Drinking alcohol before pregnancy linked to intestinal birth defect

Women should refrain from drinking alcohol before they try to become pregnant, according to maternal-fetal medicine specialists at Loyola University Health System. “A...

India should turn to renewable sources of energy

Should Western countries be forced to pay more attention to reducing carbon footprint than countries like India, as the developed world has contributed more towards damagin...

Empowering the poor or the rural elite?

India to have roadmap for cutting carbon emissions

India has unveiled a draft national policy to provide a roadmap for building comprehensive strategies for cutting carbon emissions from deforestation. Officials said the na...

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...

IMD plans agromet service to get weather right for farmers

Realising that predicting the southwest monsoon is not enough by itself, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) is now pushing for agromet advisories so that a contingen...

Over 4.5 lac kids engaged in various e-waste activities in India

In a shocking revelation, the ASSOCHAM has claimed that about 4.5 lakh of children between the age group of 10 to 14 are engaged in various e-waste (electronic waste) activ...

Ending newborn deaths: ensuring every baby survives

The first 24 hours of a child’s life are the most dangerous, with more than one million babies dying each year on their first and only day of life, according to new r...

Hydro-power plants blamed for deadly floods in India

Badly managed hydro-power projects in northern India were partly to blame for devastating floods last year that killed thousands of people and caused extensive damage, an e...