (or by…

While first-time parents may have some apprehensions about massaging and bathing the newborn, adopting some simple steps can make this routine a fun-filled activity. Newborn babies are bundles of joy who enlighten every parent’s life and…

If you are looking for a big dog in a small package, then Beagle is for you. He makes a wonderful companion dog, is easy to maintain and loves his family. Small is beautiful and the phrase perfectly  defines a Beagle who has all the…

Researchers from the Wageningen University in the Netherlands found that thinking in black and white terms when it comes to food (e.g. thinking of foods as either “good or bad”) can partly explain why the tendency to consciously control…

“Education is the methodical creation of the habit of thinking”— “The Art of Thinking” by Ernest Dimnet,1928. A guided process to Understand, Plan, Start, Review (UPS and R); can gradually lead the learner to independent learning wherein…

SAN FRANSISCO: Google-owned YouTube on mobile has reportedly gained a Loop video option allowing users to repeat their currently playing content for as long as they want. The Loop button has been on the desktop version of the video-sharing…

A week before you rejoin office, it is important to survey the house thoroughly from inside and outside to figure out the potential weaknesses. This year was a blessing in disguise for parents and children who got to spend maximum time…

Life for the city dog- a continuous wait – looking forward to the return of her guardian, in which the long hours are mostly spent sleeping. And when the clock strikes the time of return- the bundle of energy is all set for play and…

Eating mindlessly may be contributing to the ever-expanding waistlines across the globe. Research into mindful eating has largely focused on weight control and helping people to develop a better relationship with food. How can you eat more…

The part that I have always cherished being an educator for the last three decades is interacting with students. Each student is like a snowflake that is unique, unmatched, different and each of them has a bearing which intrigues and…

What’s the first thing you do on a laptop? Most of us open a web browser (mostly Google Chrome) and start working. Should MS Office refuse to open, no worries. You simply open Google Docs and go ahead. Right? If Adobe Acrobat Reader fails…

Dramatic Discovery in Israeli Excavation The discovery of a new Homo group in this region, which resembles Pre-Neanderthal populations in Europe, challenges the prevailing hypothesis that Neanderthals originated from Europe, suggesting…

The adolescent faces various threats right now. Their biggest support, their friends, have been taken away. The pandemic has created a world where our health is threatened by disease and our emotional well-being is challenged because we…

The dog is a pack animal, the pack has an Alpha member whom all the other members of the pack follow. When a pup is brought in a family he/she sees the members of the family as his pack & with his animal instincts tries to become the…

High blood pressure (or hypertension) is one of the most important risk factors for the development of heart disease and stroke. Our blood pressure can be influenced by many factors, including our genes, diseases such as kidney disease,…

Academics is a crucial part of the education system, which exercises the intellectual muscle. But what is equally indispensable for a pupil is participation in co-curricular tasks so that he may make his erudition productive enough to meet…

BENGALURU: Dinosaur Island is a workerplacement game where 2-4 players play as rival corporations, each trying to build the best dinosaur-based theme park on their own little islands. You’ll task your scientists with harvesting the DNA you…

University of Alaska Fairbanks and Florida State University scientists have found that nearly all types of Arctic dinosaurs, from small bird-like animals to giant tyrannosaurs, reproduced in the region and likely remained there year-round.…