Anuradha Bakshi, a diplomat’s daughter, has grown up studying abroad. But when it came to choosing her vocation, she decided to work for the people on the other side of the fence. No institutional and impersonal funding for her – she decided to take that extra step, walk that additional mile to help those who need it most. Through her …

Nursing can be a challenging profession, and whether you’re a student or a seasoned veteran, sometimes you just need a little pick-me-up to help you keep going. Here are 50+ quotes all about nursing, medicine and patient care that can help inspire you or make you laugh and make your day a little brighter. Popular Nursing Quotations Students And Children: …

Born: 12 May 1820, Florence, Italy Died: 13 August 1910, Mayfair, London, United Kingdom Award: Order of Merit Education: King’s College London, University of Cambridge Florence Nightingale OM, RRC (12 May 1820 – 13 August 1910) was a celebrated English nurse, writer and statistician. She came to prominence for her pioneering work in nursing during the Crimean War, where she …

The bollygard cotton seed is suspected to have the ‘terminator seed’ technology which involves introduction of a gene that terminates the germination of the seeds after onetime usage. ‘Terminator’ is actually a name coined by the Canadian non-governmental organisation Rural Advancement Foundation International (RAFI) for a technology that essentially controls the expression of certain genes, causing the plant to turn …

Here’s why China has so many underpopulated cities The ghost cities in China have it all – high rise apartments, lakes, roads, shopping centres. The only thing missing is the inhabitants. Today, China has more than 50 underpopulated ghost cities. These cities, designed for millions to live in, are today populated by only a few thousand residents in each. So …

विश्व भर में अंतर्राष्ट्रीय मजदूर दिवस “1 मई” के दिन मनाया जाता है। किसी भी देश की तरक्की उस देश के किसानों तथा कामगारों (मजदूर / कारीगर) पर निर्भर होती है। एक मकान को खड़ा करने और सहारा देने के लिये जिस तरह मजबूत “नीव” की महत्वपूर्ण भूमिका होती है, ठीक वैसे ही किसी समाज, देश, उद्योग, संस्था, व्यवसाय को …

एक मई को दुनिया के कई देशों में लेबर डे मनाया जाता है और इस दिन देश की लगभग सभी कंपनियों में छुट्टी रहती है। भारत ही नहीं दुनिया के करीब 80 देशों में इस दिन राष्‍ट्रीय छुट्टी होती है। हालांकि इस साल हरियाणा सरकार ने लेबर डे नहीं मनाने का फैसला किया है। भारत में मजदूर दिवस कामकाजी लोगों …

इन दिनों गर्मी से इंसान ही क्या जानवर भी बेहाल हैं। इस सीजन में कई तरह की बिमारियां भी जन्म ले लेती हैं। अगर आपके पास डॉगी है, तो यह जानकारी आपके लिए ही है। इस सीजन आपको अपने डॉगी को इन बिमारियों से बचाना है: ताकि गर्मी में आपका डॉगी बीमार नहीं, एक्टिव रहे। चिलचिलाती गर्मी में किसी तरह …

Atal Pension Yojana (previously known as Swavalamban Yojana) is a government-backed pension scheme in India targeted at the unorganized sector. It was mentioned in the 2015 Budget speech by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. It was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 9 May in Kolkata. As of May 2015, only 20% of India’s population has any kind of pension …

MUDRA – Micro Units Development & Refinance Agency Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana (PMMY) is a scheme launched by the Hon’ble Prime Minister on April 8, 2015 for providing loans upto 10 lakh to the non-corporate, non-farm small / micro enterprises. These loans are classified as MUDRA loans under PMMY. These loans are given by Commercial Banks, RRBs, Small Finance Banks, Cooperative …