Candid Conversations

‘Everyone you meet has something to teach you’, goes a saying.

Travelling multiple modes of transport on a regular basis allows for sharing space with a...

India-US agree to fight climate change through better use of information

India and the United States have agreed to work together on efforts to adapt to the impacts of climate change and improve climate resilience through better use of informati...

Pricing row hits pharma industry

Last week’s announcement by the country’s drug price regulator doing away with a provision that permitted it to determine the price of drugs considered ‘n...

New financing facility to help poor countries reach 2015 development goal

Additional funds will speed up progress on women and child health in developing countries To give developing countries an extra push in achieving their health-related Mille...

Message to India from UN: empower city mayors to curb emissions

Global Compact of Mayors announced at New York climate meet to make cities sustainable; India out of the picture Making cities sustainable was one of the eight action areas...

Crowdsourcing technology could ensure safety of drinking water in rural India

A research group has introduced a crowdsourcing technique to measure the quality of drinking water. This technique can prove to be a boon for a country like India where onl...