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October 21: The two news reports appeared almost at once and said a lot about the state of affairs in education in the world. One …
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Screen Saver that saves
You can find a cure for cancer. Sounds impossible? But, it could become true. Now, there is a way in which you can be a part of a …
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Tiger Target
October 16: A few months ago, the accidental death of a dozen Royal Bengal tigers, at an Orissa zoo, shocked the nation. The news …
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Prized Skeleton in Museum Closet
September 23: A newcomer has joined the exhibits at Delhi’s prestigious National Museum. She is all of 5000 years old, from …
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She Pulls Airplanes, with her Teeth
September 9 : Eighteen-year-old Seema Bhadoria has no teething problems when it comes to pulling strings with weights attached. …
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How to Write the Right Way
September 9 : These are days of the high-tech child. A child whose grasp of the computer is phenomenal and who knows how to handle …
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Acting Colour Blind?
October 6: England’s world-famous Royal Shakespeare Company has made a break with tradition. It has cast a black Nigerian …
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Camel's Milk and Pet Registration
November 24: Hey, how about trying camel’s milk instead of buffalo’s or cow’s milk with your porridge? Not very …
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The Long and Short of It
November 4: In a throwback to the age of British rule, constables of the Indian police force in a few districts of Andhra Pradesh, …
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The Yellow River
October 21: The Yellow River has been called the cradle of the Chinese civilisation, just as the Indus River made it possible for …
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Finns Favour Freezing Swim
November 4: It’s winter in Finland and temperatures are touching single digits. Across the Arctic, from Burbank to Murmansk, …
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Army Comes to the Aid of Birds
October 14: Harike sanctuary, a large wetland in India’s Punjab district, has just undergone a massive clean-up operation. …
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