World Aids Day 2014: History, HIV Facts and 'Aids-Free Generation' Theme

World Aids Day, observed annually on 1 December, is dedicated to raising awareness to the Aids pandemic caused by the spread of the HIV infection.

To date, there ar...

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan brings the smiles out

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan celebrated twin joys on the anniversary of her Miss World Title as the Smile Train goodwill Ambassador. She gifted a 100 children suffering from the ...

UN Sounds Alarm To End Global Pandemic Of Violence Against Women

Violence against women and girls is a global pandemic that destroys lives, fractures communities and holds back development, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon sa...

Child nutrition in India’s developed States improves

India’s more developed States, especially its southern States, have seen improvements in child nutrition over the last five years, but have a patchy record on immunis...

Women on climate change frontline make big impact on small grants

In London, Paris and Washington, where leaders have made little progress in curtailing climate change, global warming may seem a merely theoretical problem ? too far in the...

Rickshaw drivers take 'respect for women' message to Delhi's streets

Delhi rickshaw driver Narotan Singh was never interested in the problems faced by women and girls – his only interaction with the opposite sex was with females from h...

Bipasha Basu: 'Pinkathon is an important platform for women'

Bipasha Basu is continuing her support of breast cancer awareness charity Pinkathon. The actress said the charity offers an important platform for women to share their expe...

Climate change: India to pay dearly, says Royal Society

Warning that floods like the ones which ravaged Kashmir, Uttarakhand and Odisha are imminent between now and 2090, a report of The Royal Society, London, has suggested effe...

Executive Women, Finding (and Owning) Their Voice

What does it mean for women to have a “voice” in meetings? How can they navigate perceptions around assertiveness, particularly when they are often judged more ...