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In Brief – August 2017

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Forest bus With moss-covered seats surrounded by vibrant flowers wrapped around poles, Taiwan’s ‘forest bus’ is now charming passengers with a lush green ride. Florist Alfie Lin has decorated an ordinary single-deck city bus with moss, orchids, ginger lilies and a variety of ferns, converting it into

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In Brief – March 2017

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Floating school in ManipurAt Champu Khangpok, a village in Manipur, children and illiterate adults find it interesting to go to school, as it floats on the Loktak fresh water lake. This elementary school is an initiative of the All Loktak Lake Fisherman’s Union, supported by an NGO

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Shhh! ‘Silent snacks’ in theatres Taking civility in cinema viewing to another level, Teatime Productions has trialled in two theatres in London ‘silent snacks’ to combat noisy crunching and chomping. Moviegoers can choose between quiet popcorns containing ground popcorn, cocoa butter and dates, muffled truffles or dehydrated pear slices, and wash it all down with lime and mint non-carbonated drinks served in rubber glasses to make it as quiet as possible, provided one does not slurp! The snacks come in fabric bags to eliminate the rustling noise. The idea has received plenty of positive support.
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In Brief – October 2016

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NGO bags UNESCO literacy prizeJan Sikshan Sansthan (JSS), an NGO based in Malappuram, Kerala, bagged the UNESCO Confucius prize for Literacy for their focused skill-development programmes for citizens to improve their employability. Over 50,000 villagers have been trained so far, of which 40,000

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