Last Year Situation On COVID-19 India was caught unprepared in May 2021 when the country started recording over 4.5 lakhs cases a day. The second wave of COVID-19 stretched capacity of the healthcare system to its limits with perilous shortages of hospital beds, oxygen concentrators, life-saving drugs and medical supplies. While urban India strived to…
6 Inventions by Young Indian Geniuses This Year These creative inventions by Indian youngsters will inspire you to innovate. 1) ‘Goggles for the Blind’ Anang Tadar, a Class XI student from Arunachal Pradesh, has developed a pair of glasses to help the visually-impaired navigate “hands-free”. Tadar’s goggles, referred to as G4B, use echolocation technology –…
Pilgrimage Destinations in India There are numerous pilgrimage destinations in India that are visited by thousands of followers every year. Even those who are just interested in admiring the architecture and understanding the culture visit these pilgrimage places, though not from a religious point of view. India is known throughout the world for its spirituality….
Adventure Sports in India for Every Die Hard Adrenaline Junkie! Due to India’s vast geographical diversity, the country offers a vast array of adventure activities. With the increasing popularity of adventure sports among the Indian population, many old, as well as newly discovered adventure sports, are making an appearance. 1. White Water Rafting Many claim the…
Haunted Places in India You Need to Avoid!! The curiosity to find out more about the unknown has inspired people to travel to all four corners of the world for many centuries. While some feel an adrenaline rush exploring haunted places, others prefer to stay away. India, the land of thousands of untold stories, has…
For centuries, indigenous groups in north-east India have crafted intricate bridges from living fig trees. Now this ancient skill is making its way to European cities. When monsoon clouds bring pelting rains to the village of Tyrna, Shailinda Syiemlieh takes the nearest bridge to reach the opposite bank of a gushing stream. The bridge is…
India will soon come out with a new foreign direct investment (FDI) policy for the space sector, Indian Space research Organization (ISRO) Chairman K. Sivan said on Monday. In his address at the International Space Conference and Exhibition, organised by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), on the theme ‘Building NewSpace in India’, Sivan, who is…
At over 5000 years old, Varanasi is one of the oldest inhabited places on earth: It is also one of India’s holiest cities. According to Hindu mythology, Lord Shiva founded the city 5000 years ago. Varanasi is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. Its early history is that of the first Aryan settlement…
India rupee slips 6 paise to 75.42 against US dollar in early trade: At the interbank foreign exchange, the India rupee opened on a weak note at 75.41, then fell further to 75.42, registering a decline of 6 paise from the last close. The Indian rupee depreciated 6 paise to 75.42 against the US dollar…
Corona Pandemic has completely changed the picture of education system. In Maharashtra, university examinations were conducted online. After many controversies and getting the order of the Supreme Court, all the Non-agricultural universities of Maharashtra had to conduct online examinations immediately. Due to which many students in almost all the universities had to face great technical…
