SAMVIDHAAN – The Making of the Constitution of India

As I watched the first episode of Shyam Benegal’s Samvidhaan – The Making of the Constitution of India, I was reminded that when we studied the Indian Constitut...

3 Screens and The Missing 4th “R”

Screens surround us, and our children.

First of all there is the big screen, with its larger than life images, with its tinsel moorings, colors and the celebrities ...

Risk of HIV infection is high during pregnancy and the postpartum period

Women living in world regions where HIV infection is common are at high risk of acquiring HIV infection during pregnancy and the postpartum period, according to a study by ...

Let?s work together to make Washington County agriculture sustainable

One of the buzzwords today in agriculture is sustainable.

It is hard to pick up an agricultural-oriented magazine without at least one article, op-ed or letter to t...

Responsible actors can save women’s death, every 90 seconds!

Maternal and child health is one of the most pressing of primary health issues that face our country today. Around 800 women die from pregnancy or childbirth related compli...

Q&A with Joy Lawn: Kangaroo Mother Care

A mother’s touch really cam save a child’s life. That’s the claim behind Kangaroo Mother Care. It’s when a pre-term or low weight baby is literally ...

How climate change destroys human rights

Environmental destruction caused by people is poised to become the “most massive human rights violation ever”. In a 2012 interview, Oregon State University phil...

IGT: India Does Have Talent

In 2009, a 48-year-old matronly Susan Boyle floored   the judges, audience and TV viewers of Read More

Anti-polio drive launched in NW Pakistan

Pakistani authorities today launched an anti-polio drive aimed at covering over 700,000 children in the tribal areas and frontier regions of the country’s northwest.<...