Title: Polio epidemic from Syria becomes palpable threat for European nations

In recent developments, two German doctors have confirmed a contagion in poliovirus in Syria (a virus that was presumed to be irradicated from the nation in 1999).

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Comedy needs more female writers, says Veep’s Armando Iannucci

Julia Louis-Dreyfus’s heels may clatter down the corridors of power in the American sitcom Veep – now back for a second season – but her gender is not the...

A Healthier Global Health Agenda

LONDON – On September 25, world leaders will meet in New York at a special session of the United Nations to chart a path to a new set of Sustainable Development Goals...

Development & reproduction affected by chemicals in bottled water

Study Finds Over 24,000 Chemicals In Bottled Water: Which Ones Are Harming You?Read More Read More

After Cyclone Phailin, Odisha fights floods in five districts

After effects of flooding caused by cyclone Phailin unsettled 20 lakh people in the affected areas. Water levels in rivers now retreating below the danger level. Read More&...

Courting' controversy

India has been witnessing a rising trend of judicial intervention and directives in cases involving a face-off between large institutional project...

Annual Report: India 2013

Republic of India

Head of state Pranab Kumar Mukherjee(replaced Pratibha Patil)

Head of government Manmohan Singh

Torture and other ill-treatment, e...

Health Equity in Post 2015 Development Agenda

This Beyond 2015 position paper for the thematic UN consultation on “Health in the Post-2015 Development Agenda” was drafted by a broad team of health advocates...

ATUL TIWARI: MAN OF MANY PARTS!

Aparajita Krishna time-travels with writer, actor, museum designer and teacher of dramatic arts At...