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Meet the hooded pitohui, the world’s poisonous bird whose feathers and skin carry a powerful toxin whose touch can leave humans numb; where to spot it

Deep inside the tropical rainforests of New Guinea lives a bird that looks almost too beautiful to be deadly! She is bright, she has an orange-chestnut body and a gorgeous glossy black head and wings are so beautiful. Meet hooded pitohui (Pitohui dichrous) which is reportedly the only bird on Earth with a toxic death…

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5 chennai it employees have served special meals at old age homes and child care centres since 2020

From coding on weekdays to cooking on weekends: 5 Chennai IT employees have served special meals at old-age homes and child-care centres since 2020

For five IT professionals in Chennai, Saturdays have become about something beyond deadlines, office meetings and weekend breaks. Instead of spending their free time relaxing after a busy workweek, they head to old-age homes and child-care centres, where they plan, prepare and serve special meals to residents.What began as a small community initiative during the…

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kiran mazumdar applauds young teen who built an iron man inspired jarvis an offline smart home assis

Kiran Mazumdar: Kiran Mazumdar- Shaw applauds young teen who built an Iron Man-inspired Jarvis, an offline smart-home assistant that could change life for the elderly

Photo: @the_coder_16/ Instagram / Kiran Mazumdar Shaw/X Remember the first time you watched Iron Man and wished you could talk to your house the way Tony Stark talks to his? Most of us enjoyed watching it as just movie magic.But what if Jarvis actually came alive in real life?Recently, a young tech enthusiast named Ridit…

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Indian Railways may discontinue RAC facility? What could it mean for passengers booking train tickets

Reservation Against Cancellation (RAC) is one of the most useful services offered by Indian Railways since decades. But it is reportedly examining the possibility of discontinuing its decades-old facility. For those who don’t know, the RAC system was introduced in the 1980s wherein two passengers are allotted the same berth and have to share their…

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In 2016, a Dehradun engineer began building a portable ECG device after losing a friend to a heart attack; 10 years later, his startup says it has deployed 60,000 units across 20,000 villages

Rajat Jain with Spandan (Instagram) Rajat Jain was only 21 when he had to deal with one of the biggest traumas. He experienced a loss that changed the direction of his life. One of his closest friends died of a heart attack and he couldn’t do anything. But this gave him an inspiration to build…

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