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World No Tobacco Day Today Tobacco Evil on Rise: more than 50% boys targeted, even 7-year-old girls on target Join the campaign: Beat Tobacco, work on the cause & support friends More than 50 per cent of school boys in the state consume tobacco and overall per cent of tobacco users in the age-group of 15 to 17 continues to hike up, as noted in the latest findings of National Health Findings Survey of India and Global Youth Tobacco Survey conducted by World Health Organisation (WHO). Shockingly, girls in the state start smoking cigarettes at an average age of seven years while boys get into it at an average age of 11.5 years, as noted by National Health Mission. As we step towards becoming cleaner, greener and healthier as a city and country, it is evident that we must fight the evil of tobacco that kills 1.2 million in India and raises economic cost of INR 1773.4 billion (USD$ 27.5 billion). Sadly, tobacco is rising its poison among school students as there has been a marginal ris...

Thousands of tourists visiting Ralamandal Sanctuary in hope to see dinosaur eggs and fossils of extinct sea creatures return disappointed over the weekend as the fossil park remains closed again. The fossil park remains closed as the historical literature (content) related to them is still incomplete. This has been the case for over six months and yet, it might take more months just to complete the literature. This delay is attributed to a private college professor, who is supposed to provide the required information and content to forest department. To provide accurate information and more details about fossils to the tourists, the forest department assigned the task of improving the literature to a college professor. But even after six months, the literature on fossil history is incomplete. Hence, the department continues to postpone the inauguration of the fossil park. The authorities on Monday, announced the possible opening of the centre in the next month. The new attraction for t...

Indore Trends Students making Robots in Summer Vacation Robotics starting from school class-rooms has now become a trending hobby giving birth to young innovators and entrepreneurs in Indore. With the rising demand for 21st century skills, Indore’s students are opting for tech courses this summer. Thanks to this inclination, Indore is becoming a hub for educational institutes solely focusing on technological skill development especially robotics for school students. Indore is perhaps the first in the state to have community platforms for young innovators and entrepreneurs interested in robotics. One such mentor educating students on robotics Mudit Thakkar said, “Skill development in various subjects including robotics aligns with the National Education Policy (NEP 2020), ensuring its programs and initiatives are in line with the government's vision for education.” He added that skill-based knowledge is being promoted to empower students with practical knowledge and showcase their t...

Indore’s students made it in the state toppers list especially in commerce group in Madhya Pradesh Board of Secondary Education (MPBSE) Class 12 Results. The result was declared on Thursday at noon. Indore division immersed in the celebratory fervour as many as eight students from the division made the State’s Topper’s List. Not only this, state’s third position was bagged by Indore’s student in commerce stream. Indore’s students in State Topper’s List Commerce Group • Akash Pandey, son of Pradeep Pandey, scored 480 marks and achieved third rank in the state. He is from Govt Excellence School Malhar Ashram, Indore. • Khushi Jaiswal, daughter of Jagprasad, scored 475 marks and achieved fifth rank in state. She is from Govt ACM Kanya School No 1, Polo Ground, Indore. • Mishika Jain, daughter of Pravin Jain, scored 475 marks and achieved fifth rank in state. She is from Malav Public School, Depalpur, Indore. • Kamal Singh Yadav, son of Lakhan Singh Yadav, scored 473 marks and achieved se...

Indore comes in first even in education, as two students from the city topped the state merit list! Surprisingly, perhaps for the first time or in a very long time, a boy has excelled in the state merit’s list. Mrudul Pal, born in a humble family, aced the state by scoring 494 marks out of 500, i.e. 98.8 per cent. Neck to neck competition, Mrudul had competition from a girl from the same school, same district and similar marks. Prachi Gadwal from Indore scored 493 marks out of 500 and was granted second rank with 98.6 per cent. State & Indore Topper Mrudul Pal with 98.8% Mrudul was in Lucknow, as the result was declared. His parents gleamed with pride and emotion, as they heard the news. “We called him up and saw our son on the video call to share the great news,” Harishankar Pal, his father, a maintenance personnel, said. His mother was teary eyed when she was her son as the state topper. Mrudul wants to make his mark in the world by doing some innovations and supporting his famil...

Indore’s girl Anushka Sharma made her mark in the country as she ranked 20th in UPSC Civil Services exam. UPSC Civil Service Commission released the UPSC Civil Services Final Result 2023 on Tuesday on the official website portal. Sharma inspired by her cousin (Himani Sharma) will be next UPSC officer from her family in the generation. “This was my third attempt at UPSC, but I was determined to make it,” she said. Born in the family of government officials, it isn’t unusual for her to have chosen this path. “I completed my graduation from City University of New York, and then decided to follow the path to becoming UPSC officer,” Sharma said. She added that her cousin was her role-model and helped her ace the exam. “I did not attend any coaching institute, but took some mock tests to check my preparation,” Sharma said. She intends to work for women empowerment and better healthcare facilities.

MPBSE to award bonus marks to Class 12 for ‘wrong’ questions Results to release Thursday for Class 10 & Class 12 board exams Here is good news for lakhs of students across the state: Madhya Pradesh Board of Secondary Education (MPBSE) will allot marks for mistakes detected in class 12 board examination papers. As some questions were pointed out to be ‘wrong’, the state board will award four marks in various subjects. As approved, students can expect extra four marks in Sanskrit, Physics and Mathematics. In the mistake found in Hindi, one mark will be allotted to the students. Now, the question is… when do you get to see the full result? Most likely on the coming Thursday. MPBSE is planning to release the results of class 10 and class 12 board examinations on May 25, 2023. As per the plans, all district school centres including Indore will virtually attend the release of results on the coming Thursday, as State Education Minister Inder Singh Parmar declares the result through a pres...

Smuggling gangs active in Indore circle, 3 arrested, more to come… Indore team of the State Tiger Strike Force (STSF) arrested three accused involved in smuggling rare species of parakeets and wild parrots on Sunday. In the interrogation, smugglers confessed to have been catching the protected parrots from the forest and selling them. The gang is spread across the state, which used to send parrots to Uttar Pradesh-Maharashtra besides Madhya Pradesh. Buses and small vehicles were used to smuggle. We used to send 100 to 150 parrots at a time. They were sold in the market for 500 to 1,000 rupees. According to the STSF, the gang is involved in smuggling and selling the gang, in which 50 to 80 people are suspected to be involved. After getting information from the informer, the STSF formed a team to nab the smugglers, in which the forest personnel met the smugglers to buy parrots. The team has caught three smugglers from Khandwa, Bhopal and Badwah area. Suresh, Dinesh and Satyanarayana. All...

National Endangered Species Day Today GIB, once stood chance to be National Bird… Now, The lost one… soon to be the last Once stood under consideration for being the National Bird, Indian Great Bustard now close to extinction with Madhya Pradesh failing to restore the population owing to lack of follow-up on the project. The state failed at conserving The Great Indian Bustard and now, the failed attempt will cost us the decommissioning of two wildlife sanctuaries. As we observe Endangered Species Day and usually people celebrate it by learning about, and taking action to protect threatened and endangered species, it is a wake-up call to work more for our birds. The day is observed every year on the third Friday in May. MP has two wildlife sanctuary which were famous for their Great Indian Bustard population. Karera Wildlife Sanctuary and Ghatigaon Wildlife Sanctuary were the two designated sanctuaries for the endangered Great Indian Bustard. However, the parks are about to be decommiss...