Studying abroad is a dream come true for many. However, for studying in a foreign university, one has to arrange funds to pay admission fee, tuition fees, buy tickets to travel to the country for admission, accommodation, food, etc. So, in the absence of scholarships, arranging funds becomes a challenge for the students belonging to not so wealthy families.

The central government on Thursday decided to keep interest rates unchanged on small savings schemes, including Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana, Senior Citizens Savings Scheme or Public Provident Fund (PPF), for the July-September 2022 quarter. It is the ninth time in a row that the interest rates on these schemes have not changed.

India faces the twin problems of having to deal with a high rate of infectious diseases and growing incidences of chronic diseases, which is a result of the sedentary lifestyle we have been leading.