The NLF Fellowships will support selected book creators with a grant of Rs 6 lakh each for a period of one year for researching and writing their book. The Fellowships aim to enrich the Indian children's books space by helping build and nurture a high-quality body of work over time.
The British Council Library is hosting an annual sale on its premises till March 31. Children can avail several titles, even rare editions, directly sourced from the united kingdom. The price starts Rs 50 onwards. Only cash and card payments are applicable.
Every Indian today has access to only 1,486 cubic metres of potable water per year. The country is dangerously close to the 1,000 cubic metre benchmark that would push the country into the water-scarce category.
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Wasim Akram played under 13 different captains in the 1996 world cup. He was so overwhelmed by Imran's 'presence' and 'beauty' he became one of the world's best all-rounders.
The academics have construed the last bit as a reference to punishing any teacher or university authority responsible for including a disfavoured text in the syllabus or teaching it. The letter does not name the MP or their party, the author or the book.
ReportRegulation of online gaming will not only open up economic opportunities but also address various social issues, it said. The sector is a rapidly growing industry that has potential of contributing significantly to the country's goal of becoming a USD 1 trillion digital economy, generating substantial employment, and fostering innovation.
The book is refreshing in the sense it centres the hijab among the very people it concerns. The personal narratives of hijabi and non-hijabi Muslim women recounted in the book invoke the need for a greater awareness and active engagement with the Constitution.
The book titled Story behind Storey: Luminaries of Bengal was launched at Aurobindo Bhaban. It also has an inventory of the properties they lived in, along with their locations. The list includes 19th-century reformists like Rammohun Roy and Keshab Chandra Sen.
At least three more children suffering from respiratory diseases died at hospitals. A hybrid of adenovirus type 3 and 7 was detected in a large number of swab samples of sick children. The hybrid type was detected earlier, too, but in much lesser percentage, doctors said.
The government has increased outlay on capital expenditure to Rs 10 lakh crore, the highest ever. The prime minister urged the private sector of the country to increase their investment.
At least four more children suffering from respiratory distress died at two government hospitals in the city between late on Sunday and Monday. One of the children who died since Sunday afternoon had tested positive for the adenovirus, H1N1 virus and influenza virus, according to the death certificate.
499The Last Heroes has a small — telling — note by Professor Jagmohan. The passage includes the following conversation between Bhagat Singh and a compatriot. It is a double mnemonic tool: it forces Indians to remember the twilit realm.
'the Ottomans' is panoramic in its approach, taking constant detours to explain the influence that lesser-studied sects and personalities had on the progression of the dynasty. The common practice of fratricide is discussed at length.
My Kolkata took a walk-through around the Spanish pavilion at the book fair. Discussions will be held every day to promote the inter-cultural exchanges between literature, cinema, poetry, theatre and more of the two countries.
The guild has been asked to send an action-taken report to the pollution control board by February 15.ADVERTISEMENTThe order was passed after Sabuj Mancha urged the PCB to take urgent measures against the use of plastic carry bags and noise pollution control.
Ankhi Mukherjee, professor of English at Oxford university, discussed her latest book on mental health of the urban poor. She said poverty alleviation has to think about a better way to set up “dialogues with the minds of poor populations”.
The apex regulatory body for medical education has asked medical colleges to “give wide publicity” to the “Pariksha Pe Charcha” programme. The programme will be the sixth in an annual series of interactions with students. Some doctors question the regulatory body’s priorities and autonomy.
AttendCatch Vikas Khanna is set to visit the Kolkata Literary Meet on January 23 at 11.15 am to launch his 40th book, Imaginary Rain. He will be in conversation with author Anindita Ghose while danseuse Mallika Sarabhai will be stepping in as chief guest to launch the book.
The apex court set aside a directive by the jammu and Kashmir High Court. It had told multiplex and cinema owners not to prohibit moviegoers from carrying their own food and water inside the theatres. The high court ruled that the owners of cinema halls are entitled to set terms and conditions so long as they are not contrary to public interest, safety and welfare.
The gross loan portfolio of the industry was around Rs 3 lakh crore as of September with 6.2 crore unique borrowers. The loan portfolio as of March 31, 2022, was Rs 2.85 lakh crore. East and northeast India lead the regional distribution of unique banks with a 34 per cent share followed by south (26%), west (17%), north (15%) and central India (9%)
The 5S pyramid is now the subject of my new book on personal finance. If you want to get ahead with your finances, prioritise savings. Save at least 10 per cent of your takehome pay; preferably 20 per cent.
Tripura govt contemplates setting up medical college in tribal area. State already has two medical colleges where post-graduate courses are offered. Manik Saha, who holds the health portfolio, said medical facilities are being improved.
Indices wobbled on the last day of trading of 2022. They clocked a gain of over 4 per cent, outperforming several of their global counterparts. The stock markets saw selling in the banking, technology and capital goods counters on Friday.
