Late hours, drunk men, daily harassment: it's all routine for women bus conductors in Maharashtra

The brutal beating of a female bus conductor in Maharashtra’s Thane district last week was a rare case, but milder molestation is a regular part of life for women who...

Empowering India?s Women Through Community groups

When 60 women in Edamalakudi in India’s southern state of Kerala recently carried about 100 solar panels on their heads across 18km (11 miles) of hill, forest and wil...

Mumbai Is Noisiest City In The World

Mumbai is hostage to air and water pollution at dangerous levels, and is probably the n the world, ahead of Delhi and Kolkata. Maharashtra’s economic survey, released...

Green tax on vehicles made mandatory in Uttar Pradesh

Number of vehicles in Noida has increased by three folds between 2004 and 2012. To bring vehicular pollution under control, the Uttar Pradesh government has recently made g...

Two-stroke vehicles are the worst polluters

Six per cent of bikes and 70 per cent of three wheelers run on two-stroke engines in India Two-stroke scooters and mopeds are a significant source of vehicular pollution. A...

Black carbon in air a worry, say scientists

PUNE: The amount of black carbon or soot, a potential cancer-causing substance, has been gradually increasing over Pune city since 2005, shows a study conducted by the Indi...

True Review – R…RAJKUMAR

Rating: 1.5 stars

Director: Prabhu Dheva

Cast: Shahid Kapoor, Sonakshi Sinha, Sonu Sood, Ashish Vidyarthi

Our bruised and battered protagonist is be...

Happiness: A Goal Worth Pursuing

As daunting as it may be, defining what makes us happy is imperative in modern society. The Neolithic revolution, which took place approximately 12 thousand years ago, was ...

Garlic Tales

The day shimmered in the April heat. Vehicles of all shapes and sizes whizzed or trundled past, making the service road shudder at regular intervals. This made for a slight...