Sound sleep 'adds better exam results'

A new study by University of Pittsburgh has revealed that a night of "high quality sleep" sleep adds up to better exam results.

The researchers have based their findings on an analysis of the sleep patterns
of 56 adolescents and comparing their sleep patterns with their exam grades. They found that higher scores were related to greater sleep quality, less awakenings rather than actual length of time asleep.

Free breakfast for school kids in Thiruvananthapuram

The Trivandrum city corporation here has launched a free breakfast scheme for school children up to the eighth standard.

The scheme called 'Unarvu" (awakening), which got underway yesterday, covered around 25,000 children studying in government schools and 15 aided schools in the coastal stretch of the state capital. The project is mainly financed by the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation with the support of the Parent-Teachers Association of the respective schools.

Loans likely to get cheaper as Govt prods banks to cut rates

Home and other retail loans and industrial lending may become cheaper soon as public sector banks are likely to cut interest rates after the government prodded lenders to provide credit at reasonable rates to spur the economy.