Sensex and Nifty closed with gains on Tuesday, following a firm trend in the global markets. Tata Steel, Tata Motors, Larsen & Toubro, Asian Paints, Wipro, Bajaj Finance, ICICI Bank, Tech Mahindra and Titan were the major winners.
Foreign medical graduate must qualify for FMGE/Screening Test. 14 state medical councils and 73 foreign medical graduates were allowed to practise medicine in India without qualifying mandatory Foreign Medical Graduate Examination. The CBI has registered a case of alleged corruption, criminal conspiracy, forgery and cheating.
Investors will watch movement of rupee, Brent crude oil and foreign fund trading activity during the week. Global trends and the COVID situation in China would drive the equity markets this week - which may also see volatility amid the scheduled derivatives expiry on Thursday.
The petitioner has 60 per cent locomotor disability and the assessment of his disability to the extent of 100 per cent is untenable. The court said the counter affidavits will be filed within four weeks and listed the petition for further hearing on February 27.
List of books that we can flip through as we enjoy some quiet me-time during the holiday season. Talk about a perfect Christmas gift for a book lover!' Little Women is a coming-of-age novel and explores timeless themes such as love and death. Agatha Christie's Christmas is a work of detective fiction.
Sources said Pradip Sarkar would have to resign by calling a meeting of the board of councillors next Tuesday. The sub-divisional administration will accept the resignation.
From 2026-34, the EU will phase out the free CO2 permits it currently gives industries to protect them from foreign competition. The bloc's carbon market requires around 10,000 power plants and factories to buy permits when they pollute. Those permits will be wound down as the EU phases in a carbon border tariff designed to prevent domestic firms from being undercut by overseas competitors.
When Trinamul Congress party got the 'maachis', there was arsoning, looting, rapes, and burning of houses of BJP workers, says the finance minister. Nirmala Sitharaman also sought to highlight the difference in situation in Gujarat and West Bengal.
Odisha government has simplified the guidelines for issuing no-objection certificates to different institutions for the opening of new courses in nursing, pharmacy, and allied medical sciences. The new courses include Barma, M.PHarma, diploma in medical laboratory technology (DMLT), diploma in radiotherapy, physiotherapy, and occupational therapy. All inspections by government officials of all institutions will be done only with prior intimation to the health and family welfare department.
Action has been taken against 44 medical students at a Government Medical College. One student has been expelled from the hostel and imposed a fine of Rs 50,000. The ragging incident took place on December 9, college principal Arun Joshi said. First-year MBBS students were called and verbally abused by seniors.
The state urban development department has decided on a record book for every beneficiary of housing schemes for the urban poor. The eight-page ledger named ‘Upobhoktar Passbook’ will keep all relevant data of each taker. The development is significant at a time when allegations of inclusion of ineligible beneficiaries under the PMAY rural housing scheme.
The West Bengal Board of Primary Education Board (WBBPE) is holding a Teachers' Eligibility Test (TET) on Sunday after a gap of five years. The TET is being held to fill up around 11,000 vacancies for primary teacher posts in West Bengal government-sponsored and aided schools. The 2014 TET examination results are mired in controversy over alleged irregularities in the recruitment process.
Every Friday after school, children rush to Ikrimikri Book Studio in north Dhaka. There they read books, attend story tellingsessions, play with colours and Bengali typography. This year, Iri put up a stall in the 10th edition of the Bangladesh Book Fair hosted here in Calcutta.
A five-day Santhali book fair was inaugurated in Jhargram town on Wednesday. It is the first such move by the Mamata Banerjee government to promote indigenous language and literature in Jungle Mahal. Publishers from Calcutta, Jharkhand’s Ranchi and Jamshedpur, and Odisha are selling books by popular authors.
State health department has sought a report from the chief medical officer of health (CMOH) of Alipurduar in connection with Tuesday’s stillbirth allegedly caused by a delay when the driver of a free ambulance service sought money from the pregnant woman's husband. Hasan Ansari of Gangutia tea estate of Kalchini block filed a complaint with the police.
Good Human Foundation, along with Faces and Lions Club Kolkata Rays, organised a thematic panel discussion on O.P. Shah’s book ‘In Pursuit of Peace – Improving Indo-Pak Relations’ on December 2. Shah was the keynote speaker and the panellists comprised Pradeep Gooptu, director, Calcutta Debating Circle; Oindrilla Dutt, arts and events creator; Bishembhar Newar, CEO, Chhapte.
Parikshat Sahni is quite un-Indian in his writing in that he does not make much of the fact that he is the son of the great actor, Balraj Sahni, and nephew of the writer, Bhisham Sahni. There is a certain old-world charm, made in equal parts of regret, nostalgia, a seeking after strange conquests, and candid admission of failure to live up to his own expectations about himself.
