Last January Was The Hottest Global Temperature Anomaly Of Any Month On Record

NASA has released its global temperature data for January 2016, and, once again, the record for the hottest month in recorded history has been shattered. At a time whenthes...

New 'Stentrode' Goes Deep Inside The Brain Without The Need For Brain Surgery

Whether it's to allow for the control of robotic limbs or just to watch neurology in action, to really get at the inner workings of the brain it's still necessary to access...

Democracy's Dirty Word

- Is politics overtaking India's inherent humanism?

Why have we become so intolerant of the term "intolerance"? Crisscr...

Pm Modi Will Provide 400 Million Unorganized Workers With Smart Cards For Their Social & Financial Inclusion

Around 32% of India’s population are working under unorganized sector; which means that they don’t have provision to take any type of loan; they cannot take par...

Rural Households Have Higher Debt Than Urban Counterparts: NSSO Report

A new survey by the National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) shows that rural households have higher debts than their urban counterparts. At the same time, an urban house...

5 Trends That Will Change How We Use Social Media In 2016

It’s been a memorable year in social media. 2015 saw the birth of live social streaming, with apps like Periscope and Meerkat winning over early adopters. Snapchat fu...

4 Technologies Innovating Mental Health In 2016

Mental health innovation is long overdue. With telemedicine technologies booming in the health care sector, mental health technology has been lagging behind. The unique nat...

Five Ways Tech Is Crowdsourcing Women’s Empowerment

From gathering data on street harassment in Egypt to finding respectful gynaecologists in India, technology is helping women fight discrimination Even when data is gathered...

The Faces Of Child Poverty

Child poverty is about more than just money — it’s multidimensional. For children, poverty means being deprived of major aspects of life like nutrition, hea...