Screen time

According to a recent study, lifestyle factors such as less screen time, adequate sleep, a better-quality diet, and physical activity strongly impact depression. read more

New research finds that wearing blue-light glasses just before sleeping can lead to a better night’s sleep and contribute to a better day’s work to follow. read more

Wondering how to give a healthy and vibrant glow to your dull, grey and lifeless skin? Well, we got you covered. Read on to know 5 simple home remedies that can give your skin sheer radiance in a jiffy read more

Actor Raima Sen says it’s difficult to make it in Bollywood and one shouldn’t think that he or she will become number one without proving their mettle. read more

We tend to postpone unpleasant tasks and rather choose to indulge in an easy or enjoyable task. read more

With the pandemic, teachers have had to adapt from the comfortable norm of being in command in a classroom full of students, to being pale shadows of themselves as small blips on a tiny screen read more

Struggles of #WorkFromHome and the need to stay entertained via Internet make some social media users describe how they manage to take a break from technology, for peace of mind. read more

Blended learning is the way forward, but to cut down screen time, schools should promote more audio lectures, engagement through quizzes and contests, additional reading from textbooks. Teachers should not give out homework and advise children to avoid playing online games or social networking read more

Health problems are cropping up as screen time increases for students due to schools being shut because of the Covid-19 pandemic read more

As there is nothing certain about the Covid-19 pandemic situation, the Union HRD ministry and UT education department should start planning for long-term closure of schools, prune the syllabus to retain all that is essential and critical to learning and tweak online pedagogy to promote active learner engagement and development, suggest readers read more

With schools taking the online route to carry on with classes amid the Covid-19 induced lockdown, excessive exposure of young children to screens is worrying parents. read more

The study showed that increasing the consumption of high-fat vegetable oil-based spreads and decreasing the consumption of butter-based spreads played the most important role in decreasing the LDL cholesterol concentration. read more

Phone service for children inundated with pleas for help as parents grapple with child behaviour problems read more

Everything’s changing, and amusement isn’t what it used to be read more

With children spending more time on the internet these days due to the lockdown, the risks of online predators and hackers targeting them is on a rise. Here’s how you can be more careful. read more