Moderate to light showers likely across Telangana today, tomorrow

Moderate to light showers likely across Telangana today, tomorrow

Southwest monsoon has been normal over Telangana and rain occurred at many places over the State in the last 24 hours, including 5 cm rain recorded each in Parkal (Hanumakonda), Boath (Adilabad); 4 cm each in Bazarhathnoor, Talamadugu ( Adilabad), Nallabelly (Warangal), Venkatapuram (Mulugu), Kerameri (Kumaram Bheem Asifabad), etc. Weather reports issued by the India … Read more

India became independent to give light to the whole world, says Mohan Bhagwat

India became independent to give light to the whole world, says Mohan Bhagwat

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat hoisting the tricolour in Bengaluru on Tuesday | Photo Credit: PTI While addressing a public gathering on 77th Independence Day, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat said on Tuesday India attained independence to enlighten the world. Mr. Bhagwat, who hoisted the tricolour at an event organised by Samartha Bharat at … Read more

Home is where the plants are

Home is where the plants are

Millennials may have sounded the death knell for many industries, including mass-market beers, paper napkins, cable TV, motorcycles/cars, and luxury goods, but they have single-handedly helped one sector bloom. A mid-pandemic survey by Article and OnePoll revealed that 70% of millennials call themselves a ‘plant parent’. However, that doesn’t mean that all of them are … Read more

IISc’s computational analysis throws light on how dengue virus evolved in India – ET HealthWorld

IISc’s computational analysis throws light on how dengue virus evolved in India – ET HealthWorld

New Delhi: A multi-institutional study on dengue led by researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) shows how the virus causing the disease has evolved dramatically over the last few decades in the Indian subcontinent. Cases of dengue – a mosquito-borne viral disease – have steadily increased in the last 50 years, predominantly in … Read more

Actor Khushbu and DCW chief Swati Maliwal revelations throw light on culture of silence around child sexual abuse

Actor Khushbu and DCW chief Swati Maliwal revelations throw light on culture of silence around child sexual abuse

Often the only sound a child being sexually abused makes is silence. Silence for myriad reasons — the manipulation, ignorance, fear, shame, guilt, which we as a society perpetuate and allow for children to be abused. And while it is the moral obligation of adults and the larger community to ensure children are protected, we … Read more

Rob Burrow receives PM’s ‘Points of Light’ award

Rob Burrow receives PM’s ‘Points of Light’ award

Rob Burrow has received an award from Prime Minister Sunak for his campaigning on motor neurone disease (MND). In a special ceremony at Downing Street, the former Leeds Rhinos star accepted the 2,000th ‘Points of Light’ award, which recognises outstanding individual volunteers. Burrow was diagnosed with MND in 2019 and has campaigned for three years … Read more

Case study by students sheds light on microclimate variations

Case study by students sheds light on microclimate variations

A case study conducted by school students on the basis of three months of data collected from the first school weather station set up at Vayala in Kollam district underlines the importance of weather forecasting in determining climate changes. The weather station at Dr. Vayala Vasudevan Pillai Memorial Government Higher Secondary School, Vayala, was established … Read more

When a first prize in light music opened the doors to KPAC

When a first prize in light music opened the doors to KPAC

Sreelatha Namboothiri belies her age when she begins singing  Enthini pazhsruthi meettuvathiniyum… The song, from the 1961 drama  Doctor, is special to her. It had won her the first prize at the State School Arts Festival in 1964 at Thiruvalla. Not many people know that Sreelatha, who is better known as one of Malayalam cinema’s most … Read more