Promoting good food is cheap and the returns are 12 times the investment

For every $1 invested in policies to control lifestyle diseases, the financial returns can ensure millions of lives are saved, says WHO. But is …

Studying poop samples, scientists find clues on health and disease

Agricultural antibiotics, those fed to animals, were detected in many people who claimed they hadn’t taken antibiotics in the year prior to …

This chemical controls whether you would be fat or fatter

Genes interact with obesogens in the environment to make a person fatter 

Can physical activity boost our resilience to rising temperatures?

Of the many risk factors for developing heat-related health problems, several can be avoided by adopting a healthy, active lifestyle

How Gandhi ‘mainstreamed’ peace, sustainability and empathy

Instead of just aspiring, some goals critical to humanity can be achieved only by embedding them in our daily thoughts and actions

Need for revisiting Gandhi at this critical juncture

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought ugly realities into focus; this is when Gandhi and his thoughts become even more relevant

Note-taking by hand: A powerful tool to support memory

Taking notes by hand involves cognitive engagement in summarising, paraphrasing, organising and concept mapping that leads to deeper understanding

Hate speech fosters hostility, violence against migrants, minorities: UN experts

Exposure to hate speech is directly associated with the number of hate crimes, read the open letter

As the West toasted men on the moon, Algeria held a party to a post-imperial world

There are no such plans for a 50th anniversary event this year, as Algeria goes through its latest period of political unrest after almost 60 …

Sailing against the tides

India’s first and only licensed fisher-woman, Rekha Karthikeyan, has achieved this feat after challenging many social norms and beliefs

Inside the Kingdom of Hayti, 'the Wakanda of the Western Hemisphere'

Here's a modern-day black kingdom that aspired to be a safe haven from racism and inequality

Indonesia's ancestral community embraces drones, computers while preserving traditions

Indonesia’s Ciptagelar community, 130 km southwest of Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta, is in many ways both a model smart village …

A year of blursdays: how coronavirus distorted our sense of time in 2020

By keeping busy, minimising stress, engaging in as much face-to-face or online social interaction as we can and by reducing our stress levels, we …

Cut off amid CVID-19 lockdown: How a positive case next door changes the way I live

One of the latest novel coronavirus positive case in Delhi is at Kalkaji — a house away from mine

Economic Survey 2018-19: School going population peaks as fertility rate declines

Nine states, which have fertility rates well below the replacement rate, will have an aged population by 2030s

Girish Karnad: A not very subtle environmental message

Noted theatre and cinema auteur Girish Karnad died June 10, 2019 morning; here's looking back at his film Cheluvi

Information recharge: Meet Devansh Mehta of CGnet Swara

Devansh Mehta believes that people can be sensitised through incentives, be it as small as mobile top-ups

Here is how nutrition may help overcome genetic risk of diabetes

B12 and folic acid supplements have a beneficial impact on genes associated with Type 2 diabetes, says research by the Council of Scientific and …

That sinking feeling: A review of Inside a Dark Box

Inside a Dark Box is a peek into what depression can feel like to an individual

A higher share of older Indian women physically active than men: Study

A greater share of those above 45 years in the rural areas are physically active compared to their urban counterparts

New alphabets: How kids in Rayagada, Kalahandi continued learning amid COVID-19

Children in two of India’s poorest districts continue their education as communities convert open spaces into schools, rope in youths as …

Not a child’s play to stand up against child marriage

After saying a no to her own marriage, Bishnupriya Pradhan is saving others from child marriage

Even an hour of screen time can affect mental health of 2-year-olds: study

Children and adolescents may have less curiosity, lower self-control & emotional stability, shows a study that surveyed more than 40,000 …

COVID-19 warriors: How Synergy Sansthan has been dispelling myths

A non-profit in Madhya Pradesh is helping tribal people fight COVID-19 

FSSAI launches Eat Right campaign to curb consumption of sugar, salt and fat

The objective is to combat negative nutritional trends and fight lifestyle diseases