MICROSOFT JAPAN GAVE WORKERS THREE DAY WEEKENDS. PRODUCTIVITY JUMPED 40 PER CENT
The company has released the results of the ‘Work-Life Choice Challenge 2019 Summer’ study, which saw offices shut every Friday for the month of August.
World’s First Married Couple With Down Syndrome Still Madly in Love After 27 Years
Twenty-seven years after tying the knot, the world’s first married couple with Down syndrome are still as happy as ever.
Gareth and Deana Tobias first locked eyes across a crowded room at their local community center in Cumbria, England. It was 1981. According to Metro, Gareth was just 17; Deana was two years his senior.
5 Inspiring Indian Villages That Are Smashing Stereotypes!
“There were 328 BPL (Below Poverty Line) families in the village. They had neither house nor land. I could uplift them to APL (Above Poverty Line). I think as a Sarpanch that was my biggest achievement and my happiest memory.”
Italy becomes first country to make climate change lessons compulsory for all children
‘I want to make the Italian education system the first that puts the environment and society at the core of everything we learn in school,’ says minister
As Climate Change Sets To Wipe Out Bengal Tigers, These School Kids Are Taking Charge
A 2019 report from United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has warned that the rising sea levels and climate change will eventually wipe out the Sundarbans, which is one of the world’s largest natural habitats and home to the endangered Bengal tiger.
Meet the Rajasthan cop who built a school to educate 450 children who used to beg on the streets
Churu-based Dharamveer Jakhar has started a free school, Apni Pathshala, for underprivileged kids in his neighbourhood. The cop provides learning and school supplies, and wants to ensure children don’t get bogged down by circumstances.
Fable : Works in Progress
One day one person climbed up a mountain where a hermit woman was meditating, she had taken refuge and was asked:
– What are you doing here alone in such a solitude place? To which she replied:
– I have a lots of work.
– And how can you have so much work? I don’t see anything around you here…?
– I have to train two hawks and two eagles, assure two rabbits, discipline one snake, motivate a donkey and tame a lion…
– And, where have they gone that I don’t see them?
– I have them all inside here within me…!!
✓ The hawks stare on everything that is presented to me, good or bad, I have to work on them to see only good things. They are my eyes.
✓ The two eagles with their claws hurt and destroy, I have to train them not to hurt. They are my hands.
✓ Rabbits want to go where they want, at the same time they do not want to face difficult situations, I have to teach them to be calm even if there is suffering or stumbling. They are my feet.
✓ The donkey is always tired, stubborn and does not want to carry the load each time I walk. That is my body!
✓ The most difficult to tame is the “snake.” Although it is locked in a strong cage with 32 bars, it is always ready to sting, bite and poison anyone nearby. I have to discipline it… that’s my tongue.
✓ I also have one Lion. Oh … how proud, vain, he thinks that “he is the king.” I have to tame him. And that’s my ego.
As you see, my friend, I have lots of work.
Interpretation : This fable shows us how we all have many things to work on in our own lives for life is indeed always a work in progress.
The rapid disappearance of nature and wildlife has weakened the bond which humans have nurtured with them since ages. Under such situations, the possibility of a child interacting with an animal has become rare. However, Sanjeev Pednekar, a conservationist hailing from Bengaluru is working towards building a sanctuary, one-of-its-kind where kids or adults could observe and interact with animals away from the hustle-bustle of urban settings. Located just a few kilometres away from Bengaluru, it is home to nearly 300 rescued animals and even provides a friendly space to young kids for building relationships with animals.
In the 1990s, Nepali native Anuradha Koirala would walk by Kathmandu’s Pashupatinath Temple every morning. And every morning
In a heartwarming gesture, a Maulvi (Islamic teacher) of a local mosque in West Bengal’s Birbhum district inaugurated a goddess Kali temple, on the night of Kali Puja.
“Painting takes me to another world where I am as free as a bird,” says Judhaiya Baiga. She says this is her way of putting her village on the global map and keeping her traditions alive.
A professional dancer, who’d been forced to abandon her career after being pushed in front of a subway train and injuring one of her feet, attended a retreat with Maezumi Roshi.
Praveen had earlier defeated Uzbekistan’s Khasan Ikromov 2-0 in the semifinal on Tuesday to set up the summit clash with Diaz.
In her third year of chemical engineering at Bengaluru’s R V College of Engineering when she made headlines in a local magazine. She and a group of friends had cleared a lane near their college that had been piled with waste for months.
A resident of Kalyangiri, Hashmath Fathima started gardening seriously when she moved to her current house in Mysuru about 26 years ago.
