A void that cannot be filled: SEWA founder Ela Bhatt dies in Ahmedabad
Ela Bhatt founded SEWA in 1972, which has since blazed a trail in empowering women in various ways
Women have always trailed men in research output: How COVID made the situation worse
A survey of public varsities in South Africa showed female academics faced a massive burden of caring for dependants during the pandemic
International Women’s Day: Why 2021 shines bright for gender parity at parliaments in Sub-Saharan Africa
In the 48 countries around the world that held parliamentary elections in 2021, women candidates won 28.6% of the new seats
Timely COVID-19 vaccination of pregnant women important: WHO
Pregnant women not at a higher risk of being infected with novel coronavirus, but are more susceptible to severe disease, flags WHO
Raising marital age of women: Smashing patriarchy or further regression?
The proposed law to raise the marital age of Indian women is not very productive in the attainment of better health and education health status&…
World Human Rights Day: Is an India free of witch-hunts possible
Cases of witch-branding have been reported from 12 states in India; some 2,300 ‘witches’ were murdered between 1999 and 2003
Specialized cells maintain healthy pregnancy by teaching the mother’s immune system not to attack developing fetus
How does the immune system generally learn what to attack and what not to attack? A study tries to find out
Women power: Uttarakhand village women revive dry springs, end water woes
With the help of experts and through the community, they found a solution to their hardships
Progress in SDG indicators still not up to the mark: WHO
The report also notes discrepancies in life expectancy among rich and poor nations, men and women and suggests five key actions to improve global …
Fertility in 91 countries insufficient to maintain population: study
The baby bust in 91 countries, including Singapore, Spain, Portugal and South Korea is happening simultaneous to a baby boom in 104 countries, …
75% of world’s seeds are preserved by small farmers, mostly women
Women produce more than half of all the food grown globally and yet they lack access to resources, knowledge and market, all of which can affect …
889% rise in cases of crime against children since 2001; can ‘smart cities’ curb them?
Making roads and public transport safe for children and women to navigate is a demand long overdue
Ecovillage and traditional village: a comparison
An ecovillage differs from the traditional village where generally decisions are taken by elders or the chief belonging to upper castes or a …
Toilet-rich, water-poor
Santosh Devi, a former sarpanch, says attaining total sanitation for her village was easier than ensuring clean and sweet water
Almost half of the population of Kashmir Valley mentally ill, claims survey
According to the survey, 41 per cent of people exhibit symptoms of probable depression, 26 per cent show symptoms of probable anxiety and 19 per …
Haunted by hormone
Sprinter Dutee Chand makes a spectacular comeback after facing ban in 2014 for failing an androgen test. What is sex testing all about?
Female and unwated in India
A BBC serial has pieced together damning evidence of the rise in female foeticide in India in the 1990s.
The female face of environment
GENDER, ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT: A GUIDE TO THE LITERATURE Heleen van den Hombergh Publisher: International Books Price: Not stated
A bitter prelude to salvation
They could do with a little less indignity, the indignity of knowing that you must sing for you supper day in and day out, till you die.
Behavioural changes is the way to curb AIDS
Doctors and social workers advocate awareness as the best way to prevent AIDS, a disease that has no vaccine or cure, from spreading.
McNamara shoots from the hip
Today's neo-Malthusians have acquired a fashionable new fig leaf: environmentalism. And Robert McNamara's recent talk in Delhi was an eloquent …
Tribal women edged out of forests
Gender and Tribe - Women, Land and Forests in Jharkhand Govind Kelkar and Dev Nathan Publisher: Kali for Women Price: Rs 160
On Eve's of footsteps
The Beijing Conference on Women was a revelation of the 20th Century woman's status vis-a-vis environment and other issues
All bark, all bite
Local communities in Nepal and some Central American nations have become invaluable participants in managing their forests
Fertility cold-stored
Women who might lose their ability to conceive - be it due to the inevitable menopause or a damage to their ovaries caused by radiation or …