Some special schools have not opened yet. Online education is mostly ineffective for special schools, as they need in-person therapies and activities. Education of children with special needs has been significantly affected as essential activities like speech therapy and physiotherapy stopped when schools were shut. This has affected their growth, said schools and experts. While […]
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College students are unable to benefit from mental health services in colleges. Worsening situations could further lead to probable psychological disorders. Many colleges do not have functional mental health services despite the University Grants Commission’s (UGC) recommendations to provide these services in colleges through counselling. Others have not been able to help efficiently due to […]
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Unregulated pricing of N95 masks has led to people adopting unhygienic measures like reusing disposable masks. Poor people keep reusing disposable masks as N95 masks are expensive. Moreover, the price of N95 masks is not regulated. People from underprivileged backgrounds and the migrant laborers use disposable masks for seven days or more as they are […]
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People can now get their vaccinations late at night at a couple of centres. Two mega vaccination centres in the city help busy people get vaccinated late into the night. The Malleswaram Mega Vaccination Centre is open 24×7 while the one at Yelahanka is open from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. People prefer them because […]
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Less human intervention, traffic and pollution due to curfews and lockdowns, has improved the habitat at Lalbagh with peacocks and other birds finding breeding ground. About ten peacocks have been spotted in Lalbagh, said G. Kusuma, deputy director of Horticulture Department, Lalbagh. This, she said was an unusual sight. The complete habitat of the park […]
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