The Lack of the Land

We may be the 4th fastest growing economy in the world, but something as basic as food is still a source of worry for a majority of our people.

A survey by the Nati...

A Different Take on Health

India needs to improve its healthcare systems, and the recent Gorakhpur tragedy is just more evidence of the same. The question is not just of spending more bucks, it is ab...

Monsoon Deluge: Between Predictions And Advisories

The 29th of August saw Mumbai fall victim to a cloudburst, and, as the city went under, drowning in amassed water, one paused to think of the reason as to why our cities ke...

Preventive Measures for Public Health

With over 77 children dead in Gorakhpur due to a lack of public health services, the government does not seem to see public health as a political priority unless there are ...

Demise of Anti-Poaching Crusader

Leading conservationist Wayne Lotter was shot and killed by unknown gunmen in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on Wednesday.
Lotter, 51, was a South African who had dedicated ...

The Cost of Child Marriage

Child marriages are defined by global organizations as a formal marriage or an informal union entered upon by an individual before the age of 18, although cohabitation of t...

Indigenous People

The International Day of the World's Indigenous People was celebrated worldwide on the 9th of August 2017, to commemorate the varied endemic cultures and peoples around the...

Rise in Carbon Emissions Linked to Rise in Heatwaves

A study that examined the impact of global climate change on the basis of wet bulb temperature (WBT), found a steady rise in occurrences of humid heat waves . Wet Bulb Temp...

Wonder Where the Women Are

The advent of the 21st century may have boosted feminist movements and given women voices, but a study shows that in the world of cinema, we essentially live in a world tha...