Half-day schools in Telangana from Friday
With temperatures soaring in various parts of the State, the schools will operate half-day from 8 am to 12.30 pm beginning March 15. The School Education department announced half-day schools for primary, upper primary, and high schools under all managements i.e., government, government aided and…
UAE schools announce spring break for three weeks
Schools in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have announced a three-week long spring break, which will begin on March 25, as per the UAE school calendar approved for the 2024-2025 academic year. The break, which will coincide with Ramzan and Eid-Al-Fitr on April 9, will…
Hyderabad-Chennai Bullet Train Route Changed, Telangana Stretch Is Now 113km Shorter
Hyderabad-Chennai bullet train project has undergone a major route change, with Telangana’s share of the high-speed corridor reportedly shrinking from 236km to 123km. The revised route will now pass through the state’s planned Future City and Dry Port projects, replacing the earlier proposed route through…
WHO: Unsafe food causes 1.5m deaths a year, children at highest risk
Children aged less than five years face almost three times the risk of illness from unsafe food than older children and adults, according to new estimates released today by the World Health Organization (WHO). Despite being just 9% of the global population, young children suffer…