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Dec 11 2018

How data privacy and governance issues have battered Facebook ahead of 2019 polls

Leave a Comment / CSR, Cyber, research / By SLSV / December 11, 2018 December 11, 2018

Rohit S, an airline pilot, had enough of Facebook. With over 1,000 friends and part of at least a dozen groups on subjects ranging from planes to politics, the 34-year-old found himself constantly checking his phone for updates and plunging headlong into increasingly noisy debates, where he had little personal connect. While he had originally …

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Dec 10 2018

Unemployed Pune Man Turns To Farming, Earns Rs 13 Lakh Growing Capsicum!

Leave a Comment / ChangeMaker, Eco-Friendly, Environment, Health, research / By SLSV / December 10, 2018 December 10, 2018

Polyhouse farming refers to a controlled and protected method of farming inside a structure, where a variety of flowers and/or vegetables are grown. The village of Kadbanwadi in Pune’s Indapur taluka is known for two reasons. First, for being an Adarsh Gaon (model village) and second, for the man behind making it drought-proof–Bhajandas Pawar.Once counted among 300 …

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Dec 10 2018

Warming wiped out 95% of marine life 252 million years ago

Leave a Comment / Eco-Friendly, Environment, Information, research / By SLSV / December 10, 2018 December 10, 2018

Extreme global warming that left ocean animals unable to breathe triggered Earth’s biggest ever mass extinction, according to new research. Around 95% of marine species and 70% of life on land was wiped out in the event often referred to as “The Great Dying”, which struck 252 million years ago. Previous studies have linked it with …

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Dec 6 2018

Cutting social media use to 30 mins per day significantly reduces depression and loneliness

Leave a Comment / Education, Information, research / By SLSV / December 6, 2018 December 6, 2018

Who would have thought that endlessly comparing your life to others would make you feel bad? Prior research has shown that social media usage can negatively impact our mental health, but until now, very few studies have shown this experimentally. A study from the University of Pennsylvania asked study participants to limit their social media …

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