A new Learning App For Engineering Students from Infosys

Infosys launched its next-generation digital platform, InfyTQ that aims to offer learning and engagement experiences for engineering students. The free platform is open to all engineering students in their third and fourth year across India.

The platform would be available on both mobile and desktop and is equipped with content, courses and news to establish talent readiness at an industry level through online assessments and certification, the company said in a statement.

The learning courses would be centred around conceptual and practical aspects of technology to ensure a thorough understanding of the fundamental building blocks.

The course includes hands-on learning to aid the application of concepts in the real world. The platform would evolve and offer advanced learning materials and enable virtual programming environments for certain sets of students to further hone their technical skills.

The platform would also assist students to stay connected with the organisation, keep up with the latest happenings, and familiarise themselves with the software major's culture and value system.

Super Foods to Keep Acne at Bay

Having acne trouble? A balanced diet along with a healthy lifestyle can help you curb it. Experts tell what all one should eat to keep acne at bay.

Brown rice is a rich source of vitamin B, protein, magnesium, and several antioxidants. For acne, vitamin B acts as our skin's stress fighter, which will help regulate hormones levels and prevent the likelihood of breakouts.

Garlic is another superfood that helps fight inflammation. Garlic is full of a naturally occurring chemical called allicin, which kills off many harmful bacteria and viruses your body might be fighting, so its proven to be good for reducing inflammation in acne.

Broccoli is the perfect skin clearing food. It contains health building properties like vitamins A, B complex, C, E, and K. These antioxidants fight radical damage which will assist with the luminosity of your skin.

Known to be a very good source of omega-3 and 6-fatty acids, fish is excellent for an acne prone skin. These acids reduce inflammation in the skin. Sardine and salmon are very good for the skin.

Deficiencies in minerals such as zinc and selenium have been linked to acne. Most nuts contain selenium, vitamin E, copper, magnesium, manganese, potassium, calcium and iron, which are all essential for healthy skin.

If you are looking for the perfect natural skin cleanser, eat fennel. This liquorice-tasting root vegetable can improve digestion, reduce swelling and help to flush out excess fluids and toxins in your skin.

Many studies show that green tea helps fight acne. Drink more green tea throughout the day, and try applying cooled tea bags or a cloth dipped in cooled green tea to acne-prone areas of your face for 10-15 minutes.

The fruit and seed of red grapes contain powerful natural chemicals and antioxidants that have been shown to treat inflammatory skin conditions such as psoriasis and eczema. On top of this, grapes can also help to control the side effects of allergic reactions on the skin.

It looks like grass, but these sprouts are packed with valuable, skin-clearing nutrients. Alfalfa sprouts contain live enzymes which help fight inflammation.

Foods rich in vitamin A and carotenoids: Carotenoids are used in anti-inflammatory drugs for treatment for acne. Rich sources of carotenoids include carrot juice, carrots, spinach, kale, cantaloupe, vegetable soup, mangos, papaya, instant fortified oatmeal, frozen peas and tomato juice. Fresh and canned peaches and red bell peppers provide modest amounts of carotenoid.

150 years of the periodic table

You'll find it on the wall of nearly every chemistry laboratory in the land. And generations of children have tried hard to memorise some of the 118 elements.

This year, the periodic table of chemical elements celebrates its 150th birthday. The United Nations has designated 2019 as the International Year of the Periodic Table to celebrate "one of the most significant achievements in science".

In March, it will be 150 years since the Russian scientist, Dmitri Mendeleev, took all of the known elements and arranged them into a table. Most of his ideas have stood the test of time, despite being conceived long before we knew much about the stuff that makes up the matter.

Mendeleev (1834-1907) created his early periodic table in 1869. He took the 63 known elements and arranged them into a table, mainly by their atomic mass. Although he wasn't the first to do this, his interpretation involved a leap of ingenuity, in that he put those with similar properties below each other into groups and left gaps for new elements to be slotted in.

After the discovery of protons, scientists realised that the atomic number of an element is the same as the number of protons in its nucleus. Thus, in the modern periodic table, the elements are arranged according to their atomic number - not their relative atomic mass.

There are now more than 100 elements, laid out in order of increasing atomic number. There are repeating patterns in the properties of the elements, which give the periodic table its name. Elements with similar properties are arranged to form columns. Currently, the seventh period of the periodic table has been completed, with the recent addition of four elements in December 2015.

Four Steps To Make Sure You Don't Stress Yourselves During Exams

Exam time is invariably stress time. But it need not be so if you know how to keep all your stress and worry at bay. The parents, peers and the society as a whole need to help the students to get rid of all the exam worries and get them ready to be prepared to face exams with relaxed minds.

Following are a few practical steps to make sure that our students don't stress themselves, but enjoy the exam days:

Reducing screen time

The first and foremost thing for a student preparing for an exam is to cut down on his screen time. The time we spent in front on a screen of a laptop, video games and mobile phones is termed screen time. It not only takes away our precious preparation time, but it is also highly addictive making it difficult to concentrate on studies.

Positive self-talk

Never ever tell yourself that you can't do it or you are too stressed to do it. Practice positive self-talk, not just for your exams, but for your life ahead. Make "I can and I will", your mantra, to be repeated when you wake up, when you go to bed, when you sit down to study and whenever you feel worried about exams.

Rest your brain

It is very important to take breaks and rest your brain during preparations. The best method would be to study for 45- 60 minutes at a stretch and then taking a break of about 10-15 minutes. During the break, stretch yourself, move the head from side to side and involve in something positive which makes the brain refreshed.

Eat healthily

Avoiding oily, spicy and junk food during exam time is an overlooked tip to reduce your stress. The simplest science behind this wisdom is that when you eat heavier or eat greasier food, the digestive system will take up more of your energy and blood flow. This deprives the brain, resulting in fatigue and concentration difficulties, which cause more stress.