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United Colors Of Benetton Bets Big On Femvertising

A look at the brand's new spot titled #UnitedByHalf, which promotes equality of the genders. 'Gender Equality' seems to have grabbed the limelight lately with several brands l...

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India Needs A Multi-Payer System

For most developing economies, a single public healthcare financing system is unlikely to effectively cover the entire population The 2017 Union budget presented some major re...

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Why A Trans-Woman In Kolkata Insisted On Having A Legal Wedding With Pomp And Circumstance

The wedding reception on February 18, at Kolkata’s Vespa Hotel, was a typical Bengali affair. A hundred guests, comprising close friends and relatives, were invited. The...

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What Next For Renewables In Cities? – The Expert View

A complex range of factors is shaping how and why cities adopt renewable energy, from costs to the need for stable power supplies As renewable energy projects are rolled out i...

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Aerosol Study To Look At Great Unknown In Climate Science

Australian scientists seek to understand how non-carbon aerosolised particles affect global temperatures Australian scientists are studying air pollution and cloud formation i...

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Film Festival To Feature International Fare

The best of alternative cinema from the slopes of the Hindukush and beyong are all set to rub shoulders with features from the heartland of the tropical haven that is India. T...

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How Stories Configure Human Nature

It is in our nature to need stories. We arrive “biologically prepared” for them. They were evolutionarily crucial. We feel and think in story-logic (story-causalit...

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Randeep Hooda Advocates Women’s Freedom Of Expression In The Promo Of MTV’s Big F – Watch Video

After tasting success with season one, MTV’s Big F is back. It has got bigger with Bollywood’s hunk Randeep Hooda as the narrator. The first season spoke about the...

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Georgia Tech Awards Ivan Allen Jr. Prize For Social Courage To Jimmy And Rosalynn Carter

Georgia Institute of Technology President G.P. “Bud” Peterson awarded the 2017 Ivan Allen Jr. Prize for Social Courage to Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter February 17 in ...

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Women Inmates Of Tihar Jail Can Now Make A Mark As Designers

On a wintry Wednesday, the scene at Jail No. 6 of high security Tihar Jail was that of elation and warmth with a sense of achievement in the air. It was not an insignificant f...

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ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: LOOKING FOR THE MAHANAYAK

Srijit Mukherji’s Oti Uttam is a film hard to dislike. And no, it’s not just...

April 27 2024

POLITICS: PEOPLE WILL DEFEAT AMIT SHAH

Vinta Nanda spent two days with Sonal Patel and returns to tell us that the Congress Par...

April 26 2024

THOUGHT FACTORY: DISCOVERING MAHARASHTRA'S COOL RETREATS

Beat the Heat: unveiling Maharashtra's chilling hideaways for a refreshing summer escape...

April 25 2024