Accounting For 1 In 3 Maternal Deaths, Health Disparities Persist In South Asia

The state of maternal health in South Asia is difficult to assess. Although rates of maternal mortality are declining between 2 and 2.5 percent a year overall, the region&r...

In India, Profitable Farming With Fewer Chemicals

The earth beneath Lakshmi Karre’s sparse cotton crop is hard and dry. Dressed in a flowery orange sari, she squats in the large gap between two plants and tugs at som...

In Tanzania, Farmers Reap the Benefits of Radio

How do you share ideas – including potentially transformative ones – with people who do not have Internet access, are largely illiterate, and live far from pave...

Theatre in the jungle Nook

My recent trip to Tadoba turned out to be more than exceptional, not only wildlife-wise but I also got an introduction to a whole new world of theatre. The four eastern dis...

The Future of Cinema

Roughly 1.26 billion movie tickets were purchased in North America between January 1 and December 31 of last year, according to preliminary estimates by The Hollywood Repor...

World Immunization Week: India Home To The Largest Number Of Under-Five Child Deaths

Almost 1.3 million Indian children under-five years of age die each year to due to preventable diseases. Pneumonia and Diarrhoea alone claims over 3 lakh lives each year. O...

Mega Urbanization Drive: Govt. Approves Rs 48k Cr for 100 Smart Cities!

In one of the biggest ever push for creating a world class urban structure in India, the cabinet has approved a mega urbanization drive which involves total budget of Rs 1 ...

Short Takes 5, Pocket Films – Call for Entries

Into its fifth season,Short Takes 5 is looking for short film talent; contest offers a chance to visit Germany

Mumbai, May, 2015: Pocket F...

What Is The Definition Of Success For A Woman Entrepreneur

I have been working for the past ten years now. Few years in the Philippines, but the major part has been spent in India. Three years ago, when I decided to take the entrep...