The importance of vocabulary cannot be taken for granted by students who are preparing for competitive exams like UPSC, Bank exams, IELTS, GRE, etc. To achieve their dream goal, students also need to focus on improving their language skills. To achieve their dream goal, students also need to focus on improving their language skills. (Unsplash) … Read more
Vocabulary and effective communication skills can do wonders for professionals at their workplace. Hence, it is imperative that individuals work on their language skills to impress their peers. Check out the words for the day to push yourself to improve your word power and language skills.(Image by Cross Referral Inc) Here’s a way to improve … Read more
To excel in your professional space, impress your peers, and climb up the career ladder, one must make an effort to work on their vocabulary and communication skills. Check out the words for the day and a small quiz to push yourself to improve your word power and language skills. Here’s a way to improve … Read more
On his YouTube channel, Anand Munje interviews entrepreneurs, academics and artists. He communicates with them even though his cerebral palsy makes it hard to speak, but it’s possible thanks to the software his brothers Arun and Amit Munje developed — Aihearu. It’s pronounced “I hear you,” and it takes Anand’s words and turns them into … Read more
The Current23:55Retraining the brain to silence tinnitus For nearly 40 years, Ken Jones has heard a very loud hissing in his ears. “It sounds like [an] electrical power line,” he told The Current‘s Matt Galloway. “Mine is at about 92 dB on the decibel scale” — as loud as hairdryers and power tools. The sound … Read more
A sprawling international study of humpback whales in the northern Pacific has found their population has shrunk significantly since 2012 — despite the once-endangered species’ remarkable comeback from the brink of extinction. The new research, published in Royal Society Open Science journal on Wednesday, estimated a roughly 20 per cent drop in the cetacean species’ numbers … Read more
Mark Ellis was nervous coming aboard another show about police officers. Not least because police procedurals have become an even more crowded media sub-genre since he co-created Flashpoint in 2008. But Ellis was more worried about making such a show when concerns around community and police relationships have reached a fever pitch. “So what do you do … Read more
Almost every competitive exam has questions that test the vocabulary and word power of the candidates attempting the examination. In such cases, scoring well in the verbal section of these exams becomes important to qualify and secure good ranks. Scoring well in the verbal section of competitive exams is important to qualify and secure good … Read more
Gov. Gen. Mary Simon has announced 78 new appointments to the Order of Canada — a list that includes activists, authors, artists, Indigenous leaders and other accomplished Canadians. Simon’s office announced three new appointments of “companions” — the highest level of the Order of Canada — 15 officers, including one honorary officer, and 59 members. A number of journalists were … Read more
As It Happens6:12Scientists find elusive golden mole for the 1st time in 87 years When a group of conservation scientists set off in search of a long-lost species of South Africa moles in 2021, their colleagues warned them not to get their hopes up. After all, the last time a scientist had seen a De … Read more
