Delhi’s Going Seriously Green With Their New Plastic Ban

The National Green Tribunal of New Delhi has banned the use of disposable plastic in Delhi and NCR, which should come as a silver lining as reports of Delhi’s sickeni...

Non-Profit Creates Open-Source Drinking Water Filter For 1/10th Of The Cost

Non-profit organization OHorizons recently created an innovative BioSand Filter that can deliver clean water at 1/10th of the cost of traditional methods. The filter hinges...

MY VIEW: English Theatre Has A Loyal Fan Base In India. But Is It Easy To Make A Career In Theatre?

Students in India are often introduced to English theatre in the form of Shakespeare’s plays. And it usually ends there. Indian dramatists like T P Kailasam, Habib Ta...

Corporates told to protect child rights

The corporate companies and the business organisations must conduct various programmes for protection of child rights and their implementation as part of Corporate Social R...

Powerful new technique reveals the mechanical environment of cells in their natural habitat, the living embryo

Whether building organs or maintaining healthy adult tissues, cells use biochemical and mechanical cues from their environment to make important decisions, such as becoming...

Injectable contraceptive: A shot in the arm for women’s autonomy

To every solution, there is a problem. This seems to be the dictum followed by many in our country and the case of the injectable contraceptive is no exception. So, we see ...

Kehkashan Basu, UAE-based Indian teen, wins Children's Peace Prize

 "Do not stop what you're doing. No matter what happens, we have to continue to save the planet," the 16-year-old said.

Award-winning teen environmental activi...

Vivek Oberoi's web series in Marathi is all about how to make the impossible possible.

Vivek Oberoi’s nine-episode web series in Marathi is all about how to make the impossible possible

Actor-producer Vivek Oberoi is developing a nine-epis...

App for lawmakers to check maternal, child health indicators

MPs and MLAs can now keep a close watch on maternal and child health indicators of their constituencies with the help of a mobile application called “Swasthya Samiksh...