Gender Gap Persists At World Economic Forum

“Davos Man” is being urged to broaden his circle, to include more women.With no lines for women at the bathrooms and corridors filled with men in suits, the Wor...

Kaleidoscope - Book Lovers’ Books

For bibliophiles, books about book lovers offer an additional thrill…of belonging to a special community that lives its own universe of words.

The idea o...

Telangana Becomes First State To Make Gender Education Compulsory

Telangana has become the first State to introduce compulsory gender education at the graduate level; without repeating gender stereotypes in its bilingual textbook titled, ...

Mizoram Shows How Good Sanitation Can Help Tackle Problems Like Child Malnutrition

The north eastern state of Mizoram has reported a 13 percentage-point decline in stunting (below normal height for the age) and five percentage points decline in underweigh...

Famed Architect Shigeru Ban Builds Quake-Proof Homes From Rubble In Nepal

TOKYO – After twin earthquakes in April and May claimed 9,000 lives and left vast swathes of Nepal in ruins, survivors worried if they reused the brick rubble, they w...

Zeugma Film Festival Opens

The 3rd Zeugma Film Festival opened on Dec. 22 with a ceremony at the Gaziantep University Congress and Culture Center in the south eastern province of Gaziantep.  Thi...

Of Demons And Social Pressure

Life OK?s new prime time starter is Jaane Kya Hoga Rama Re. Unlike its predecessors, it has had an unimpressive beginning. Model Town, the site of the narrative is most con...

DD To Telecast Special Programme On Mental Health Problems & Prejudices

The Doordarshan flagship programme Aaj Savere will focus on issues relating to mental health awareness and public education.

Consultant psychiatrist Dr Avdesh Sharm...

Five State Health Portals Make It To NHSRC List

JAIPUR: The state is using a lot of technology - both IT and non-IT based, which has placed it in the top states with innovative portals in the country to deal with problem...