Why Discriminating Against Women Keeps Countries Poorer

In 100 countries around the world, women are barred from doing certain work solely because they are women. More than 150 countries have at least one law that is discriminat...

Environment, Development And The Paradox Of Progress

The wisdom of ancients was cast in proverbial stone when the Atharva Veda extolled believers to worship the environment, and consequently immortalized the message of preser...

Twitter Promises To Hire More Women While Fighting Gender Discrimination Suit

Twitter is setting modest goals to diversify its workforce while it fights a proposed class-action lawsuit that says the online messaging service discriminates against its ...

11 Laws From Around The World That Stand In The Way Of Gender Equality

Today, more countries uphold gender equality in their constitutions than ever before- and this is reason to celebrate. But, at the same time, many of these same countries u...

True Review Movie – Baankey Ki Crazy Baraat

Critics rating: 1.5 Stars

Cast:  Sanjay Mishra, Rajpal Yadav, Vijay Raaz, Rakesh Bedi, Tia Bajpai, Satyajeet Dubey<...

Why Big Corporations Like Gap And eBay Are Mobilizing Against Climate Change

This week, California legislators received a pair of letters signed by dozens of corporations in support of two bills that would require the state to further reduce its gre...

Why Is India Dragging Its Heels Over The Criminalisation Of Marital Rape?

When I started looking into the issue of marital rape in India, I soon realised how difficult it would be to get anyone to talk. It is a touchy subject, because there is st...

Medicine?? Search For Meaning

Every day, we are reminded that the health care system is in crisis. We are going bankrupt. There are too many lawsuits. We practice defensive medicine. We restrict access....

Environment Panel Refuses Expansion Of Coal Mine In Chhattisgarh

An environment ministry committee has declined the expansion of a major mine run by a Coal India subsidiary in Chhattisgarh citing ?serious? violation of environmental laws...