Culture

Doctor's Day: Stigma around coronavirus is as infectious as virus itself

New Delhi [India], June 30 (ANI): "Hume bimaari se ladna hai, beemar se nahi, unse bhedbhaav na kare (We have to fight the disease, not the patients, so don't discriminate them)," says a vital public service announcement from the government of India which aims to fight the stigma around coronavirus.

2020-06-30T14:40:44.204739+00:00 IST

Study explains benefits of adding new materials into children's fine art education

Tokyo [Japan], June 27 (ANI): Introducing new materials into children's fine art education may bring significant benefits to their creativity, according to a recent study involving more than 650 children.

2020-06-27T09:07:30.057087+00:00 IST

Study explains how smartphones empower women in less developed countries

Washington D.C. [USA], June 26 (ANI): Women who have access to mobile phones in less or least developed countries are more likely to be involved in decision making, hence, bringing a chance of empowerment, according to a recent study.

2020-06-26T12:22:13.168651+00:00 IST

Manipur observes first anniversary of Imphal Peace Museum

Imphal (Manipur) [India], June 23 (ANI): Dignitaries from Manipur on Monday observed the first anniversary of the Imphal Peace Museum (IPM) in a simple ceremony, remembering the brave soldiers who laid down their lives during the second world war. The event was also attended by a few officials from Japan via webinar.

2020-06-23T15:08:19.155448+00:00 IST

Study details importance of having 'digital literacy'

Washington D.C. [USA], June 23 (ANI): With the sea of information available online, it is necessary to impart 'digital literacy' tips to people as it will only help them to differentiate fact from highly toxic and even dangerous fiction, suggests a new study.

2020-06-23T13:15:16.972263+00:00 IST

'Yoga is endless like sea, the more you explore, the more you study'

New Delhi [India], June 21 (ANI): "Yoga is an invaluable gift of India's ancient tradition," said Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he pitched for World Yoga Day at United General Assembly in 2014.

2020-06-21T11:29:41.504746+00:00 IST

'Yoga is like a sea -never-ending, the more you explore, the more you study'

New Delhi [India], June 20 (ANI): "Yoga is an invaluable gift of India's ancient tradition," said Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he pitched for World Yoga Day at United General Assembly in 2014.

2020-06-20T09:11:42.770470+00:00 IST

Study reveals performing light physical activity prevents major mobility disability among elderly

Washington D.C. [USA], June 14 (ANI): While exercising is proved to be beneficial for everyone, a recent sheds light on the benefits of performing light physical activities and its importance for older people.

2020-06-14T07:50:12.898772+00:00 IST

Gradual easing of lockdowns might be better for global economy: Study

London [UK], June 6 (ANI): Owing to the coronavirus crisis, many countries across the world are under lockdown. A new study has revealed that a cautious approach to easing lockdown restrictions that reduces the risk of later lockdowns may be better for the global supply chain in the long run.

2020-06-06T11:22:57.549717+00:00 IST

Study develops ways to trace spread of major plant disease

Washington D.C. [USA], June 5 (ANI): A team of scientists has found potential ways to prevent the spread of a disease-causing bacterium that harms more than a hundred plant species worldwide, an advance that could save the nursery industry billions of dollars a year.

2020-06-05T13:44:16.310867+00:00 IST

Study links early life education to improved memory in old age, especially among women

Washington D.C. [USA], June 5 (ANI): Early life education plays a major role, especially for women in their old age, helping them protect against memory loss, according to a recent study.

2020-06-05T10:06:54.871494+00:00 IST

Hotel chains use funds for cleaning essentials; scraps room amenities, breakfast buffets

Washington D.C. [USA], May 24 (ANI): To rebuild the shaken consumer's confidence hit by the coronavirus crisis, many hotel chains are consciously making efforts to divert their funds more for cleaning purposes and less in providing regular room amenities and breakfast buffets.

2020-05-24T05:20:20.223122+00:00 IST

Manipur village set up quarantine bamboo huts for returnees

Senapati (Manipur) [India], May 15 (ANI): A Naga village in Manipur has set up quarantine cottages for the returnees, who are coming home after being stranded in various parts of the country due to the government-imposed lockdown.

2020-05-14T18:43:05.660074+00:00 IST

COVID-19 lockdown: Manipur cop extends exemplary service, wins people's hearts

Kangpokpi (Manipur) [India], May 15 (ANI): Maibam Khogen Singh, officer-in-charge of Kangpokpi police station in Manipur, is living to his professional ethics of serving the people regardless of class, race or status amid COVID-19 lockdown.

2020-05-14T18:30:40.420381+00:00 IST

Manipur's liquor firm manufactures hand sanitisers to meet state requirements during coronavirus crisis

Imphal (Manipur) [India], May 14 (ANI): A liquor firm in Manipur has started to manufacture hand sanitisers to compensate for the short supply of sanitisers in the state during the coronavirus crisis.

2020-05-14T18:23:42.409277+00:00 IST

Naga entrepreneurs supply organic vegetables, boost local employment during lockdown

Dimapur (Nagaland) [India], May 14 (ANI): To avoid the risk of contracting coronavirus by importing vegetables from outside the state, a group of entrepreneurs from Nagaland has come forward to supply organic vegetables and other essential goods at wholesale rates at Dimapur market.

2020-05-14T17:24:18.349275+00:00 IST

Here's how people end up being 'confined' on YouTube

Washington D.C. [USA], April 26 (ANI): Successive recommendations generated by Youtube's algorithm may limit us from the exploration of novel content, according to a recent study.

2020-04-26T09:51:20.186806+00:00 IST

Handicraft skills of rural women set epitome of women empowerment in Pokhran

Pokhran (Rajasthan) [India], April 25 (ANI): Women of Pokhran Tehsil of Jaisalmer, a border district of western Rajasthan, have set a classic example of becoming financially independent by excelling the field of handicraft.

2020-04-25T11:55:40.042349+00:00 IST

Lockdown - an opportunity for co-parenting

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 19 (ANI): The entire world has been facing one of the most difficult times due to COVID-19. Majority of the countries have implemented either complete or partial lockdowns.

2020-04-19T07:19:02.920995+00:00 IST

Listening Beethoven during lecture and in dreamland help students do better during test: Study

Washington D.C. [USA], April 12 (ANI): College students who listened to classical music by Beethoven and Chopin during a computer-interactive lecture on microeconomics and heard the same music later again that night did better on a test the next day in comparison to peers who slept with white noise in the background instead, studied recently.

2020-04-12T02:56:36.850023+00:00 IST

Online, homemade Easter treats will be the way this year!

New Delhi [India], April 11 (ANI): Fresh hot cross buns and sweet treats! Across the world people keenly look forward to these goodies on Easter, the most important event in the Christian calendar.

2020-04-11T10:38:21.461450+00:00 IST