CBSE, CISCE fitness initiatives: ‘First conscious step, but behavioural change need of hour’

CBSE, CISCE fitness initiatives: ‘First conscious step, but behavioural change need of hour’

Alarming health concerns among school-going students, particularly the rise in obesity, have prompted India’s two national education boards to roll out targeted initiatives. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) have recently launched separate programmes/ boards aimed at promoting physical activity and nutrition as essential […]

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Commercial cultivation of microgreens picks up in Thiruvananthapuram

Commercial cultivation of microgreens picks up in Thiruvananthapuram

Santhosh Kumar S’ farm is in a 100 square foot room. The crops, one to three inches tall, shine bright in shades of green, pink, yellow and purple. This is Santhosh’s microgreen farm, where he grows different varieties of greens. Although many had tried their hand at it during the lockdown, Santhosh is among the […]

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