"Dream, Dream, Dream! Conduct these dreams into thoughts, and then transform them into action."

- Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

August 2017

Government announces Rs. 75K monthly scholarship

Under the Prime Minister rsquo s proposed scholarship scheme top innovative minds will get a monthly scholarship of Rs as announced by Union Human Resource Development HRD minister Prakash Javadekar Mr Javadekar added that the government is working on setting up a Rs crore worth research infrastructure in the country He also said that the government is working over lessening the interference or influence of University Grants Commission UGC and All India Council for Technical Education AICTE over universities This is to provide a free and autonomous atmosphere for the universities to develop their curriculum education and research The HRD Minister was speaking at the fourth convocation of Sri Sri University whose founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar motivated students to take up challenges in life and face it with full courage and determination Sri Sri Ravi Prasad mentioned that his primary objective behind setting up the university was to bring

31 Aug 2017
Good News

Surprises that fasting can give us!

In India we have a custom of lsquo fasting rsquo during some of the festive occasions We eat only fruits or sometimes nothing People think skipping meals or starving is unhealthy But timed periods of fasting is a good regime There are nbsp many such nbsp evidences nbsp that talks about fasting benefits Let s discuss some of these benefits Helps Weight loss Intermittent fasting is proved to be even more beneficial than regular dieting for attaining weight loss Intermittent fasting involves controlled fasting within sets of hours It is more effective in burning fats as compared to dieting It puts body fats to proper usages by making it as the primary source of energy instead of sugars Metabolism fastens Fasting provides rest to your digestive system This puts your metabolism at work to burn calories more efficiently Intermittent fasting improves your digestion and keeps your bowels clean and healthy

31 Aug 2017
Positive Reads

Thirunavaya to get Biodiversity Heritage Site status

Thirunavaya in Kerala is a historically important site famous for its cultural heritage and biodiversity According to the opinion of experts who visited the area it has the potential to be declared as a biodiversity heritage site BHS There was demand from a part of conservationist to declare the area as a community reserve Subsequently a team led by assistant zoologist Jafar Palot nbsp from Zoological Survey of India ZSI along with forest officials had visited the region last week They found the region environmentally historically and culturally important and agreed that the place satisfies all the criteria that can earn it the BHS tag It is home to lotus farms spread across more than hectares breeding sites of rare birds mangroves heritage sites such as Thirunavaya temple Mamankam monuments historical mosques and nbsp Bandharkkadavu nbsp and historical structures of megalithic age KSBB had issued guidelines for the declaration of

31 Aug 2017
Good News

Award winning school an inspiration for others

A Proud moment for nbsp the Panchayat Union Middle School of Keechankuppam in Nagapattinam district as it has been chosen for the Swachh Vidyalaya Puraskar This National Award by the Ministry of Human Resources is given to encourage inspire and practice cleanliness nbsp hygiene nbsp and sanitation in government schools nbsp The most deserving school was chosen among the other schools in the country and will be rewarded with a cash prize of nbsp Rs nbsp nbsp A truly inspiring journey of this village sets a wonderful example for others nbsp nbsp tsunami left the village completely devastated Almost children and other people were killed from the village nbsp nbsp Rebuilt by funds from institutions local communities and the district administration now it has a strength of students This year they get three prestigious prizes back to back Fortunately R Balu the school headmaster will be receiving a national-level award

31 Aug 2017
Good News

Failure doesn’t exist!

Everyone has experienced failure in their lives Sometimes losing on a prize sometimes unable to complete a task or sometimes unable to achieve a goal Life comes with its ups and downs We get so depressed with our failure that we fail to understand that failure is just a relative term to success THERE IS NO FAILURE There is either success or a lesson We need to mend our thoughts and remove this clich eacute d term of failure Thinking about failure makes it a reality and you end up into one Instead why don rsquo t we think about what we learned from our mistakes Let rsquo s see how nbsp The only way to fail is to give up Giving up on your dream your work on circumstances is the only possible way you can end up failing Otherwise you can never fail Think about all the great

30 Aug 2017
Positive Reads

Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend BRICS Summit

Ministry of External Affairs MEA informed that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the BRICS summit at Xiamen in China The Summit is scheduled to be held from September to The announcement of Prime Minister rsquo s visit comes a day after the end of the day standoff between India and China in Doklam Both the countries have withdrawn their troops from the area An official announcement from MEA was ldquo At the invitation of the President of People s Republic of China Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Xiamen in China s Fujian province during September - to attend the th BRICS Summit rdquo The President of Myanmar U Htin Kyaw has invited Indian Prime Minister to visit Myanmar So Mr Narendra Modi will travel to Myanmar from China for a state visit from September to marking India rsquo s first bilateral visit to Myanmar Mr Narendra Modi

30 Aug 2017
Good News

Free dialysis centre to cater to the poor

Come September and the UP government is all set to launch a dialysis centre in Ghaziabad that will cater to the poor patients for free The centre will have beds and will come up in District Compined Hospital Sanjay Nagar Ghaziabad nbsp chief medical officer CMO N K Gupta said that a building for the dialysis centre is being constructed and the civil work is expected to be completed in a week Then nbsp DCDC Pvt Limited a private company which has signed a MoU with the state government will take charge According to the MoU the private company will set up the dialysis centre in the building provided by the government It will set up all the equipment that are required for dialysis and will treat patients free of cost The state government will pay a certain amount to the company Gupta informed that a single dialysis in a

30 Aug 2017
Good News

Food facts and fears

Indulging in food is a pleasure for all The taste of food along with its ability to pacify our hunger leaves us with a very pleasant and satiated feeling which is comparable to bliss Some people live to eat while others eat to live but there are some who are driven to the verge of anxiety by just the mention of a particular food so much that there is a name for such fears Acerophobia nbsp Fear of sourness People who find the pucker caused by citrus fruits like lime or sour candies very difficult to handle are said to suffer from Acerophobia which means the fear of sourness or anything that tastes sour Such people tend to avoid foods like nbsp lemons and pickles

30 Aug 2017
Positive Reads

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