Healthcare Budget 2017: India Should Spend More On Healthcare Sector

India has one bed for every 1,050 patients and to fulfil country's healthcare demand, the government needs to add more beds to its hospitals. In last 67 years since Indepen...

India's New Legislation Offers Hope

Last month, the Indian Parliament passed much needed and long awaited legislation on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in India. The new disability law is going to af...

Op-Ed: Should Philanthropy Be Funding Arts And Culture?

In 2014, government decided to consolidate its funding for arts and culture through the establishment of an entity called the Cultural and Create Industries Federation of S...

Do We Know What Our Children Want?

"There's always room for a story that can transport people to another place."

J.K. Rowling

Over the last one century or so, ordin...

Global Profits, And Peril, From Child Labor

Governments Should Impose Mandatory Restrictions
Governments should better regulate businesses to prevent child labor in global supply chains, Human Rights Watch said ...

NASA Releases Patents for Moon Dust Fuel, Bio-Gaming, And Laser Engines

If you’re looking for some inspiration for your newfangled spaceship concept—and aren’t we all? —NASA has good news for you. The agency recently rel...

India Must Close The Gender Gap And Make Every Woman Count

In India, the gender gap — the differences between women and men, especially as reflected in social, political, intellectual, cultural, or economic attainments or att...

Should We Look Beyond 'Jobs' To 'Livelihoods' This World Water Day?

With water resources dwindling at a rapid rate globally and its predicted serious impacts on economies and livelihoods, World Water Day 2016 celebrated every year on March ...

Unicef Meet In Assam Over Childbirth Deaths

Unicef, Assam, is taking a slew of measures to curb the Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) in the state. It is planning to scale up the intersectoral consultation among various ...