Can India Benefit From A Human Rights Framework For Business?

On 26 June 2014, the government made a commitment at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), when it voted in favour of a resolution to establish an open-ended int...

Child Rights Activists Want Strict Vigil On Patna-Mumbai Rail Route

Child rights activists have demanded that monitoring at major stations on the Patna-Mumbai route be beefed up to check child trafficking. On the occasion of World Day Again...

Health Ministry's Own Survey Projects Bleak Picture

A far from healthy picture emerges of India when one carefully analyses data on country's health that was released by the
government. While there have been gains in th...

True Review Movie - Udta Punjab

Cast: Shahid Kapoor, Kareena Kapoo,r Alia Bhatt, Diljit Dosanjh

Director: Abhishek Chaubey

Produced: Shobha Kapoor, Ekta Kapoor, Anurag Kashyap, Vikramadity...

UN Plans To End AIDS Threat By 2030

Speaking at a high-level meeting on HIV/AIDS at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Thursday, Health Minister J.P. Nadda reiterated India’s commitment to fa...

Kolkata Is Churning Out Short Filmmakers, But Where Is It All Leading To?

A survey reveals diverse styles, motives and views on the future of the scene. Over the past ten years or so, there has been a surge in the number of short films being made...

Activists Oppose Child ‘Help’ In Family Enterprises

Argue that proposed amendments to Act will only enable legalising child labour Amidst efforts by the Union Labour Ministry to bring in certain amendments to the Child Labou...

What Would A Global Warming Increase Of 1.5c Be Like?

In Paris, delegates called on the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel
on Climate Change (IPCC) to report on the implications of a 1.5C target. They want the job done by...

Textile Sector Still In Knots Over Child Labour

Textile units in Tamil Nadu have grabbed headlines several times in the past for the wrong reasons. Non-governmental organisations, including international organisations, h...