In a small Italian town, hundreds of years ago, a small business owner owed a large sum of money to a loan-shark. The loan-shark was a very old, unattractive looking guy that just so happened to fancy the business owner’s daughter. He decided to offer the businessman a deal that …
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CHANDIGARH—The Animal Protection released unseen footage on Thursday shows parts of the cruel training process, sometimes known as ‘the crush’, that young elephants endure making them submissive enough to interact with tourists. The harrowing footage was captured to document the most common techniques used to break the elephant’s spirits, which …
Jalandhar, June 25, 2020: Hans Raj Mahila Maha Vidyalaya, Jalandhar has taken an initiative to connect to students during times of distress through e-Sakhi app. The app was launched in January 2020. Principal Prof. Dr. (Mrs.) Ajay Sareen said that during the times of the Corona pandemic, many girl students …
CHANDIGARH–Researchers from Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG), Dehradun, an autonomous institute under the Department of Science and Technology, Government. of India, have traced the paleoclimatic history of the Indus River in Ladakh Himalaya with the help of geometric data from overlapping gravels of channel fills. They studied the discharge …
By-Mohammad Faiyaz Anwar, Scientist at Vigyan Prasar Science Portal CHANDIGARH–A study of a microscopic ancient marine algae (Coccolithophores) led by the National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) has found that there is a decrease in the concentration of oceanic calcium carbonate (CaCO3) in the Southern Indian ocean. This …
CHANDIGARH–The National Centre of Polar and Ocean Research(NCPOR) has found a dramatic decline in the Arctic sea ice due to global warming. The decline of sea ice has led to a localized increase in evaporation, air humidity, cloud cover, and rainfall. Arctic sea ice is a sensitive indicator of climate …
Kanya Maha Vidyalaya- the Heritage & Autonomous institution, Seat of Women Empowerment, Ranked No.1 College in India by India Today Ranking (in various categories) is the first women college in Punjab to be bestowed with the Autonomous status organized the fifth Governing Body meeting to ensure excellence in education. The …
PM CARES Fund Trust has allocated Rs. 2000 crore for supply of 50000 ‘Made-in-India’ ventilators to government-run COVID hospitals in all States/UTs. Further, a sum of Rs. 1000 crore has been allocated for the welfare of migrant laborers. Out of the 50000 ventilators, 30000 ventilators are being manufactured by M/s …
Amid calls for a boycott of Chinese goods after a border clash in which 20 Indian soldiers were killed, India’s government instructed sellers to declare the country of origin for goods and services purchased via a state-run online portal. The government announced the change in requirements for users of its Government …
Indian and Chinese military commanders have agreed to step back from a confrontation over a disputed stretch of border where a clash last week left 20 Indian soldiers dead, government officials in New Delhi and Beijing said on Tuesday. “There was a mutual consensus to disengage,” an Indian government source …