In spite of Global Progress, Women still continue to die during or after Childbirth

The death of a woman during pregnancy, at delivery, or soon after delivery is a tragedy for her family and for society as a whole. According to...

New Study reveals that Flying Insects can carry Microplastics through Air

Flying insects are contaminating new environments and threatening birds and other creatures that eat the insects by eating microplastics in pol...

Kalpana Lajmi - As I knew her

Lalita Lajmi, Kalpana’s mother, called me on the 4th of September 2018, and asked me to help her with writing Kalpana’s speech, whi...

Global Climate Action Summit 2018: ‘The Challenge is to Act Sooner’

CEO after CEO stood up to declare commitments to reducing carbon use, to everything they do now but cleaner and more efficiently in the Global ...

Survey shows Kids still hold Sexist Attitude, especially Boys

In the past few years, gender equality has resurfaced as a major issue in the public sphere. The 2016 United States presidential election fuell...

Physically Challenged but Mentally Strong

The only disability in life is a bad attitude.  - Scott Hamilton

When you hear the term &ls...

Women and Minorities continue to be victims of Pay Disparity in the Newsroom

Each year, women comprise more than two-thirds of graduates with degrees in journalism or mass communications, and yet the media industry is ju...

Flower Festivals in India You wouldn't want to Miss

India boasts of sprawling flower valleys, spectacular orchids and rhododendrons and garden cities across its length and breadth.  As a res...

Communication and Community Engagement - Key to Disaster Response

"I've got six new blankets piled up," said a Nepali man after the horrific 2015 earthquake in Nepal while what he really needed was some water ...