Gujarat rain impact: Sunday classes proposed for Ahmedabad schools, attendance to remain voluntary

Ahmedabad schools may hold voluntary Sunday classes to cover syllabus loss after rain-related disruptions Schools in Ahmedabad may conduct voluntary classes on Sundays to compensate for academic time lost due to rain-related closures, according to an advisory issued by the District Education Officer (DEO). The proposal allows schools to organise additional academic sessions to complete…

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Duchy: Prince William’s Duchy of Cornwall is helping double one of England’s last surviving temperate rainforests, where 1,250 young trees have already been planted

Dartmoor Nature Alliance launch their rainforests campaign at Black-a-Tor copse on Dartmoor national park (Photograph: Fern Leigh Albert) Prince William’s Duchy of Cornwall is helping double one of England’s last surviving temperate rainforests, where 1,200 young trees have already been planted at one site alone as part of wider expansion efforts.According to a report by…

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Quote of the day by Dale Carnegie: “Don’t be afraid of enemies who attack you. Be afraid of…” – why honest criticism is more valuable than praise | World News

Dale Carnegie (Image: Wikipedia) Most people brace themselves for criticism and relax around praise, treating the two as opposites, one dangerous and one safe. Dale Carnegie flipped that instinct on its head. “Don’t be afraid of enemies who attack you,” he wrote. “Be afraid of the friends who flatter you.” Coming from a man who…

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The ‘vampire woman’ whose 17th-century grave is rewriting what historians know about burial fears in Poland | World News

The female “vampire” with a sickle across her throat found in Pień, Poland PC: Mirosław Blicharski Since 2005, archaeologists have been excavating an unmarked 17th-century cemetery near Pień, close to Ostromecko in Poland, uncovering more than 100 human burials, at least 30 of which show deliberate signs that the dead were pinned down, locked in…

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South Korea planted more than 10 billion trees after the Korean War, and its forests made a remarkable comeback | World News

Image: Korea JoongAng Daily South Korea’s forests were in an exceptionally poor condition after decades of exploitation and the destruction caused by the Korean War. By 1960, the average growing stock had fallen to just 10.6 cubic metres per hectare, compared with about 100 cubic metres per hectare in the early 1900s. Large areas had…

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California deploys 400 goats and sheep as ‘firefighters’ to eat an invasive weed fuelling wildfires and threatening native ecosystems | World News

As California prepares for another intense wildfire season, an unlikely team of firefighters has taken to the fields of northeast Fresno. Around 400 goats and sheep have been deployed to graze across 180 acres of land overrun by yellow star-thistle, an invasive plant that not only crowds out native vegetation but also creates dry fuel…

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Quote of the day by Queen Elizabeth: “When life seems hard, the courageous do not lie down and accept defeat; instead, they…” – a timeless lesson on courage, perseverance and hope in difficult times | World News

Everyone goes through periods when life feels genuinely hard, illness, money worries, loss, setbacks at work, moments when the future feels uncertain. The easy response is often to give up trying. Queen Elizabeth II offered a different way of thinking about those moments in her Christmas broadcast on the 25th of December 2008. “When life…

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NCERT declares RIE CEE 2026 result at cee.ncert.gov.in: Direct link to download rank card here

RIE CEE 2026 result declared The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has announced the Regional Institute of Education Common Entrance Examination (RIE CEE) 2026 result. Candidates who appeared for the entrance exam can now download their rank cards from the official website, cee.ncert.gov.in, by logging in with their registration number and password.The…

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‘Trikala – The Script of God’ OTT release: When and where to watch Shraddha Das and Mahendran’s supernatural thriller online | Telugu Movie News

‘Trikala – The Script of God’ OTT release: When and where to watch Shraddha Das and Mahendran’s supernatural thriller online ‘Trikala – The Script of God’, the Telugu-language supernatural thriller, led by Shraddha Das and Mahendran, was released in cinemas on May 28 this year. The film blends mythology, psychological suspense and supernatural elements.Written, directed…

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