Spring-Loaded Fans Designed to Prevent Student Suicides

In a desperate measure to stop students from taking their own lives, authorities in the western Indian city of Kota - the country's famous academic coaching hub - have directed all local hostels, guest houses and other accommodation facilities to install specially designed spring-fitted ceiling fans in rooms.

The directive from the authorities came on Aug. 16, a day after an 18-year-old student at a test training