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Hyderabad: Indonesia’s parliament recently passed a law approving the relocation of its capital from slowly sinking Jakarta to a site 2,000 kilometres away on jungle-clad Borneo island that will be named “Nusantara”. No timeframe has yet been set for finalisation of the project and Jakarta will remain the capital until a presidential decree is issued […]
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Hyderabad: India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has addressed the World Economic Forum’s (WEF’s) Davos Agenda Summit 2022, through video-conferencing. The “Davos Agenda 2022” summit is being held digitally from January 17 to January 21, 2022, due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The theme of the event is “The State of the World.” The WEF annual meeting […]
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Cropland area across the world increased 9 per cent and cropland net primary production (NPP) by 25 per cent from 2003-2019, according to a new study. The growth was primarily due to agricultural expansion in Africa and South America, a recent study said. Read in detail more about the cropland expansion across the globe… Cropland […]
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Hyderabad: Lok Adalat has emerged as the most efficacious tool of Alternative Dispute Resolution. A total number of 1,27,87,329 cases were disposed of in 2021. Due to technological advancement like E-Lok Adalats, Lok Adalats have reached the doorsteps of parties. Read more about the dispute redressal system in detail… The term ‘Lok Adalat’ means ‘People’s […]
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Hyderabad: The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) on last week released the India State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2021. The report showed a continuing increase in forest cover across the country, but experts flagged some of its other aspects as causes for concern, such as a decline in forest cover in the […]
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Hyderabad: As the world enters the third year of the Covid pandemic, the climate crisis remains the biggest long-term threat facing humanity, according to the 2022 Global Risks Report. Read more about the report in detail… Respondents to the 2022 World Economic Forum Global Risks Perception Survey ranked ‘Climate action failure’ as the number one […]
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Hyderabad: India is a youthful country, with the highest youth and children population in the world. The National Youth Day is a recognition of the contribution youth make to society and in the nation-building. A healthy youth generation has an unmatched potential to contribute towards the betterment of our society. It is about the rights […]
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Hyderabad: North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a successful flight test of a hypersonic missile he claimed would remarkably increase the country’s “war deterrent.” North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a successful flight test of a hypersonic missile he claimed would remarkably increase the country’s nuclear “war deterrent.” The report by […]
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Hyderabad: The Consumer Electronics Show, or CES, is held every year in Las Vegas. It’s typically the largest event of its kind and the trends seen there are a harbinger of what’s to come in the months ahead in areas such as televisions, laptops, streaming content, health and fitness, smart homes, and transportation. Last week […]
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Hyderabad: Chirayush, a student of class XI represented Telangana State and secured a silver medal in the 73rd National Track Cycling Championship 2021 by Rajasthan Road Riders and Cycling Federation of India recently. The school chairman Ch Malla Reddy and staff congratulated the student on the achievement, a statement from the school said. The school […]
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Hyderabad: A free vaccination drive for children between 15 and 18 was organised under the aegis of Pallavi Group of Institutions at its various campuses in Hyderabad. Students in large numbers were vaccinated at Pallavi Model School branches at Boduppal, Bowenpally, Alwal and Pallavi International School Gandipet, a press statement from the school said. The […]
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A selection of practices, activities and trends in which the coronavirus pandemic has fundamentally transformed our lives. Smarter ventilation, sanitation: Adequate ventilation in indoor spaces to reduce the spread of coronavirus. Intensive and regular sanitising and handwashing are highly recommended. Avoid mass gatherings: Many people continue to “stay in the bubble” and keep away from […]
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Telangana: Union Minister of State, Dr Jitendra Singh inaugurated India’s first unique ‘Rock Museum’ in Hyderabad. The Open Rock Museum, set up with the aim to educate and enlighten the masses about several lesser-known facts, displays around 35 different types of rocks from different parts of India with ages ranging from 3.3 billion years to […]
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Hyderabad: Kairos International School’s principal Krishna Sri Lokinendi organised a field trip to a farm on Dec 30 as a part of experiential learning. The students of grade VI, VII, and VIII visited Chevella village for a hands-on experience with active farming. The students enjoyed the natural landscape in a village area and observed the […]
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Hyderabad: Google marks the birth anniversaries of several renowned personalities with a special doodle and on Sunday, the global tech giant celebrated the 191st birthday of Fatima Sheikh, educator and feminist icon. “It takes a woman and her unflinching will to bring about reform in the face of resistance,” Google India tweeted. Considered the first […]
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Kazakhstan is a huge country, the size of Western Europe, situated in Central Asia and bordering Russia and China. Made up mostly of mountains and arid steppe land, it has a population of only 19 million people. It gained independence in 1991, following the collapse of the Soviet Union. THE TRIGGER New Year increase in […]
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Hyderabad: Ninety per cent of the world’s jade is mined in Myanmar. Myanmar’s jade industry is worth billions of dollars annually. Most stones are bought by Chinese traders. However, the industry is plagued by corruption resulting in illegal export of the country’s natural wealth. Read on… Myanmar produces 90% of the world’s jade. Most of […]
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Hyderabad: Abdalla Hamdok had served as prime minister for more than two years under a power-sharing arrangement between civilians and the army, until the military toppled him in October, accusing politicians of hostility to the army. Sudan’s Abdalla Hamdok has resigned as prime minister, six weeks after returning to his post following a military coup […]
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Hyderabad: Delhi Public School, Nacharam organized an assembly to mark Christmas festivities. The Assembly for grades VII and VIII was streamed live. It was a merry show, which truly conveyed the spirit of Christmas to the spectators. The programme was conducted in the last period. It had many events, such as nativity, Santa Claus, carols, […]
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Hyderabad: Robotic and autonomous technology making advances and getting to work in the past year. Read on how robotics made things easy for humans. Pazzi (Paris, Franc) Pizza bot at work The Pazzi robots are able to prepare a pizza in 45 seconds, can bake six pizzas at a time and produce 80 pizzas per […]
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Hyderabad: Violence and persecution continued to force people from their homes in 2021, according to the UNHCR. Read the state of global crisis in the year gone by… The trend in rising forced displacement continued into 2021 – with global numbers now exceeding 84 million – as more people fled violence, insecurity and the effects […]
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Telangana: Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan inaugurated the 81st All India Industrial Exhibition ‘Numaish 2022’ organised by the Exhibition Society in Hyderabad. The exhibition will be held from January 1 to February 15 and about 2,000 stalls have been allotted to various exhibitors, including State and Central government departments, Public Sector Undertakings, Corporates, and Multinational companies. […]
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Hyderabad: As part of health and wellness week, students of grade 11-K of Delhi Public School, Nacharam, conducted the morning assembly on December 17 on the theme ‘body positivity and get connected to yourself’. Sanvi Khanna and Harshini were the hosts. Assembly started with the lighting of the lamp and prayer which is an integral […]
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Hyderabad: Students at Pallavi Model School, Bowenpally, came up with a spectacular assembly. It began with a dance performance by Devisree to invoke the blessings of Lord Ganesha. It was followed by breathtaking performances by Godvija and Pranali. The audience was taken down memory lane by showing glimpses of the journey of the year 2021. […]
