Three Stories That Explain Why I Am Relentlessly, Passionately, And Impatiently Optimistic

After a decade and a half of working on the issues facing the world’s poorest people, I like to call myself an impatient optimist. When I visited rural India last mon...

Rajinikanth Throws Open His Marriage Hall For Sanitary Workers

Tamil superstar Rajnikanth has thrown open his sprawling marriage hall for accommodating sanitary workers from various districts engaged in the work to clean up the mess cr...

DD To Telecast Special Programme On Mental Health Problems & Prejudices

The Doordarshan flagship programme Aaj Savere will focus on issues relating to mental health awareness and public education.

Consultant psychiatrist Dr Avdesh Sharm...

196 Countries Approve Historic Paris Global Warming Accord

The world on Saturday got a historic climate deal with all 196 countries approving the Paris text that got unprecedented support from all quarters.  It will ...

Enlivening Shows & Sessions At Thespo 17 Leaves The Audience Wanting For More!

Exhilarating Thespo 17 Concludes

Scaling 200+ & the Sixer

This piece by Dr Sandeep Goyal, in which he evaluates sixers, 200+ scores and their significance to broadcasters, marketers an...

Dense Forests Lost; Increase In Net Green Cover: Forest Survey Of India 2015

India may have lost 2,511 sq km of prime forests, says the latest Forest Survey of India (FSI) report released on Friday, December 4. Prime forests are classified as very d...

Human Rights Day 2015 - Human Rights In Childbirth As A Global Movement

In May 2012, the first ever Human Rights in Childbirth Conference took place at The Hague. The conference brought together lawyers, doctors, midwives, anthropolog...