Famished India behind Myanmar and Bangladesh on the Global Hunger Index

With one of the highest rates of child malnutrition in the world, India has won notoriety as one of the nutritional basket cases of the world over the past few years. Globa...

#MeToo – Do Sexual Harassers keep Good Science from Happening?

 Boston University (BU) is investigating sexual harassment complaints made against a prominent Antarctic geologist by two of his former graduate students. The women al...

The General Sexism faced by the Hollywood Women since Ages

“Congratulations, you five ladies no longer have to pretend to be attracted to Harvey Weinstein", said comedian Seth MacFarlane in 2013, introducing the list of best-...

Earthquakes are inevitable, disaster is not. Should India not learn preparedness from Californians?

In the National Earthquake Conference that happened in May 2016 at the Hilton Long Beach, California, Tom Jordan, the director of the Southern California Earthquak...

Danger of taking the Epilepsy Drug during Pregnancy

Survey says that the warnings about the hazardous nature of Epilepsy drugs are not reaching women. Almost 70% of women surveyed had not received new safety warnings about t...

You think you know about Schizophrenia? Lets find out...

Schizophrenia a long-term mental disorder involving a breakdown in the relation between thought, emotion, and behaviour, leading to faulty perception, inappropriate actions...

India's Failing Healthcare System

India's failing healthcare system, with latest tragedies from Gorakhpur and Farrukhabad in Uttar Pradesh, makes one question the system and the options involved, especially...

The Lack of the Land

We may be the 4th fastest growing economy in the world, but something as basic as food is still a source of worry for a majority of our people.

A survey by the Nati...

Digitising the Deccan

In a small-town in Maharashtra, a quiet digital revolution is taking place, creating a model district that helps communities and authorities to locate problems in real-time...