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Tackle football and traumatic brain injuries [electronic resource] : law, ethics, and public health / Daniel S. Goldberg ; foreword by Christopher Nowinski.

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2024]




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NEET-UG 2024 counselling to start in July

SC hearing adjourned to July 18; government assures action against malpractices




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Ahmedabad University announces Bagchi School of Public Health with ₹55 crore grant

Established in 2023, the school aims to revolutionise public health education and research in India




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MAHE’s first V-C Valiathan no more

Instrumental in establishing the Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology




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SC orders NTA to publish NEET-UG 2024 results by July 20 noon

The apex court fixes next hearing on July 22; Govt says counselling to begin from July 24 




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SC declines pleas to cancel NEET-UG 2024

The judgment seemed to agree with the arguments of the government and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), both represented by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta




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NEET UG 2024 counselling registration to begin on August 14, confirms NMC Secretary

Additionally, the NEET UG 2024 results were revised, resulting in a decline in the number of toppers.




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IIT Indore develops e-shoes for live location tracking

The shoe harnesses energy from human motion to power electronic devices and with help of a satellite-based GPS module offers precise live location tracking




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IIMA proves it is gold standard for management studies, bags top spot in NIRF list for 5th consecutive time

Institute has been topping NIRF’s list of best management colleges since 2020




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Vision for Viksit Bharat: State-level investment competition, fresh blood in politics

Prime Minister Narendra Modi calls for State-level investment push, focus on green jobs, birth of first-generation political leaders




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Top IT leaders to establish ISB-like institute for deep tech and entrepreneurship in Sri City

The institute aims to provide a comprehensive approach to nurturing startups and addressing the skill gaps faced by entrepreneurs.




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EKI Energy launches EKI Academy to advance sustainability education

The academy seeks to meet the growing demand for expertise in areas such as greenhouse gas accounting, carbon offset development, and sustainability practices




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SMART Technologies eyes $50 million revenue in 3 years

The company currently partners with 500 commercial players and plans to collaborate with both private and public educational providers




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Ashok Leyland aims to touch one million students by 2030 with ‘Road to School’ project

Starting with 36 schools in Krishnagiri district, the RTS programme has now expanded to 2,400 schools




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Banks may play safe in aligning study loans with follow-up loans

Upgrading the existing loan, treated as restructured, can be done only after 10 per cent of the revised repayment instalments is paid



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Improving employability: Cambridge University Press & Assessment equips lakhs with English skills

The Tamil Nadu government’s Naan Mudhalvan Project that enhances employability and skills among youth, serves as a vital context for our collaboration, says CUPA head Peter Phillips




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Women in just 32% of districts have achieved work-life balance: IIMA study

The study conducted in 705 districts emphasised the need for men’s participation in sharing household responsibilities to achieve work-life balance for both genders




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National Consumer Helpline facilitates ₹1 crore refund to students from coaching centres

NCH received 16,276 grievances from students in 2023-2024, up from 5,351 in 2022-2023 and 4,815 in 2021-2022




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Sanjeev Sanyal accepted Chancellorship of Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics

He will succeed Bibek Debroy, the Chairman of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister of India




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Glasses for Indian students with poor vision could unlock ₹156 billion annually, says study 

“If these children were to get glasses, India would stand to gain nearly 1.2 million years of schooling every year, amounting to a future economic productivity boost of ₹156 billion”




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Harvestec launches online learning platform for rice milling, bulk storage technology

The subjects are rarely discussed and have great potential, says its MD Munishwar Vasudeva




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Shriram Group establishes RT Chair in Computational Mechanics at IISc Bangalore

This distinguished academic position aims to enhance research in computational mechanics, including areas such as novel numerical methods and data-driven modelling.




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Australian curriculum debuts in India, targets 10 schools by next academic year

This K-12 curriculum, which emphasises balanced assessment with a 50 per cent school-based evaluation and 50 per cent external exam split, has been piloted in a school in Punjab to adapt it for Indian students 




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IIT Madras partners with ISRO to establish Research Centre to study Spacecraft & launch vehicle Thermal Management

This ‘Centre of Excellence in the area of Fluid and Thermal Sciences’ will be the Nodal Centre to study Thermal problems regarding design, analysis and testing of various components




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Online all the way

They’d rather be the employer than an employee.




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Donating drops of life

Madurai Blood donors, an online page on Facebook, is a group of dedicated youngsters working towards a common lifesaving cause




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Living by two wheels




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Life’s simple pleasures

All you need is a game of cricket to perk up your day…




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Battle it online

Pro-Gs.com is your “go-to” website for all things related to e-gaming.




