Adults who suffer from depression are twice as likely to smoke and also smoke more heavily than adults who are not depressed, a new study released. Forty-three percent of all adults aged 20 and older who suffer from depression smoked cigarettes, compared with 22 percent of adults who were not depressed, data compiled by the [...]
A World Health Organization report has stated that deaths of millions of women and infants could easily be prevented just by inculcating cleanliness like hygiene hand washing and immunizations. The study estimated that 300,000 to 500,000 women die in childbirth each year, while 3.6 million newborns do not survive their first month and an additional [...]
The scenario where globalization is on the rampage, the stage is set such that English has become inevitable important for anything and everything like studies, jobs, business and for many more aspects.
Possessing fair English knowledge would give you the confidence and good understanding on various global perspectives. It is never wrong to learn any new [...]
Single-sex lessons could get more girls interested in science, the new schools minister, Sarah McCarthy-Fry, believes. She said girls often felt intimidated by boys who “hog the limelight”, and suggested that introducing separate lessons in coeducational schools could help improve the take-up of science in particular.
“Girls do much better in science in single-sex classes. They [...]
According to a study, girls studying in single sex ( girls only ) schools show better academic performance and progress off than their co-ed counterparts. Over the period of the study conducted, the researchers found all the girls studying in girls-only school did better than predicted, specially in science and math , while those in [...]
Landmark Education News has received word from India, in the form of a self-expression and leadership program project of Pooja Khare which is empowering children in the Asha Nilaya orphanage in Bangalore. The weekly publication Suddi Samrajya has an enthusiastic account of the project.
What does is take to make a difference…
For many of us, this [...]
The knowledge of a foreign language can help a person in multiple ways. If you learn a foreign language it will enable you not only to mingle with the people of that country, but also to know about the culture and literature of that country. Learning a foreign language is the first step for those [...]
The Annual Status of Education Report, 2009 points out yet again that what stands between rural girls and a good education is often basic facilities like transport and proper toilets, writes Kalpana Sharma.
Swati and Anita are two young women from rural Maharashtra. They have one thing in common. Both dropped out of school once [...]
