Treat TB like HIV, say activists

Treatment Action Campaign, Section 27, and Médecins Sans Frontières are calling for civil society, which forced the government in 2002 to give antiretrovirals...

It is obvious why farming is dying

The euphoria in the stock markets, after a strong mandate for Narendra Modi, hogs the national headlines. Unfortunately, the loud cries of wailing farm widows have been los...

Can child labour be eliminated in India?

Every day nine-year-old Milli (named changed) rushes through her morning ablutions so that she does not get late. However, unlike other children her age, including her frie...

Doctor appeals to husbands to interest in nutrition of pregnant wives

Dr. Francis Zotor, Acting Dean of School of Public Health, University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS), Thursday advised men to show interest in the nutrition of their ...

Why women die

Pakistan, and the rest of the world, is observing International Women’s Day today – March 8. Concerned NGOs and members of civil society will raise women’...

Sustainable Development Goals: Where do Gender Equality and Women’s Rights Stand?

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Friday File: The eighth session of the Open Working Group on Sust...

The Lesser known Farooque Shaikh

We all knew of his talent as an actor, his passion for theatre and the dexterity with which he anchored enjoyable television programs. The discussed these we bid farewell t...

RBI’s new governor Raghuram Rajan in his first round of media interviews made his intentions clear on restructuring the loans of the many non performing assets

Last week, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Raghuram Rajan, in his first round of customary media interviews after taking charge, let slip a warning that chronic corpor...

Is America Disinventing Human Rights? By Professor Alemayehu G Mariam

In his 1981 farewell speech, President Jimmy Carter said, “America did not invent human rights. In a very real sense, it is the other way round. Human rights invented...