Keeping young minds busy
BY ADITI ROY
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) The global COVID-19 crisis has affected us and impacted daily lives like never before.
Schools have been temporarily shut to safeguard the health of children and there is...
93% Indians stressed about returning to office post lockdown: Survey
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) At least 93 per cent of the employees working in India are anxious to return to office as and when the lockdown period gets over, and nearly 85 per...
This hotelier tracks Lord Ram’s exile itinerary on the atlas
Jaipur, May 3 (IANS) An 83-year-old hotelier, Ashok Kumar, running a prominent hotel chain in Rajasthan and many educational institutes in Haryana, UP and Punjab, has used the lean period of lockdown to find...
Assam’s Gamocha becomes symbol of safety and hygiene
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Gamocha, the traditional cloth and symbol of respect in Assam, has now become a symbol of health, safety and hygiene.
More than one crore face masks have been made by...
India witnesses surge in bird population amid lockdown
AAKANKSHA KHAJURIA
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) Due to the reduction in air and noise pollution pursuant to the imposition of the nationwide lockdown to fight the Covid-19 outbreak, the population of birds and...
Record 50.8 million internally displaced globally: Report
Geneva, April 28 (IANS) A record 50.8 million people worldwide are internally displaced due to conflict or disaster, with the coronavirus pandemic posing a new threat, a report warned on Tuesday.
In its annual report,...
How India can reboot once the COVID-19 scare is over?
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) This is indeed a black swan event says Alpesh Patel, a tech entrepreneur and management consultant who writes about how the nation needs to reboot.
As told to IANSlife:
The 2002...
‘Virtual wedding’ a hit in the times of coronavirus
BY PUJA GUPTA
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Avinash and Kirti had an online wedding on April 14 which was virtually attended by 80 of their close friends and relatives. They also held an...
‘Some UK heritage could be lost forever after pandemic’
Kabul, April 20 (IANS) Some of the UK's treasured heritage could be "lost forever" after the novel coronavirus pandemic, as centuries-old skills required to safeguard them risk wipeout if craftsmen lose their jobs, an...
7 things to do at home during Quarantine!
BY N. LOTHUNGBENI HUMTSOE
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) The world is going through a tough time but remember that were together. Some of us are in quarantine with our family while some of us...