'Swarm Electrification' in Bangladesh Lets Neighbours Swap Solar Electricity

Ten households in Shakimali Matborkandi, a village in the Shariatpur district of Bangladesh, have seen a dramatic change over the past year in the way they light their home...

Why Is It Easier for India to Get to Mars Than to Tackle Its Toilet Challenge?

In 2013, India became the fourth country in the world (after Russia, the US and the EU) and the only emerging nation to launch a Mars probe into space. But it remains part ...

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...

Three Women Leaders Are Leading The Sanitation Revolution In Kanpur. Find Out How

Kanpur, the largest city in Uttar Pradesh, is the hub of industry and a thriving urban centre. The civic amenities here, however, have not been able to keep up with the sca...

The Inspiring Story of How Sikkim Became India’s Cleanest State

This record was reiterated in the recently conducted Swachhta (cleanliness) survey undertaken by the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) on the condition of sanitation in ...

Bitcoin ATMs Are Popular With The Unbanked, But The Regulatory Future Is Unclear

A trend is emerging in the Bitcoin ATM industry. Demand for the services among the underbanked and unbanked has seen steady growth in the two years since the industry&rsquo...

Working Women Is The Need Of The Hour: Sonali

SonaliBendre Behl talked about her book and the experience of motherhood at the Women Economic Forum, an annual summit in Delhi.Quoted in a daily, a source said, "Sonali ad...

Urban Health: Major Opportunities For Improving Global Health Outcomes, Despite Persistent Health Inequities

New data on the health of city-dwellers in almost 100 countries show that as the world’s urban population continues to grow, health inequities - especially between th...

Waterless In Marathwada: Farm Crisis Is Extra Hard On Women

In Marathwada’s worst-hit districts of Beed, Osmanabad and Latur, households now have an uncompromising priority list of expenses as an economy hit by years of near-t...