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5 Habits Worth Cultivating in 2017, According to a Dietitian

January 2, 2017 Srijita2017:, 5%;, a, According, Cultivating, Dietitian, habits, In, to, Worth

Whether you make formal New Year’s resolutions or not, the changing of the calendar often leads to contemplating what changes we might like to see in our lives. On the nutrition front, these are my top five picks for habits worth cultivating in 2017. Cook more Creating and serving even the simplest of meals is a profound way of caring for yourself and your loved ones. Homemade meals tend to be more healthful than ones you purchase, because when you cook from scratch, you know exactly what you’re eating. That…

17 ideas for 2017

January 1, 2017 Srijita17, 2017:, for, ideas

A New Year is for new things. Take a survival course. Plan a travel project. Or start handwriting. Keep it interesting in the new year 1. Write a letter to your future self In Journalism school, our professor gave us an unusual assignment – write your own obituary. It gave us a chance to reflect on the proposed course of our life. Writing to your future self gives you insight. Think of it as your own time capsule. Give yourself advice, talk about life goals – personal and professional, your…

Don’t carry your sleep debt into 2017

December 30, 2016 Srijita2017:, carry, debt, Don't, Into, Sleep, Your

Yes, Mumbai is the city that never sleeps, but its citizens are taking that adage quite literally. And it’s causing more harm than ever. More people are sleeping less, which is dangerous, say experts. Do you find yourself in snooze mode all the time, even after getting six hours of shuteye? That’s due to a backlog of sleep debt — a spillover effect of late timings from the weekend into the week and due to poor daily sleeping habits as well. As the year draws to a close, city doctors…

No Weightage Of Class XII Marks In JEE Ranking From 2017: Education Ministry

April 11, 2016 Srijita2017:, Class, Education, From, In, JEE, Marks, Ministry, No, of, Ranking, Weightage, XII

The performance of the students in the 12th class examination shall be a crucial parameter for determining the eligibility of the student for the JEE. (Representational Image) Class XII marks will not be a factor in Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) rankings for admissions in engineering undergraduate courses starting next year, the Human Resource Development ministry headed by Smriti Irani said on Thursday. Ministry officials said the decision was taken after a committee set up by IIT Council submitted recommendations on changes in the JEE pattern, which were put in the…