Indian elementary students' schoolbags become lighter

Indian elementary students' schoolbags become lighter

Indian elementary school students carrying heavy schoolbags like those photographed in Mumbai, Maharashtra state, on July 27, 2015, can heave a sigh of relief now as the state government has decided to cut the maximum weight of schoolbags to 10 percent of their body weight for health reasons. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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