Signs of the time: For God’s Sake, Be Human!

This week Humra Quraishi questions politicians and lays out bare facts – about human rights and political mischief that ...

Lack of safe water far deadlier for children than war

Marking the World Water Day, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said in a report that lack of safe water is far deadlier for children than w...

Little Directors of Nawada shoot for the Stars

Place: Nawada, Bihar, India

The film: Swachhata Ki Khoj

Nawada is a town in the westernmost district of the Magadh division in Bihar. Nawada distr...

A Different Take on Health

India needs to improve its healthcare systems, and the recent Gorakhpur tragedy is just more evidence of the same. The question is not just of spending more bucks, it is ab...

Let It Bleed: Breaking Taboos Around Menstrual Hygiene

GURUGRAM: Half of India's girls know little of menstruation when they experience their first period. And women and girls who lack basic knowledge about menstruation often e...

Twinkle Khanna: Let's Talk Menstruation

Entrepreneur, producer and author Twinkle Khanna, who is producing a film titled "Padman", is campaigning to urge people to talk about menstruation. "No shame in menstruati...

Bollywood Bats For Clean India!

While films are now addressing serious social issues, it is overwhelming to see Bollywood celebrities taking charge offscreen as well. Doing their bit to spread awareness o...

Water-Sensitive Innovations To Transform Health Of Slums And Environment

Polluted water and inadequate water supply, sanitation and hygiene cause around 80% of diseases and one in four deaths in developing countries. The world is recognising tha...

This 16-Year-Old Is Changing Attitudes & Promoting Better Sanitation In The Slums Of Mumbai

For an outsider who steps into the slums of Govandi East for the first time, the smell that hits them first. Next they are greeted by the sight of open drainage lines that ...