Even as the online cab services are flourishing, making the demand for traditional cab drivers dwindle, they think it is too late to make a shift at this stage in their careers. But the modern cab drivers also experience their own share of problems Cab services are doing booming business in Delhi, with every Uber […]

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The spread of infections in monsoons brings a large number of animals to animal welfare centres in Delhi that are finding it increasingly difficult to handle the situation “An animal shelter is a very heartbreaking place,” said Ambika Shukla, Director of the Sanjay Gandhi Animal Care Centre (SGACC), to someone over the phone. We know […]

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With porn addiction spreading like a virus, the industry is also growing, a trend that can only be reversed with better sex education “Addiction isn’t about substance,” said Susan Cheever, “you aren’t addicted to the substance, you are addicted to the alteration of mood the substance brings.” What happens when the solution to addiction stops […]

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The world has been toying with artificial intelligence for a while now, and India is not far behind Picture yourself having the perfect day indoors, cosying up with a steaming cup of coffee and a great book. You’re just about ready to curl up and get comfortable, when from the next room, you hear a […]

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The statutory warning on cigarette packs has not proved to be much of a deterrent to smokers, and addicts are now as young 10 years old They say history is the best teacher, but statutory warnings are only as good as the fear they can incite — and the big bold letters spelling imminent death […]

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Artist Meher Bose is successfully using Instagram for promoting handcrafted products There is one other thing that Instagram is slowly making a name for – boosting business. Over the past couple of years, Instagram has seen a plethora of young, budding artistes building up demand for their quirky skills, using the various tools that the […]

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A taxi driver from Kolkata, an illiterate man with little means, finds it in himself to dedicate his life to building schools for the underprivileged When Jalauddin Gazi first arrived in Kolkata from the Sunderbans, at age seven, nobody expected him to turn to social work as a hobby. Jalaluddin is now 70 and his […]

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Tavishi Singh, all of 15 years, has taken her place in the ranks of those working to make the world a better place for those less fortunate Tavishi Singh, 15 years of age, began a rainwater harvesting drive in June 2018, an initiative she undertook in an effort to provide sustainable drinking water for the […]

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