Shuchita Jha Welcome to the fourth episode of French Tales from Ground Tales. We have with us our new guest, Mr. François Le Cardinal, a French professor, and also an amateur connoisseur of wine and liquor. He will enlighten us today about the different kinds of wine or cider and whiskeys that are found inContinue reading “Wine, champagne, cider and poiré: A peek into French wine culture”
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Invasion of Normandy beach during WW-II, D-day beaches, people and anecdotes of war
By Shuchita Jha Welcome to the third episode of French tales. Today with us we have a very special guest, Mr. Laurent Guerin who has a very deep knowledge of the Normandy beach invasions, the lives of the people, and how they turned around with the invasion. He also interviewed and met the Higgins family, whoContinue reading “Invasion of Normandy beach during WW-II, D-day beaches, people and anecdotes of war”
No ego, just love… A reckless rockstar turns over a new leaf with Buddhism
Hello, everybody, this is Shuchita. Today we’ll start with our first episode of the series French Tales. And with us today we have Mr. Sylvian Gambini, a professional musician who has been practicing Buddhism for the past 20 years in France. He has also adopted vegetarianism as a way of life, and follows the principles of Buddhism with the core of his heart. Today, we will interact with him and know what sparked his interest in Buddhism. And what led him to be such a great follower of the sect, which is very rarely found in France. He was the first Buddhist I met in France. And I have also been inspired by him. So let’s talk about him and come to know his journey.
The Bayeux War Cemetery – The lives that could have been
The Second World War shook the world in a way humanity can never forget.
Keeping alive the memory of the martyrs, the Bayeux War Cemetery pays homage to the soldiers who died in the war.
The largest cemetery of the commonwealth soldiers lies in a Quaint town of France, Bayeux, away from the hullabaloo of the big cities, so that the departed can rest in peace.
छत्तीसगढ़ में बिकता है गोबर, द्रौपदी ने दस दिन में कमाए 31 हजार
छत्तीसगढ़ सरकार गोधन न्याय योजना के तहत किसानों और पशुपालकों से गोबर खरीद रही है।
Corona Tales : Children reveal new ‘adjustments’ that pandemic brought in their lives
Children for Children team of Child Rights and You (CRY) organises one of its kind virtual Model United Nations to discuss issues of underprivileged children during lockdown.
National Fertilizers Limited Launches Mobile Soil Testing Lab
To give further boost to the Soil Testing facility in the country for promoting appropriate use of fertilizers, NFL has launched five Mobile Soil Testing Labs for testing the soil samples at the doorstep of farmers free of cost.
Major Impact on climate due to extension of Amery Ice Shelf (AIS), NCPOR study reveals
The National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) predicts that there would be a 24% increase in the expansion of Ameri Ice Shelf (AIS) boundaries by 2021 and another 24% expansion by 2026 from its 2016 positions. The prediction made by NCPOR is based on a 16-year-long satellite-based observation that covered an area of 60,000 sq. km across the AIS. Scientists feel that this study would help understand the ongoing changes in the ocean and atmospheric forces better.
After studying the DNA from 3,000 rice accessions Researchers find a new possibility to improve rice productivity
In a new study, researchers from the Department of Biotechnology’s National Institute of Plant Genome Research (DBT-NIPGR), ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (ICAR-IARI), ICAR-National Rice Research Institute (ICAR-NRRI), Cuttack and University of Delhi South Campus (UDSC), have identified a region in the genome of rice, which seems to have the potential for improving productivity.
Covid-19 lockdown affects over 50 lakh tribals dependent on forests, making Van Dhan Yojna more relevant
The current crisis situation due to Covid-19 has posed an unprecedented threat across the country. Almost all the States and UTs in India are affected by it, in varying degrees. The situation has also dealt a blow to the livelihoods of the poor and marginalized communities. The tribal gatherers can be one of the worst affected in these trying times since this is the peak season for harvesting Non-Timber Forest Produce (NTFP) in many regions.
घर वापसी के लिए खाली जेब, भूखे पेट सैकड़ों किलोमीटर चले मध्यप्रदेश के प्रवासी मजदूर, अब अंधकार में भविष्य
भोपाल की संस्था विकास संवाद समिति ने प्रवासी मजदूरों के मध्यप्रदेश वापस आने पर एक त्वरित सर्वे प्रकाशित किया है। जिसमें मजदूरों की वर्तमान स्थिति की सच्चाई सामने आई है।
Rapid study: Mass unemployment worries over 90% migrant workers of Madhya Pradesh
A rapid study conducted by a Bhopal based non-profit Vikas Samvad Samiti (VSS), on situation of migrant labourers who returned to Madhya Pradesh reveals shocking results. The study was released in a virtual press meet on May 26 by social activists associated with VSS–Sachin Kumar Jain and Rakesh Kumar Malviya. VSS conducted the study on 310 migrant labourers from 10 districts of Madhya Pradesh.
