UNICEF begins polio vaccination campaign in Middle East

UNICEF announced on Monday that the organization and its partners began the largest-ever coordinated polio vaccination campaign in the Middle East following the return of t...

A Matter of Justice, Securing Human Rights in the Post-2015 Development Agenda

This article is a review of a report published by the Center for Economic and Social Rights and is a very good reading and reflection for those who want to have some insigh...

Is climate change responsible for the hail storms and unseasonal rainfall in Maharashtra?

Is climate change responsible for the hail storms and unseasonal rainfall in parts of Maharashtra? Or is it a one-off phenomenon?

The South Asia Network on Dams, Ri...

See Lorde At Coachella And Help Charity

17-year-old New Zealander Lorde has won over the music industry with her chart-topping hit “Royals,” which reigned at number one for nine straight weeks. Now, t...

Gauri Khan: Charity Work is an Eye-Opener for Me

The first time you set your eyes on Bollywood’s first lady Gauri Khan, you’ll realise that the elegance and poise she exudes, is of a different kind. She is a c...

Omega School Represents India at UN Human Rights Conference

Fifty two Class 11 students of Lalaji Memorial Omega International School, Kolapakkam, participated in a human rights video conference on March 3.

Omega was the onl...

Freak climate in North India may damage crops; fears of El Nino phenomenon rising

Snowfall in the middle of March; heavy showers in the drying-up phase of the monsoon; catastrophic floods before the rainy season; searing heat in parts of south India &mda...

Proof that ignorance rooted in anti-vaccine movement

Several scientific studies prove that vaccinations do not cause autism but when presented with such evidence, many anti-vaccination parents still ignore facts in favor of f...

Vintage Women, Mentor

March 8 every year is a special calendar entry for so many women. A few years back, I overheard a group of suburban housewives weighing the pros and cons of special buffet ...