Will The Poverty Rate Change In India?

The Indian national elections are underway. One of the biggest Problem of India is the high poverty ratio. Will this election brings any change to the poverty ratio in Indi...

Virat Kohli auctions gym session with him for charity

E-commerce marketplace eBay India (www.ebay.in) and Save The Children India are coming together to set up a charity auction with cricketer Virat Kohli. The charity auction ...

5th Jagran Film Festival to open on 10th July in New Delhi

The festival that created a furore with its vast span and a wide spectrum of never before presented cinema is back with a bang. This time, the Jagran Film Festival presents...

India sees decline in maternal and child deaths

Two-thirds of the global decline in child deaths since 2000 occurred in just nine countries – India, China, Ethiopia, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Pakistan, Brazil, Afghani...

India drafts policy to cut carbon emissions from deforestation

India, one of the world's largest polluters, has drafted a national policy aimed at reducing its carbon emissions from deforestation as part of a global scheme which financ...

Women politicians in India, Pak face violence, threats

From kidnapping, physical assault and sexual harassment to threats, abuse and character assassination, women politicians in India, Pakistan and Nepal face hostility and agg...

An Accidental Martyrdom

In April 2010, I returned home late evening to find a family friend had left urgent messages for me to call back. The next morning, before I could return her call, she was ...

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?