One Indian Woman Dies Every 5 Minutes From Postpartum Hemorrhage

The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that, of the 529,000 maternal deaths occurring every year, 136,000 or 25.7 per cent take place in India (one Indian woman dies...

How Football Is Levelling The Playing Field For Kids

“For me there is only one religion and that is humanity. I don’t believe in any other religion,” says 83-year-old Mithalal Sindhi. He is a resident of Ahm...

Threatened By Militias And Traffickers, Mali's Desert Elephants Could Be Extinct In 3 Years

In 2012, poachers began targeting the Gourma elephants. Now, in the face of ongoing political instability — armed militias and traffickers in arms and drugs &mda...

Driving Innovation For A Healthier India

The time period set by the nations of the world in 2000 for achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) comes to an end in December. Leaders from around the world met ...

A Cute Chinese Robot Has Set a New Walking Distance Record on a Single Charge

Xingzhe (Walker) No. 1 walked a total of 83.28 miles on a single charge, circling an indoor track 1,405 times over a period of 54 hours and 34 minutes. It beat the pants of...

Of A Biased Media, Yakub Memon And Baby Crows!

So as I walked into the elevator that would take me to my apartment on the 7th floor after work last evening, in walked with me a lady well over 75 years of age.

I ...

India Mourns Death Of Former President Abdul Kalam

One of India’s most popular presidents, Abdul Kalam, died Monday after he collapsed during a lecture to business management graduate students in the northeastern city...

Abdul Kalam's Take On Sustainable Development

“Sustainable development only can come through creative leadership,” said Kalam, adding that creative leaders can be of any age — 25 years or 70 years. &n...

Nobel Peace Prize: Who is Kailash Satyarthi?

Malala Yousafzai has won the Nobel Peace Prize alongside Kailash Satyarthi an Indian activist who was comparatively unknown until today Kailash Satyarthi's work made a diff...