Shaky foundations

COVID-19 update: India education ministry cancels board exams for Class X

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath, Delhi transport minister Kailash Gehlot test positive for virus  

COVID-19: Inducing child, early and forced marriage

The lockdown has interrupted protective measures that need to be restarted immediately

National Medical Commission Bill: Govt ignored key advices

There was no mention of community health providers in the version of the Bill the parliamentary standing committee studied and their opposition …

‘Need to be accompanied biggest reason for girl student drop outs’

New study says 90 per cent of over 3,000 girls in 1,604 households across four states claimed this to be the reason

Caught in the web

Of poverty, life in India has improved little over the past decade, reports the planning commission's National Human Development Report 2001

Truth or dare

By publicly disclosing the environmental status report and commissioning an ngo for its preparation, Pune Municipal Corporation has grabbed …

As told to Parliament (March 28, 2023): India recorded three H3N2 deaths, 1,317 cases 

All that was discussed in the House through the day  

World risks spending $250 billion on simply monitoring UN development goals: report

The number should be reduced from the current 169 targets

Dash for cash

Government unprepared but goes ahead with direct cash transfer

Reform global financing system, fast-track climate action: UN Chief

Supporting developing world at core of strategies outlined by Antonio Guterres         

WHO, Unicef target to avoid 50 million vaccine-preventable infections this decade

UN and other agencies launch new programme that aims to ensure immunisation benefits are shared equitably by humanity

ICFRE-ICIMOD’s REDD+ Himalayan programme extended till 2020

Launched in January 2016 in Mizoram, the project addressed the drivers of deforestation and forest degradation in India's Himalayan states 

Two years of Modi government: A civil society review

According to a report, government allocation in most social sectors do not address critical concerns in health, education and civic …

Nobel Peace Prize to child rights champions from India and Pakistan

Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzay selected for their fight against injustice towards children

A tab on wishlist

As firms explore applications for Indian consumers, the country is set to drive budget tablet market

South Asian Union: Dream reality?

A closer-knit South Asian community is not beyond the realms of possibility now. At the 12th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation …

‘Brick kiln workers in India underpaid and exploited’

India employs double the number of labourers than China, yet produces one-fifth of China’s annual brick production of 1 trillion

Are compulsory rural postings for medical students needed to revamp health centres?

Population populism: UP draft population bill will impact the vulnerable, especially women

The focus must be on safeguarding women and girls’ reproductive health. Smaller families can be achieved by ensuring gender equality, …

Umbilical Discord

An estimated 8,000 babies are born with neural defects every year in Rajasthan. Most of them die within a few months of birth. They are lucky. …

Children of a lesser State

A rare killer disease, Japanese encephalitis, has been annually and invariably breaking out in eastern Uttar Pradesh, India. This year, so far, 3,…

Nine in 10 schools in Bihar offer mid-day meals without kitchen infrastructure

Drinking water and toilets also missing in most state-run schools

Colouring plants

Mythila painting is an innovative media that contain powerful messages of conservation

What does Union Budget 2021-22 mean for students, farmers, migrants, health workers? Not much

What was expected in a time of crisis were bold decisions. But finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman decided to play it safe