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Policy Shame: Sick, Rare And Ignored

Rare diseases are a diverse set of over 7,000 different conditions that afflict an estimated 1 in 20 Indians and 350 million people worldwide. Put simply, it means that eve...

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Farhan Akhtar To Release Special Song On Women's Day?

Bollywood's 'Mr. All Rounder' aka FarhanAkhtar is always game for something or the other, when it's about creativity and excellence. No wonder then, he has become everyone'...

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Annie Lennox Joins Mother's Day Walk In London

Dr Helen Pankhurst, great-granddaughter of suffragette Emmeline, Annie Lennox and Bianca Jagger led a mass walk through London on Sunday 6 March, ahead of International Wom...

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Spread Of Polio Remains A Public Health Emergency: WHO Ratan

World Health Organization (WHO) has said the spread of international spread of polio remains a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). The body also recom...

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Designing A World Where Environmentalists Win

“Captain Planet! He’s our hero…”
If you’re a millennial, you can probably fill in the rest. While the green-mulleted eco-hero didn&rsquo...

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Stanford-Led Study Underscores Huge Gap Between Rich, Poor In Global Surgery

The number of surgeries performed worldwide has grown steadily, particularly in the developing world, yet there remains an enormous gap in surgical care between rich and po...

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Satyarthi To Launch Two Campaigns For Child Rights

Nobel laureate KailashSatyarthi plans to launch this year his most ambitious campaign against child labour "100 million to 100 million" and "a biggest moral platform" that ...

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Air Pollution Kills 5.5 Million People A Year — Over Half Of Them In China, India

Air pollution caused more than 5.5 million premature deaths in 2013, with more than half of those occurring in China and India, according to a new study, and pollution mort...

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A Solar Suitcase Reduces Maternal Mortality Rates

In an age where hundreds of women still die every day in childbirth, light can provide a genuine lifeline. A pioneering solar project is delivering hope to doctors, midwive...

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Innovation In Smartphone Technology Has Slowed Down

The popularity of smartphones continues to grow, and 2015 was a record year for smartphone shipments. Although Samsung and Apple between them still control nearly 40 percen...

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