Pigeons Could Help Detect Breast Cancer

The latest species to add to that list is the common pigeon (Columba livia). According to a study?by a team of researchers in the US published in?PLOS One, pigeons have an ...

Curtain Raiser

“Everything is a celebration in the garden of childhood”
- Pablo Neruda

A question which frequently haunted me raises its head as I write...

The Birds And The Bees And The Sdg

There’s no room for awkward conversations or blushes when it comes to making sure girls across the globe know about sex and their rights to health and education. Ther...

The US Banned This Ship And Now It's Carrying 28 Tons Of Radioactive Waste From France To Australia

A ship that has been deemed a "disaster waiting to happen" by Greenpeace and a "dustbin ship" by a French lawmaker is nonetheless making its way from France to Australia, c...

Kangana Ranaut: Women Should Not Seek Approval From Others.

A lot has changed for Kangana Ranaut in the last 10 years but the superstar, who was once mocked for her poor English speaking skills in Bollywood, says she never lost conf...

India’s Sanitation Crisis Is The Biggest In The World’

Jack Sim founded the World Toilet Organization in 2001 by breaking the taboo associated with sanitation through his unique blend of humour and seriousness. In an email inte...

WHO Issues New Guidance On Preventing And Treating Infections Around The Time Of Childbirth

Bacterial infections around the time of childbirth (peripartum infections) account for about one-tenth of maternal deaths globally. In addition to the high risk of mortalit...

Suchitra Sen - Revisiting Icons

Standing at the far end of the room she resembled a house wife in a simple cotton saree. A few gold bangles twinkled musically round her wrist. That plump figure was out of...