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Will to live

What makes humans and animals overcome disabilities?




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Digital Diwali

Clothes, firecrackers, house visits…been there, done that. This Diwali, load up your phone with these useful apps and watch as your popularity meter soars.




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Not my life

Need for space and no questions please…




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24x7 helpline, talent bank, interaction portal among recommendations in youth policy

Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar says Karnataka Youth Policy will be implemented in toto




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Celebrate life

In the end it was all a maya. The world did not come to an apocalyptic end on December 21 as was predicted by doomsday-mongers, after ‘deciphering’ ancient Mayan hieroglyphs. The world is still alive and kicking! All the more reason to go all out and celebrate life, say a bunch of young achievers from Kerala. They talk to MetroPlus about the phenomenon and their hopes and dreams for 2013. Here’s what they have to say…




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“Silamban is like a form of meditation”

Aishwarya Manivannan talks about her love for the ancient martial art, handlooms and how she combined the two in a recent popular video




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Universe may have resulted out of a ‘Big Bounce’, says Italian physicist Carlo Rovelli

Dr. Rovelli has written several popular-science books. In his latest work, White Holes: Inside the Horizon, he explains the theoretical existence of white holes — the converse of black holes. The latter is believed to be the ultimate graveyard of all matter from which nothing, not even light, can escape. White holes on the other hand may beget a new universe. Though still in the realm of speculation, the math checks out




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Communalism and a tendency to polarise voters are in the BJP’s DNA: Venugopal

“You cannot feed the people with communal sentiments indefinitely,” the Congress leader said in an interview to The Hindu, where he also dismissed concerns about factionalism within the party




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The Hindu Lit Fest 2024 | ‘As citizens we are deeply anxious about the impact of these falsehoods in real life’

Through data and evidence, journalists Sreenivasan Jain, Mariyam Alavi and Supriya Sharma debunk notions of love jihad, population jihad and appeasement of minorities




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The Hindu Lit Fest 2024 | ‘Mutual funds give access to equity, debt and gold through one route,’ says Monika Halan

The author of Let’s Talk Mutual Funds on why mutual funds should be a part of the Indian investor’s portfolio




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The Hindu Lit Fest 2024 | Historian Ramachandra Guha’s memoir on his relationship with his editor Rukun Advani

Guha talks about his literary confidant, Rukun Advani, and their relationship that deepened over long letters, not boozy lunches




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‘The Romans are unavoidable,’ says Mary Beard about the ancient civilisation

Roman writers had an anxiety about one-man rule. But there was little opposition to the system, says the author of ‘Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World’




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‘If you travel with a feeling that the country has something to teach you, it will always be an act of empathy’

The 84-year-old Colin Thubron on why travel books will endure and what draws him to remote places on earth like Siberia




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India-European Free Trade Association deal | $100-billion investment target was breakthrough moment: Swiss official

EFTA negotiator cautions that actual investment can only come from European private sector, not guaranteed by governments, and hopes FTA will be ratified by 2024-end




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‘Jagadish Chandra Bose’s pursuit of unity leads him to find a commonality in life in a plant and human’

Sudipto Das on the relevance of scientist and polymath Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose in the contemporary world




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It is an illusion to say that the DMK alliance looks stronger: Palaniswami

Asserting that “the ground realities are different”, AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami said “we will emerge victorious with the support of the people”



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BJP wants a Russian-style oligarchy; Congress adheres to democratic values: Gaurav Gogoi

Deputy Leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha and the party’s candidate for Jorhat says the BJP is arm-twisting everyone from those in the corporate sector to the common people, and is employing a use-and-throw policy for its allies



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A non-political prime minister

Why Ram Chandra Kak is a forgotten figure in the history of Jammu & Kashmir and India




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UCC does not target live-in couples: CM Pushkar Singh Dhami

“This election is not for the election of a particular MP but to elect the Prime Minister; and there is no doubt that the country wants to see Modi ji return as PM once again,” Mr. Dhami said




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Muslims are coming to BJP because we don’t discriminate against them: Sarbananda Sonowal

The development agenda of the PM with special focus on the Northeast will help the NDA win most of the 25 LS seats in the region, says former Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, while criticising Congress for misinterpreting CAA for political reasons



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BJP’s Anil Baluni is banking on religion and development to win in Garhwal (Pauri), Uttarakhand’s largest constituency

This is ‘Devbhoomi’ (land of the gods) and its people will never forget how Congress posed hurdles in the construction of the Ram Mandir, the BJP’s media chief says



  • Lok Sabha Elections