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In this section, we will talk about careers which aren't much sought-after but are worth pursuing. Our focus, this time, is on Textile Designer. CAREER FOCUS: Textile Designer What does a textile designer do? Textile design…
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Now that the board results are out and things have settled down, it is time to plan your next move. But those of you who have scored less marks or failed in exams, it is an opportunity to discover a path of your interest says The Peeper…
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Class 12 student Sahithi Pingali’s award-winning research project on ‘An Innovative Crowdsourcing Approach to Monitoring Freshwater Bodies’ has not only won her awards in India and abroad, but she will now have a minor planet in the Milky…
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Ever since UN has declared June 21 as International Yoga Day, the hype around yoga refuses to die. Every one, be it old, young, professionals, homemakers, students – wants to learn yoga. Newspapers, net, social media are all flooded with…
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He was on an outing with his students when he won his golden ticket. And suddenly, Stefan Kasper, a Dutch school teacher and artist, found himself being treated to a surprise reception by the museum staff of Amsterdam's famous Rijksmuseum.…
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We all know online education industry has a huge market in India. But as per the latest research, this industry is estimated to be worth USD 1.96 billion by 2021. Also, the paid user base is likely to grow 6X (from 1.6 million users in 2016…
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Meet Annapurna Mohan, a primary school teacher, who challenged the status quo of her school, sold her jewellery to buy better furniture, books and a digital smart board for her class – all because she wanted to give her students a solid…
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In a society where poor scores in exams often lead to students committing suicide, meet Rajkaran Barua. He has failed in his maths exams continuously for the last 19 years, yet hasn't lost hope. A resident of Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur…
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Good news for students who wish to study abroad. The government has launched an online verification portal, eSanad, which will make document verification process easier for students. On Wednesday, external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj,…
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With an aim to teach people how to drive safely, one of the world’s largest mobile gaming publishers, Games2win recently launched its mobile game – Driving Academy of India. The game simulates a real-life on-the-road driving experience.…
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If you thought malaria can only be fought with the help of medicines, think again. Researchers from the University of Alberta have found that maternal education can act as a more potent weapon (social vaccine) against childhood malaria than…
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What if your dream comes true? Something like this happened with the 14-year-old Priyanka Murmu. A student of class 10th of High School in East Singhbhum District, Jamshedpur, Murmu was in for a surprise when she walked into her school…
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Microsoft recently announced the launch of its operating system for education - Windows 10 S. Many consider it as an answer to Google's Chrome OS. In this section, we tell you about the new product and what differentiates it from its…
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In this article, the writer argues that children who are extraordinarily creative usually find it difficult to comprehend traditional subjects like Science & Maths. But we, as a society, often judge them as duds & rather than…
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The inquisitiveness of students to know the ‘why’ and ‘how’ of things should be encouraged by teachers even if they don’t know all the answers to their questions. This will encourage students to look for answers and thus increase their…
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For students of class XI, April and May are months when studies are hardly taken seriously. Thus, instead of schools focusing on academics in these two months, how about engaging them in activities that help them understand their interests…
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Strewn garbage all over the roads is a common site in India. It is no different in Coimbatore despite the fact that the city has been selected for Smart City Mission initiative of Government of India. But one school decided to do something…
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Miles Soloman is just 17-year-old. But recently, he was in news for pointing out an error in NASA's data which the organisation had collected from the International Space Station (ISS). Soloman is an A-level student from Tapton School in…
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