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Why Is Central Africa Missing From So Many Maps? 

You’ve probably had the following experience: You are reading along when a map, shaded in a procession of pastels, interrupts the story. Your eyes travel first to you...

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True Review - Two New Shows Of Relevance

In the last few weeks, two channels have espoused women empowerment in their new offerings at Prime Time. Star Plus premiered Tamanna last week, before that Colors launched...

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Better Hand-Washing Through Technology

Why can’t hospitals get health care workers to wash their hands?
Hospitals in the United States enjoy access to running water. Virtually all of them have alcohol...

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A New Advocacy Group Is Lobbying For The Right To Repair Everything

Repair groups from across the industry announced that they have formed The RepairCoalition, a lobbying and advocacy group that will focus on reforming the Digital Millenniu...

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LOOK, BHABHO’S IN A GHAGHRA CHOLI

By and large, the ‘powers that be for television’ have created a grid for how women should be portrayed in soaps. Placed in a box with a uniform dress code, it ...

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Rediscovering Hidden Treasures : Hirak Rajar Deshe

The most renowned Indian film maker internationally, doubtless, is Satyajit Ray. His advent with the iconic debut, PatherPanchali (The Song of the Road) heralded an outstan...

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Another Chance: The Supreme Court Holds Out A Sliver Of Hope That Section 377 May Be Legally Diluted

Hope flickers again. The curative petition on the Supreme Court’s 2013 judgment upholding Section 377 has been referred to a larger five-judge constitutional bench. S...

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Instead Of Killing Mosquitoes, Why Don’t We Edit The Viruses Out Of Them?

In the fight against zika—the mosquito-spread virus recently declared an international public health emergency due to its potential link with a brain deformity in inf...

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Woman Can Be ‘Karta' Of A Family: Delhi High Court Gives Landmark Judgement

Every time someone mentions 'karta' in the context of an Indian family, you immediately think of a male member. That just changed in a landmark ruling by the Delhi High cou...

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‘Chhattisgarh Balloon’ To Bring Down Maternal Mortality

In a significant innovation, a team of doctors in Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College here has developed a device christened the Chhattisgarh Balloon, which promises to br...

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