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Reimagining Education in a Time of Crisis: Embracing Well-being, Resilience, and Sustainable Futures

A One Day International Seminar at Sarsuna College Highlights the Urgent Need for Holistic Educational Reform At a time when education systems across the globe are confronted with unprecedented challenges arising from rapid technological transformation, intensifying competition, and an escalating mental health crisis, Sarsuna College, Kolkata, organised a One Day International Seminar on “Transforming Education for the 21st Century: Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Stress, Well-being, and Sustainable Human Development.”

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BSc Biochemistry

The University of Sheffield, UK is inviting applications for its BSc Biochemistry course starting in September 2026.

Rising Temperatures Threaten India’s Wheat Belt: Report

Punjab and Haryana warming at half a degree per decade during the wheat season, with minimum temperatures rising nearly three times faster in Gujarat 1 June 2026, New Delhi: India produces over 107 million tonnes of wheat annually, making it the second-largest wheat producer in the world and accounting for roughly 14% of global output.

Shekhar Home tries to capture Holmes but exploits

Shekhar Home tries to capture Holmes but exploits

Jio Cinema's latest six-episode series, Shekhar Home, falls flat trying to create yet another Holmes, yet another Watson, Inspector Lestrade, or Mrs Hudson. However, their names have been changed to suit the desi flavour. Sherlock becomes Shekhar (played by Kay Kay Menon), and Watson is Jayavrat (Ranvir Shorey).

By SNS

24 August, 2024 8 mins read
Regional cinema: The new contours of branding of Indian cinema

Regional cinema: The new contours of branding of Indian cinema

Over the years, the dynamics of Indian cinema have changed, making way for a more inclusive and representative portrayal of the country's stories. There is a growing emphasis on pan-Indian films that transcend linguistic and cultural barriers.

By SNS

23 August, 2024 8 mins read
AI in cinema: Augmenting the world of visual dubbing

AI in cinema: Augmenting the world of visual dubbing

NeuralGarage is a brainchild of  IIT Kanpur alumni Subhabrata Debnath, Subhashish Saha, Anjan Banerjee, and media &  entertainment veteran Mandar Natekar, with VisualDub being their flagship technology that has been designed to address the major issue that the entertainment sector, OOT platforms and advertisements agencies are facing regarding the asynchronism between the visual and audio cues. 

By Priyanjali Das

23 August, 2024 8 mins read
Remembering Dr Radha Gobinda Kar on his birth anniversary

Remembering Dr Radha Gobinda Kar on his birth anniversary

The RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata that has been in focus owing to the brutal rape and murder of a young doctor on 9 August this year, is named after Dr Radha Gobinda Kar. Born on 23 August 1852, in Betore, near Howrah's Ramrajatala station, Dr Kar hailed from a family of esteemed medical professionals, including his father, Dr Durgadas Kar, who established Midford Hospital in Dhaka, and his brother, Radhamadhor Kar, a distinguished physician and dramatist—a talent shared by Dr Radha Gobinda Kar.

By SNS

23 August, 2024 8 mins read
Reflections, discussions and subsequent analyses

Reflections, discussions and subsequent analyses

If one could pen down his or her fleeting thoughts about this, that and the other, and turn them into a little booklet, it could make for a potentially delightful read. And that is exactly what Samir Kumar Das Gupta has done in “Random Thoughts, Problems and Possible Solutions”.

By Dola Mitra

22 August, 2024 8 mins read
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