Peter Stanley does a commendable job of uncovering the neglected history of the Santhal Hul (rebellion) of 1855. The Hul is considered as the most serious uprising the East India Company ever faced. Stanley is empathetic towards the Santhals who gave so much to this land and witnessed sweeping changes.
West Bengal’s maternal mortality ratio is above 100 per 100,000 live births, compared with the national average of 97. The state's mortality ratio had dropped to 94 and 98 in the 2015-17 and 2016-18 figures, respectively. It increased to 109 in the next sample registration system (2017-19) in 2018-19.
This is the second incident in city after Dibrugarh University authorities on Monday expelled 18 students for allegedly ragging a student. Assam Medical College Principal Dr Sanjib Kakati said the institute took action immediately after receiving a complaint from a junior student and his family.
Unique gene sequences would enrich the gene pool available for India’s conservation breeding efforts underway in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. Gujarat has less than six bustards, while Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka together have fewer than 10 bustards. Scientists have estimated India has lost over 90 per cent of its bustard population over the past 50 years.
John Zubrzycki condenses 5,000 years of Indian history into less than 300 pages. The Shortest History of India has 10 chapters — “Lost Civilizations”, “Religious Revolutionaries” and “The Classical Age” The book ends with two pages of suggested reading for people who want to immerse themselves in specific areas of interest.
Many football fans who watched the live streaming of the opening match of the World Cup complained of poor broadcast quality. Reliance Jio, which won the rights to livestream the mega sporting event in India, was quick to apologise to viewers for the inconvenience its app had caused. Jio Cinema is live-streaming all the matches in five languages — English, Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam and Bengali.
Professor of mathematics Hannah Fry lists 10 gadgets that have altered — or are set to change — the way we live. Hedy Lamarr devised a “frequency-hopping’ method of switching between airwaves to counteract this. It was ignored then but today forms the basis of Bluetooth and WiFi. GPS started out as a way for nuclear submariners to keep tabs on their location.
India on Tuesday told the Cop27 climate summit here in Egypt that it was making an “arduous effort” to battle climate change. Mission LiFE — or “Lifestyle for Environment”, the pet programme of Prime Minister Narendra Modi — was the “heart of India’s vision”
Smartphone cameras have come a long way since 2006. DSLRs are still the gold standard but smartphone cameras have made big strides in zoom photography, action photography as well as lowlight videos and pictures. We round up some cool features that are playing out in smartphone cameras around you.
Opposition parties lashed out at the govt over the incident, even as the latter appealed that the issue should not be politicised. The victim, 17-year old Priya, an aspiring footballer, died at the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital (RGGGH) here, where she was undergoing treatment following a complication that arose from a knee-related surgery she underwent recently.
The British Council, India and Reading Agency are set to host the Reading Challenge 2022. The project aims to develop young readers’ taste towards reading, listening, speaking and writing in English. Participants need to read at least 6 books during the 6 weeks of the programme.
The book posits how middle-class women in India are caught in a double bind between the pressure of being ‘superwomen’ and the need to sacrifice agency. The author argues that every fit of rage, suicide, silence, meltdown is a cry for empathy and help.
Deepika Padukone will be essaying the role of Ranbir Kapoor's mother in 'brahmastra Part 2- Dev' the OTT version of the film has put all speculations to rest.
799It is easy to like Hira Amjad, the 16-year-old protagonist of Dur e Aziz Amna’s coming-of-age novel, American Fever. She is witty, self-deprecating, and quick to voice her strangest thoughts with a teenager’s conviction. A move to the united states of America for a yearlong exchange programme is on the horizon.
This is part of Rupa’s three-pronged initiative, meaning that there have been parallel books in the “Journey of a Nation” series on foreign policy and sports. The introduction states, “this book has been written for the post-millennial generation... [and] tells the story of India’s economic rise over the past 75 years.
The central Institute of psychiatry (CIP) of Ranchi signs an MoU with a local school on Friday for setting up a mental health wellness centre there. It is a good sign that the students and their guardians have put aside the stigma they earlier had attached to mental illness. The demand for counselling of students on mental health issues has significantly gone up across the country this days.
The Kolkata Centre for Creativity and The Royal Thai Consulate-General jointly hosted the Book Handover ceremony at The Library Area of KCC on 29 October, 2022. The event commemorated ‘Global Media and Information Literacy Week’ The Telegraph Online Edugraph got into a candid conversation with Ms Richa Agarwal on the occasion.
A biopic on former team india women’s cricket team captain Jhulan Goswami, Chakda ‘Xpress will premiere on Netflix on saturday. The film, directed by Prosit Roy, traces Goswan's journey as she moves up the ladder.
The second day's deliberations will take place in new Delhi the next day. The meeting will focus on dealing with use of internet, new payment mechanism and drones by terrorists.
