India to provide four free vaccines, including rotavirus

India will provide four new vaccines free of cost as part of a programme to reduce child mortality, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said. They include one for rotavirus, w...

A reporter’s notebook

Crime against women in Uttar Pradesh might have hit the headlines, but following two Khabar Lahariya journalists on a day’s work shows that little has changed over de...

Funded gastroenteritis vaccine is here

As of today, babies born in Hawke’s Bay will be eligible for funded vaccination against rotavirus gastroenteritis caused by rotavirus infection. PHARMAC has funded RO...

Free vaccinations to protect babies against deadly bug

New Zealand babies will be entitled to free vaccinations against a highly infectious and potentially deadly gastric bug from tomorrow. The new oral rotavirus vaccine is one...

Creating the climate for India’s low carbon growth story

Buried under the din of the changing electoral climate, India took an important step in its fight against climate change this summer. The ‘Expert Group on Low Carbon ...

Kerala Panchayat sets an example by ensuring safety for women

While crimes against women are being reported in all corners of the country, one panchayat in Kerala’s Alappuzha district has made it its mission to ensure that the s...

In Lucknow, one toilet for every 58,844 people!

Lucknow, with a population of nearly three million and the capital of India’s most populous state of Uttar Pradesh, doesn’t have any public toilets for women an...

Huma Qureshi to spread social awareness for LGBT community

Actress Huma Qureshi has joined forces with a poetic campaign called ‘Ishq ki Ijaazat’ which will be launched online to spread awareness about the lesbian, gay,...

5th Jagran Film Festival To Open On 5th July In New Delhi

The festival will travel to 14 cities across India

New Delhi, India: The festival that created a furore with its vast span ...