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

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