Serendipity Arts Festival 2023 (8th Edition), one of South Asia’s largest annual interdisciplinary cultural extravaganzas, this year had an added attraction.  The ‘Village Project’ as a result of Serendipity team’s partnership with The Locavore team for the curation of the culinary experience, Indian Institute of Art and Design (IIAD) for visual storytelling, and Goa Livelihoods Forum (GLF) for mobilising the …

By Dr. Devesh Kumar Singh, Chairman of Noida International Institute of Medical Sciences & Noida International University Air pollution is an unexpected enemy that college students must contend with in the busy cities of India and elsewhere. The increasing amounts of air pollutants are proving to be more than just a minor inconvenience; rather, they pose a serious risk to …

On Dec 11, the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi via video conferencing, launched ‘Viksit Bharat @2047: Voice of Youth’, a platform to the youth of the country to contribute ideas to the vision of making India a developed nation by 2047, the 100th year of independence, during a specially curated nationwide workshop at all Raj Bhawan (seats of Governors of states …

By Autar Nehru On November 7, 2023, the Government of India notified the University Grants Commission (Setting up and Operation of Campuses of Foreign Higher Educational Institutions in India) Regulations, 2023, which emphatically permit entry of foreign higher education institutions (HEIs) into India to set up own campuses on Indian soil for the first time in 76 years after country’s …

By Rajesh Kachave, Chief Business Officer- Student Lending and Insurance Business, Avanse Financial Services  Remember, once you avail the loan, the interest starts from day one, so cultivate financial prudence and set aside some emergency corpus to continue for EMIs in case of contingencies Education loans offer a perfect opportunity for students to embark on their academic journey without depending …

Disordered screen use shares characteristics with behavioural addictions like problem gambling, and some people may even develop symptoms of severe dependency like those associated with addictions to alcohol and illicit substances.   In a research first, an analysis of all the available evidence on the cognitive impacts of problematic screen use by researchers at Macquarie University has shown it interferes …