UN Concerned Over Health Care for Below Poverty Line Families in India

A top United Nations official today expressed concerns over the health care of families who fall below the poverty line in India. “Universal Health Coverage (UHC) is ...

Injustice in Mahan Forest

In a tragic turn of events on the night of the seventh of May, four Greenpeace activists Akshay Gupta, Vinit Gupta, Bechan Lal and Vijay Shankar Singh were arrested for pea...

India drafts policy to cut carbon emissions from deforestation

India, one of the world's largest polluters, has drafted a national policy aimed at reducing its carbon emissions from deforestation as part of a global scheme which financ...

Empowering the poor or the rural elite?

IMD plans agromet service to get weather right for farmers

Realising that predicting the southwest monsoon is not enough by itself, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) is now pushing for agromet advisories so that a contingen...

Zendaya Covers John Legend For Charity

Hollywood Records’ Platinum-selling artist, Zendaya recently released a cover of John Legend’s “All of Me” for charity. Zendaya joined Max and Kurt ...

WHO presents manual for countries to eliminate malaria

On the occasion of World Malaria Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday launched a manual to help countries assess their achievements in eliminating the disease...

Water Walkathon

A large number of women in rural and urban India don’t have much to celebrate on women’s day on March 8 Their day will begin as usual with a walk to fetch water...