Challenging Cultural Norms Is The First Step Towards Gender Parity In India

Hailing from India and currently attending a nine month program in the US, I am struck by the differences and similarities between the women in the two countries and what t...

#Digitaldiary: Q2 Report Card For Social Media

More than half the year is gone. As July came to an end, the social media platforms came out with their Q2 results. How did Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn do this quarter?<...

Top 5 New Media/Web Platforms For Change

I recently read an article by Sean Parker, the founder president of Facebook and the man behind the revolutionary Napster,that took the music world by storm, speaking about...

Hear The Poor Cry

A Very significant document has come out. It is a letter from Pope Francis addressed to everyone on this planet.

Pope Francis is head of the world’s largest r...

Corporations Going Green For Optimal Returns On HR

The Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) in a poll defined Green Workplaces as environmentally sensitive, resource efficient and socially responsible workspaces. The...

4 Hi-Tech Products Including Solar Powered WiFi System To Be Launched By DoT

As part of the ongoing Digital India week (July 1 to July 7), Department of Telecom (DoT) will launch 4 highly advanced tech products, which will help the cause of Digital ...

Domestic Violence Affects Maternal And Child Health: Study

A recent research has established the link between domestic violence and pregnancy complications. The study, conducted in 225 villages across 12 districts of Uttar Pradesh,...

WHO: Insecticides Lindane, DDT Linked To Cancer

IARC said high exposures to lindane have previously been reported among agricultural workers and pesticide applicators. The insecticide lindane, once widely used in agricul...

New Research Warns Of Catastrophic Food Shortages Due To Unchecked Climate Change

New research supported by the United Kingdom?s Foreign Office and insurer Lloyd?s of London finds that, absent major changes, humanity risks a catastrophic collapse in its ...