Cattle line up to feed at a trough at a feedlot in LaSalle, Utah on April 19, 2017. (Photo: Joe Sohm/Visions of America/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Global food production accounts for more than a third of all greenhouse gas emissions, with meat and dairy responsible for twice as much planet-heating carbon pollution as plant-based … Read more
Experts say the privacy promise—ubiquitous in online services and apps—obscures the truth about how companies use personal data | Source: Unsplash/Lars Kienle You’ve likely run into this claim from tech giants before: “We do not sell your personal data.” Companies from Facebook to Google to Twitter repeat versions of this statement in their privacy policies, … Read more
Burnout can include withdrawal or disconnection from the world and those around you. Annie Sprat/Unsplash With more than half the country in lockdown and many of the social support systems we rely on having been put on hold, it’s no wonder people are feeling overwhelmed and exhausted. For some, such feelings may ultimately culminate in … Read more
18 August in Indian and World History is celebrated, observed, and remembered for various reasons.18 August is the birth anniversary of Bajirao I, Vijayalakshmi Pandit, Lieutenant Colonel A. NS. Tarapore, and Sampoorn Singh Kalra. 18 August is also observed as the death anniversary of Subhash Chandra Bose, and Shree Narayan Chaturvedi. Birth Anniversary 18 August … Read more
Union minister Jitendra Singh released “IndiGau’, India’s first Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) based chip for the conservation of pure varieties of indigenous cattle breeds like Gir, Kankrej, Sahiwal, Ongole, etc. | Source: Ministry of Science & Technology Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, … Read more
Source: Shutterstock For the millions of Australians currently living under lockdowns — many without clarity on when things might return to “normal” — there’s no doubt the restrictions on our day-to-day lives present a variety of challenges and hardships. But for people who have addictions, or who are at risk of developing an addiction, lockdowns … Read more
Chartered Accountants, CA Day 2021 is observed to mark the foundation day of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, ICAI. CA Day is celebrated annually to honor around 2.5 lakh members of ICAI and chartered accountants across the globe. On the occasion of CA Day 2021, PM Modi’s Tweet addressed to Chartered Accountants reads, “Greetings to all Chartered Accountants on CA Day. This community has a vital role in India’s progress. I call upon all CAs to keep the focus on excellence so that Indian firms emerge as one of the best globally.”
DRDO successfully flight tests New Generation Agni P Ballistic Missile | Source: Ministry of Defence Defense Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight tested a New Generation Nuclear-Capable Ballistic Missile Agni P from Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam island off the coast of Odisha, Balasore at 1055 hrs on June 28, 2021. Various telemetry and radar … Read more
Father’s Day is celebrated on the third Sunday in the month of June. It is a holiday of honouring fatherhood and paternal bonds, as well as the influence of fathers in society. In the United States, Father’s Day was founded by Sonora Smart Dodd, and celebrated on the third Sunday of June for the first … Read more
Mithun Chakraborty a Bollywood actor, singer, producer, writer, social worker, entrepreneur, television presenter who works predominantly in Hindi and Bengali films. He is a former Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament. He is the recipient of two Filmfare Awards and three National Film Awards. Chakraborty owns the Monarch Group, which has interests in the hospitality and … Read more
The philanthropist and co-founder of Microsoft and co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation recommended a wide range of books for the reading-enthusiasts He consistently helped to uncover great books to the public by writing reviews of new books and recommending a list during a year. This time, his recommendation ranges from business to … Read more
Annelies Marie “Anne” Frank (12 June 1929 – February or March 1945), a German-Dutch diarist of Jewish heritage. One of the most discussed Jewish victims of the ugly Holocaust, she gained fame posthumously with the 1947 publication of The Diary of a Young Girl in which she documents her life in hiding from 1942 to … Read more
M. F. Husain (17 September 1915 – 9 June 2011), was a renowned Indian artist. He was also known as Maqbool Fida Husain one of the most revered artists of the 20th Century. Though his credibility in the field of art, movie making is rarely unknown to any, he spends some of his time as … Read more
Having completed this book, I do agree that what Mark Manson has written is a counterintuitive approach to living a good life. “Not giving a f*ck” is not being indifferent to certain things nor is it promoting a lethargic way of living. It is being comfortable with who you are, accepting you for you and … Read more
The Ministry of Ayush is organising various activities in the run-up to the International Day of Yoga, 2021. One among these is a series of five webinars that the Ministry is organising under the broad theme of “Be with Yoga, Be at Home” in collaboration with five renowned organisations of the country who will present … Read more