UN calls for protection of rights of women, indigenous peoples
The 69th session of the UN General Assembly will see the participation of world leaders on crucial global issues
Out of control
Parts of India still struggle to stabilise population growth
Holistic approach
Civil society and all government agencies are responsible for sustainable development
ABCDE of Obama’s sales pitch
Kind to cash
The government has a plan to reach welfare to the poor without wasting money. It wants to put hard cash in their hands instead of spending on …
Two incidents that made me ask: Whither forestry extension?
Extension programmes in forest institutions are meant to benefit stakeholders, mainly farmers, villagers and rural communities
Children make up for 80 per cent of deaths attributed to climate change
But they are the most ignored in the climate change discourse
The secret garden
Want to know about a lost variety of rice or a cure to asthma? Answers lie in the notebooks of schoolchildren and women of the Sundarbans and …
Celebrities could be sued for endorsing products in misleading advertisements
Central Consumer Protection Council panel to consider proposal
Call for policy to check drug abuse, overuse
Public health experts suggest ways to curb drug resistance
Science and Technology - Briefs
Gujarat's Chirajeevi Yojana fails to deliver
US$ 32 million given to private healthcare sector under the scheme to improve maternal and child health, but childbirth-related complications …
Africa loses more money than it gets in aid
While annual global aid is less than $30 billion, the continent incurs loss of $58 billion every year
Grim reminder
A fleeting reappearance of plague exposes India's lack of preparedness
On wrong wavelength
Twenty years after the Supreme Court asserted that people have a right over radio waves, community radio continues to struggle. Instead of …
Book launch becomes platform to debunk studies on health risks of cell phone towers
IIT professor and international expert say fear around mobile technology is unscientific
Skill development: China shows the way
Vocational education in India seems to be caught in a time warp. In contrast, China has a well-designed system in place
Gujarat's power consumers paying for losses caused by Coal India Limited
Supply of inferior quality coal to power plants has increased power production cost, points out NGO
Karnataka lost Rs 3,000 crore due to illegal mining: CAG
Performance audit report unveils mining irregularities in the state
Time to be different
Salvage science
Scientific Advisory Council to Prime Minister seeks more funds and education reforms in science sector
Bihar midday meals: 75 students take ill, five critical
Two separate incidents of food poisoning from consuming midday meal reported from Arwal and Jhajha districts
Teachers in Chhattisgarh not to take up extra duties
Mobile technology to be used to improve maternal and child health in Africa
Smartphones will help health workers track the health of expecting mothers and their unborn children
BANGLADESH GETS AID