2026

World Teachers Day is upon us, so put 5 October in your calendar. But as our mom used to say when we asked about Brothers Day, shouldn’t it be every day? How mysterious our teachers seemed to us when we started school. It was like they were ageless and without homes, because we naturally assumed […]

We rely on our eyes from the moment we wake up in the morning until we close them at night, but how much do you actually know about your own vision? Take this quick just-for-fun eye quiz to find out. Keep track of your answers and check your score at the end. No peeking! 1.

Think about your average day. You drive. You work at a computer. You read. You use your phone. You spend time outdoors. Perhaps you play sport, garden or travel frequently. Choosing glasses to cope with your day-to-day lifestyle can be quite overwhelming. Would you like the standard model? Something that changes automatically according to conditions?

“The eye sees all, but the mind shows us what we want to see”. (William Shakespeare) Approximately 80% of everything we learn comes through the eyes. While the eye is the organ of sight, it is in the brain that sight becomes vision. In the brain we make sense of the information we receive from

Eye idioms are an integral part of the English language. We use them every day “without batting an eye” or giving them a second thought, to convey a range of emotions, attitudes, actions and situations in a vivid and imaginative manner. They infuse language with colour and personality, illustrating its diversity and richness, and going

World Diabetes Day is celebrated on 14th November every year to commemorate the birthday of Canadian scientist Sir Frederick Banting. Together with Charles Best, Banting is credited with the discovery of insulin. Their work transformed the outlook for people with diabetes and earned Banting, with John Macleod, the 1923 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.