Aditya Birla World Academy, Mumbai in collaboration with Mpower (an organization dedicated to championing mental health causes) organized a competition called “The Happy Place” on body positivity to reshape perceptions of body image and promote self-esteem among teenagers. Over 100 students from 25 schools joined the initiative on October 13-14. The event was a mosaic of engaging and impactful activities, …

Three teams from Aditya Birla World Academy (ABWA), a co-ed K-12 school South Mumbai, have qualified in this year’s The World Scholar’s Cup (WSC) qualifying rounds and will later travel to Yale University for participating in the finale from Nov 2-8. Three teams include a junior division team comprising of Arshan Krishnan, Dhruv Agarwal, and Tarini Chandra (all from Grade …

Much like technology has permeated various industries, big tobacco firms have also harnessed technological advancements to adapt and regain relevance with new age gateway products that include all forms of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS), Heat Not Burned (HNB) Products, e-Hookah etc. Electronic cigarettes or vaping instruments manufactured by these companies have undergone consistent technological upgrades, resulting in devices that …

The violent ethnic clashes and rioting in the state of Manipur that erupted in early May and continued for almost two months besides leaving over 140 people dead, burnt homes, buildings, shops and other properties including schools, according to reports have displaced 15,203 school going children. Of these 14,297 children staying in relief camps and other places are reported to …

The Union Minister of Women and Child Development and Minority Affairs, Smriti Irani, on August 25, announced the launch of Room to Read India and Boeing’s partnership on Literacy Program in the Amethi district of Uttar Pradesh. This initiative aims to foster independent readers and lifelong learners among students.  The Room to Read India program will set up library rooms …

Oxford University Press (OUP) has launched a series of art-integration training and capacity building workshops for teachers.  An Art-Integration workshop, aimed at the teachers of grades 1 to 5, was organised in Delhi today, and attended by over 100 teachers. Conducted by OUP expert and author of the Little Artists series, Anahita Lee, the workshop covered both areas of recommendation — Art Education …