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Celebrate Ocean Day: Explore, Create, and Protect By TINA KHATRI Every year on June 8th, we celebrate World Ocean Day—a moment to appreciate the vast, vibrant oceans that cover more than 70% of our planet and sustain countless forms of life. Oceans give us food, regulate our climate, and even provide the air we breathe, yet they face serious challenges: pollution, overfishing, and climate change threaten their delicate balance. Today, we can connect with the sea in playful and meaningful ways. Whip up a bright bowl of Palak Chano, craft colourful bottle-cap crabs, or dive into an ocean-themed crossword, discovering whales, sharks, and glowing fish. Each activity is more than fun—it’s a reminder of the richness of marine life and the care it deserves. This Ocean Day, let’s celebrate creativity, curiosity, and the wonder of the oceans while reflecting on the importance of protecting them. Every small act—learning, creating, or simply noticing—is a...

Urjasvini Special school hosts ‘waste to best’ workshop @3Rs to promote environmental awareness By Tina Khatri Urjasvini Special School, Indore, organised a waste to best art workshop on World Environment Day to raise environmental awareness and demonstrate practical ways to reuse household waste. The event aimed to familiarise students and participants with the principles of the 3Rs – reduce, reuse, recycle. Transforming daily household discard into practical art During the session, participants were shown how discarded coconut shells could be transformed into plant pots. Workshop artist Pooja Patidar explained that simple techniques could convert everyday waste into useful items. She said the initiative encouraged people to find practical uses for materials often thrown away. “Even small efforts in reusing and recycling waste can make a difference to our environment,” Patidar added. Fostering eco-friendly habits from an...

Nurses uniquely positioned to lead climate action and sustainable healthcare: Janak Palta McGilligan By Tina Khatri “Nurses are uniquely positioned to promote environmental health and sustainable healthcare practices,” said Janak Palta McGilligan during an interactive session on the role of nurses in climate action at Edu SerumX Nursing College, Indore. Organised in collaboration with the Jimmy McGilligan Centre for Sustainable Development, the session aimed to inspire nursing students and faculty to take climate action and adopt sustainable practices in healthcare. McGilligan introduced the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and emphasised that environmental sustainability requires responsibility in everyday life, not just awareness. She suggested practical steps such as reducing waste, conserving water, planting trees, avoiding single-use plastics, and adopting sustainable lifestyles. Frontline advocates for public health During the in...

No water shortage, only poor management: Janak Palta McGilligan calls for climate action at grassroots level By Tina Khatri “There is no shortage of water; what we lack is proper water management. With effective management of available water resources, many future water-related challenges can be addressed successfully.” With this message, Padma Shri Janak Palta McGilligan urged citizens to make climate action a part of daily life during a special session on “Climate Action for Sustainable Livelihood” held at Raheja Solar Food Processing Pvt. Ltd. (RSFP), Indore, as part of the 34th Week Long Annual Environmental Discourse. Addressing students, environmentalists, social workers and community members, McGilligan said environmental protection begins with individual actions rather than large campaigns alone. She encouraged people to adopt tree plantation, rainwater harvesting, energy conservation and the use of solar thermal energy to support sustain...

Indore’s Dr. Vini Jhariya delivers deeply moving TEDx talk at Delhi University: from childhood labels to leading a neurodiversity awareness mission By Tina Khatri NEW DELHI / INDORE — At a TEDx event hosted by Motilal Nehru College, Delhi University, Indore-based clinical psychologist Dr. Vini Jhariya stood before a young audience and spoke about something far more personal than achievement—she spoke about being misunderstood. The theme, “Where We Come From,” became the emotional backbone of her talk, but what unfolded on stage was not just a story of origin. It was a layered reflection on identity, learning differences, emotional isolation, and the long road from being labeled to being understood. A childhood where intelligence was measured, but not understood Dr. Vini Jhariya began her narrative not with success, but with memory—specifically, the memory of being repeatedly defined by academic performance. She described a childhood...

JEE Advanced 2026 Results - Indore Sweeps IIT Kanpur Zone INDORE SWEEP! JEE Advanced 2026 IIT Kanpur Zone Toppers! Madhya Pradesh’s Growing Presence & Academic Dominance AIR 18 Riddhesh Anant Bendale Zone Topper / CRL 18 "Systems matter more than motivation. Keep an Error Black Book." CRL 859 Anushka Agrawal Top Ranked Female Candidate "The subject doesn't know your gender. Routine over breakthrough." AIR 55 Parth Maheshwary Zone 2nd Rank / CRL 55 ...

JEE Advanced 2026: Indore sweeps IIT Kanpur Zone as Riddhesh Bendale secures CRL 18, Anushka Agrawal emerges top-ranked girl By Tina Khatri Madhya Pradesh's education capital delivers a remarkable triple feat with the zone topper, top-ranked girl and second-highest rank all coming from Indore. Exclusive Infographic & Strategy Deep-Dive How did they do it? View our exclusive performance breakdown data chart and read Tina Khatri's follow-up interview detailing Riddhesh's "Black Book of Errors," Anushka's daily timetable, and Parth's execution blueprint: Click here to view the Topper Infographic & Strategy Guide. Zone Topper CRL 18 Riddhesh Anant Bendale IIT Kanpur Zone Zone 2nd Rank CRL 55 ...