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Why You Delay Things – The Science Behind Procrastination

Are you in a habit of constantly delaying your task and end up having immense pressure on the final day so that you hardly have time even to sleep properly? If yes, then you are a victim of Procrastination.

Different people give diverse excuses to defend their habit to procrastinate.  So elucidate that they are more productive under pressure while some are so afraid to fail i...

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Top World Universities That Offer Online Courses For Free

Education does not have to cost a bomb. If you have harboured the dream of studying at a world-famous university, the internet has now made it convenient. Thanks to the online outreach of Massive Online Open Courses, or MOOCs, it is now possible to take up a course of your choice and pursue it from the convenience of wherever you are. The course topics cover a range of subjects and areas of interest.

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Top 10 Advantages of Online Education

Online education is all the rage these days and for the good reason. With a plethora of benefits and convenience to offer, more and more people are opting for online courses to complete their education or advance their careers, or simply to study a subject they have always wished to.

Let us look at the most invaluable top 10 advantages of online education that are making it t...

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Re-capitalisation for Responsive & Responsible PSBs

Re-capitalisation of Public Sector Banks (PSBs) and Comprehensive Reform Plan unveiled by the Government of India on 24 January 2018, includes Rs.80000 crore through Recap Bonds and Rs.8139 crore as budgetary support to address regulatory capital requirement of all PSBs and provide a significant amount towards growth capital for increasing lending to the economy.

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Padma Awards & Symbolic Gesture of India-ASEAN Bonding

Padma Shri awards on one achiever from each ASEAN country were announced on 25 January 2018 by India’s Prime Minsterin an unprecedented and symbolic gesture of India-ASEAN bonding on occasion of Silver Jubilee of India-ASEAN partnership, as ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit started in New Delhi on the eve of India’s 69th Republic Day, where heads of all the 10 ASEAN States were the Chi...

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Mahadayi River Water Sharing Dispute: Karnataka Seeks to Divert Water towards Malaprabha River Basin

Mahadayi River water sharing dispute among Goa, Karnataka and Maharashtra states is almost four decade-old. Goa, one of the three stakeholders on Monday 16 January 2018 filed its arguments before the Mahadayi Water Disputes Tribunal maintaining that it could not share water with Karnataka due to diversions of river water violating court orders, and potential damage to marine ecology, environment...

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Stephen Hawking had a Razor-Sharp Mind Inside the Shell of his Increasingly Useless Body

Stephen Hawking, famed for his work on black holes and relativity, was Britain’s most famous modern day scientist, a genius who dedicated his life to unlocking the secrets of the Universe. Hawking was born on January 8, 1942, became disabled at 21 – in 1963 diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) - an incurable motor neurone disease, and was given two years to live. He survived this t...

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Blockchain Can Reduce Inefficiencies & Prevent Frauds in Banks

Blockchain is an incorruptible digital ledger of economic transactions that uses data structure to simplify the way we transact and can be programmed to record not just financial transactions but virtually everything of value. It is a more secure way to carry out transactions, as a Bank's ledger is connected to a centralised network. Experts believe that Blockchain architecture can significantly...

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Auroville a Hub of Social, Cultural, Educational, Economic & Spiritual Innovation

Auroville, a place where the need of spirit and care for progress overpowers the satisfaction of pleasure and material enjoyments, is celebrating its Golden Jubilee year.  Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended on February 25, 2018 the Golden Jubilee celebrations of Auroville Foundation in Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu and highlighted how Sri Aurobindo contributed towards good of the na...

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Water Crisis to Hit 52% of World Population by 2050

An Alarming Revelation

According to recent reports by the U.N., the demand for fresh water is projected to grow more than 40% globally by 2050. In addition to this, at least one-fourth of the earth's population will be residing in countries suffering from lack of clean water. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres stressed on the dire water crisis that awaits the...

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