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‘Too much screen time is bad’; ‘social media has harmful side effects’; ‘Parents should constantly monitor their child’s digital footprint’. Since the time education went wholly digital owing to the Covid19 pandemic, such unsolicited advice…

As you all know, prevention is always better than cure. To ensure that your pet is healthy and is geared up to fight against infections, ensure that your loving canine is duly vaccinated. Do you know that we are constantly attacked by…

Some people eat less and others more than normal in response to stress. Innovative ways of tackling stress-related eating behaviour may help people control weight and reduce underlying stress. Acute versus chronic stress When we perceive…

It has often been believed that the stricter and more authoritative a teacher is, the better disciplined the classroom would be and more learning can happen in the classroom. This is true only when compared to a classroom where the students…

You may think a little white lie about a bad haircut is strictly for your friend’s benefit, but your brain activity says otherwise. Distinct activity patterns in the prefrontal cortex reveal when a white lie has selfish motives, according…

Jammu, Jul 21 (UNI) With an aim to facilitate pilgrims on 13-kilometre long track with Live Arti, weather forecast and other advisories, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board is coming up with six Video Walls from Katra to Sanjichhat in Reasi…

Most parents misread their children’s emotions. They tend to presume that they know how their kids are feeling either by their actions or their facial expressions in a given situation. But that’s not true. The truth is that parents are…

Do you remember the popular mismatch couple in Walt Disney’s ‘Lady & the Tramp?’ The Tramp was a stray and the Lady was a sheltered pure-bred Cocker Spaniel. The most famous scene was when these larger-than-life canines slurped pasta…

Changing human behaviour is at the heart of solving global problems central to human well-being, social cohesion and environmental sustainability. For example, preventing obesity, air pollution and waste of environmental resources and…

Creating happy schools has become one of the objectives of many educational institutions. A school which sets out to ameliorate happiness in its culture has to begin from student happiness itself. What makes a student happy? The…

Decisions made now will determine whether economies win or lose money as the coal industry changes over the next couple of decades. Countries including Australia and Indonesia could lose billions of dollars if they continue to invest in…

There are many types of special needs that are obvious and visible when you see the child. However, there are many times we need to look for signs that may be indicative of a problem or those that need our intervention. Having disabilities…

Bengaluru, July 20  Japanese PC maker Fujitsu on Tuesday announced its comeback in the consumer PC business in India with the launch of two new laptops -- UH-X and UH-X 2in1 -- starting price Rs 80,990 and Rs 86,990, respectively. Both…

Here’s good news for all those who are looking for fun and excitement with your pet dog as a team. Team up and enter the world of obedience and agility. Relationship with one’s pet is taking new dimensions and a partnership team is…

We can go for 50 days without food, but only two to three without water. Water is essential to the human body and we need about 2.5 litres of water a day.1 Most of this will come from fluids but some from solid or liquid food. The total of…

For communication four letters are very important – LSRW L – Listening, S – Speaking, R – Reading, W – Writing. We learn to speak when we are very young. As we grow older we learn to read and write. By the time we are in our teens we even…

A recreation of three common types of Paleolithic lighting systems (torches, grease lamps, and fireplaces) illuminates how Paleolithic cave dwellers might have traveled, lived, and created in the depths of their caves, according to a study…