Self-publishing is rising across the country. Authors feel that they have more flexibility and more control over their work. Many authors, including traditionally-published authors, are preferring self-publishing to traditional publishing. With self-publishing, authors escape uncertainty, long waits, and get an opportunity to express their artistic work. Director of White Falcon Publishing Solution LLP, Navsangeet Kaur […]
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As suicide rates go up, only a few patients follow up on their mental health services. Only 25 percent individuals follow up on their mental health therapies after they are discharged following a suicide attempt. Gia (name changed), a survivor and a patient of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) said, “I was 18 years old when […]
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The trade balance for service sectors stands at 49.50 percent, however, the oil and non-oil trade stands at minus 78.13 percent which increases the price of consumer goods. Bengaluru: While the service trade balance showed a healthy increase after the pandemic, the merchandise trade has a deep fall said the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). […]
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India has witnessed a 50 percent growth in the subscription of of audiobooks and ebooks. The pandemic has impacted traditional reading patterns of people, leading them to switch from physical books to reading online and listening to audiobooks. “After long working hours, I prefer listening to a book and unwinding rather than reading as my eyes are […]
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Hand-held ATMs are becoming popular in rural areas where banks are rare. Bengaluru: India has seen an increase in the number of micro ATMs (m-ATMs) since September last year. The number of m-ATMs has gone up by 61 percent from 3,07,173 to 4,94,408, statistics released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) show. Further, the […]
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Many design firms in Bengaluru have benefited from the pandemic. Seven out of ten companies have hired 70 percent more User Interface/User Experience (UI/UX) designers since 2019. The pandemic has created more jobs in the UI/UX industry. A 2019 report states that among the major hires of UI/UX designers in India about 38 percent are […]
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Wedding restrictions during COVID-19 hampered the business of henna designers across the country. Henna designers in India are struggling to keep their businesses alive after COVID-19 wedding restrictions led to a decrease in the number of customers. This reduced the demand for henna designers, and many people had to find other jobs. Laxman, a henna […]
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WHO in its guidelines to eradicate AIDS by 2030 had recommended PrEP as a preventive medicine but India remains amongst those who didn’t adopt it. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), a medicine that prevents Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection remains inaccessible to Indians who are susceptible to it. WHO says PrEP can reduce the risk of infection […]
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The National Commission for Protection of Child report (NCPCR) says 60 percent of imprisoned mothers rarely met their children and 13 percent never met them at all. Children staying apart from their imprisoned parent may develop social aggression. Separation of mothers may lead to a change in the social pattern and juvenile delinquency say experts. […]
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Even a year after the LG Polymers gas leak tragedy, the government has delayed paying compensation to the victims. Warangal: A year after the LG Polymer Gas leak tragedy in Venkatapuram, Visakhapatnam, affected families still await compensation as promised by the Andhra Pradesh government, says a local politician. Around 12 people, including minors, were killed […]
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