Volkswagens 2016 Diesel Models Might Also Have Emissions Cheating Software

After a study on emissions discrepancies uncovered suspicious data on Volkswagen diesel vehicles, the EPA issued a notice of violation against the company in September. The...

Nadia In West Bengal Goes Churu Way, Achieves Open Defecation-Free Tag

The Centre has lauded the involvement of government officials in successfully implementing sanitation programmes across states. A recent communiqué issued by the Min...

Working Women Cause Of Unemployment, Says Chhattisgarh School Textbook

Amid a union minister recently stoking a row saying that girls wanting a night out is not acceptable in India, BJP ruled Chhattisgarh has went a step further with its class...

BARC Commissions India's Largest Universe Estimation Study

The study to be conducted by Nielsen, will aid panel expansion for television measurement, and aim to be a ready reckoner for MARKETERS  and advertisers. The Broadcast...

UN Rights Chief: No Country Has Achieved Gender Equality

The High Commissioner for Human Rights [official website] on Tuesday stated [press release] that no country has achieved full equality between men and women and urged the 4...

How To Tackle Gender Imbalances In Higher Education

A recent report on female graduates far outpacing men said a leading education expert is calling for the lack of men at university to be considered an equity issue.

Big B Innaugurates Helmet Facilities For Mumbai Traffic Police.

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan unveiled helmets for Mumbai traffic cops at an event in Mumbai. The “Piku” star said unlike others he finds traffic in a city fascinat...

5 Hollywood Actors Who Work For A Good Cause

Celebrities like Angelina Jolie, Emma Watson and Leonardo Di Caprio have worked for causes like refugee’s crisis, feminism and environment respectively. Quoting the s...

Apathy, Waste And The Rhetoric Of Concern

Rafi Nagar, Deonar, Mumbai
April 2012

The auto-rickshaw stopped at the corner of the narrow road. A large mound of garbag...