Union Minister Maneka Gandhi Blames Environment Degradation for Rising Prices

Union Women and Child Welfare Minister Maneka Gandhi today blamed environmental degradation for spiraling prices of essential commodities, which has been burning a hole in ...

India Renewing Commitment To End Child And Maternal Deaths

Aaapathyaam raksha garbhineem (may the pregnant woman and her child be saved from all dangers) is at the core of our Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent H...

Where Are The Women Leaders?

Progress towards closing the gender gap in politics has been slow, according to data accumulated by UN Women. In fact, since 2005 there has only been a 3.5% increase in the...

India To Host ‘Call To Action Summit 2015 – Ending Preventable Child And Maternal Deaths’

The Summit will be a platform for 24 nations and the Summit partners to deliberate upon the importance of systems, partnerships, innovations, convergence, and evidence in e...

Cecil The Lion Killing Brings Calls For Extradition And Global Reckoning On Endangered Species

The killing of Cecil the Lion in a remote stretch of Zimbabwe has prompted an international reckoning over how countries protect endangered species and combat illegal hunti...

Big B To become Maharashtra’s ‘Tiger Ambassador’

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan will now use his charisma to protect tigers. The 72-year-old actor has accepted the Maharashtra government’s invitation to become a brand am...

The Many Faces Of Media

Panoramic landscapes of rock formations on face of the earth are not the only structures that present the spectacle of erosion. What takes infinite centuries to change the ...

Of A Biased Media, Yakub Memon And Baby Crows!

So as I walked into the elevator that would take me to my apartment on the 7th floor after work last evening, in walked with me a lady well over 75 years of age.

I ...

Videocon Telecom Announces Free Data To All Its Female Subscribers.

Taking the Prime Minister’s vision of Digital India forward, Videocon Telecom, on Wednesday took another big initiative and announced 1GB free Data for all its female...