“Empowering the nation with clean energy for a sustainable future.” Imaan Javan, Director of Operations, the Asia Pacific at Suntuity, was born and raised in Mumbai. After completing her Junior College from the city’s premier institute Sophia College, she successfully pursued a Bachelors in Life Sciences from Jai Hind College, Mumbai. She further enhanced her academic understanding with a Diploma in Forensic Science from St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai.
This is the story of Amarjeet Singh Chawla, or now fondly known as SportySikh. Here’s the brave man’s story in his own words:
The Eastern dharmic religion of Buddhism attracted many connoisseurs across the world for its teachings on transcendental meditation to a point that Buddhism is now almost synonymous with peace and tranquillity.
One day Nasrudin was walking along a deserted road. Night was
Commuters in Rome who recycle plastic bottles at metro stations can accumulate credits for the purchase of bus and metro tickets through apps on their phones.
“The yield is almost 3 to 5 times more than what is grown in soil in the same area. So one can do wonders in small areas too.”
A marine biologist is postponing retirement until he plants a million corals, after discovering he can grow a reef that would normally take up to 75 years in just three years.
A gay couple from Santa Fe, Argentina, has adopted a girl who was born with HIV and reportedly rejected by ten families for her health condition.
Setting a precedent for other states in the northern part of the country, a park designed for differently-abled children has opened in Panchkula’s Town Park.
Vikram Agnihotri from Indore lost both his arms to electrocution when he was seven years old. But he trained his legs to do all that he could have done with his arms, so much so that he never felt like he was missing out on anything. He studied at a regular school, finished his master’s degree, and is now a motivational speaker who also runs a gas agency.
Akrit Jaswal was walking and talking by the time he was 10 months old. He started reading and writing by the age of two. He was reading Shakespeare, in English by the time he was five. Akrit has an I.Q. of 146, the highest I.Q. of any boy of his age in India.
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The terms ‘data science’ and ‘analytics’ have had a great surge in usage for a long time now. Data has become the driving force of all established companies these days.
Four girls who beat cancer together at the same Florida hospital reunited for a photo shoot to celebrate their health.
John Goodenough and his team have developed the first all-solid-state battery cells that could lead to safer, faster-charging, longer-lasting rechargeable batteries.
Twenty year old Angel Celine was diagnosed with Down syndrome at a young age. But this youngster, who is a powerhouse of energy, loves to experiment with dance, music, arts and even acting. A couple of years back, she appeared on-screen in a Malayalam movie ‘Compartment’. Angel shares her dreams and aspirations.
Residents of Bengaluru are familiar with the bizarre phenomenon that Belandur lake displays every now and then, with froth overflowing onto the roads and neighborhoods. This sight, a direct result of the environmental damage our urban way of life has on nature, inspired 42-year-old Padmashree Mahesh to focus on curbing threats to nature.
According to UNICEF, nearly 44, 000 women die annually in India due to pregnancy related causes. Which is why brilliant apps like Maatritva are literal lifesavers! #Innovation #Startup
At 103, Julia Hawkins might have fallen short of the record-setting 100-meter dash she completed two years ago, but she is still living up to her nickname the “Hurricane.”
Beno Zephine is 25 and she made history when she became India’s first 100 per cent visually challenged person to be inducted into the country’s elite Indian Foreign Service (IFS).
Just three words by gymnastic icon Nadia Comaneci have transformed the mood in the informal settlements across Hide Road and the coal berth at Garden Reach near the docks of Kolkata’s Kidderpore area.
A nice drive to clear one’s head is no longer just for adults! The people at Doctors Medical Center in Modesto, California have come up with an ingenious solution for the pre-surgery jitters a lot of children go through. Driving themselves into surgery, instead of being wheeled in on a gurney. So, what’ll it be kiddo?
“Ouch, Aaah, Oh God! why me, It’s unbearable”, these are our daily responses when we are not comfortable with physical aches or even when we see a pimple knocking on our skin. Now, imagine living a life where the sound of a pressure cooker whistle, loud music, or even a cough, crushing your bones within your body, into pieces! Imagine your bones crumbling within your body on its own will, without any intimation or symptoms. It’s hard to find vocabularies to express yourself, right?
Situations don’t get as inspiring as this one. The following story is a great example of women who don’t give up, no matter what they face. If anything it should be a lesson to everyone that anything is truly possible.
Setting a heartwarming example, the organic farmer has also adopted 5 marginalized kids and is funding their meals, shelter and accommodation!
In April 2019, a 
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