What If Global Warming Emptied India?
In an armchair experiment where humans are thought of as no wiser than animals, scientists have found that climate change could empty some nations by […]
Month: June 2016
Rural Development Ministry to focus on social media
New Delhi: As Modi government focusing on social media presence in a big way, Rural Development Ministry has decided to go the whole hog on […]
Old rivals Pele, Maradona seek ‘peace’
PARIS: Diego Maradona hailed his old rival Pele as an “icon” as the pair were reunited for a “match of friendship” on Thursday. The 75-year-old […]
India Ranks 141 in Global Peace Index, Violence Cost $680-Billion
India is ranked low at 141st place on a Global Peace Index — making it less peaceful than countries like Burundi, Serbia and Burkina Faso […]
Human rights, religious freedom deteriorating in India: Human Rights Watch
Observing that the two years of Modi government have resulted in deterioration in human rights and religious freedom in India, rights activists have called for […]
Judith D’Souza: Kolkata woman abducted in Kabul has 15 years experience in social sector
Forty-year-old Judith D’Souza was abducted in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Thursday night from the vicinity of Qala-e-Fatullah area of the city. Government sources have indicated that […]
Microsoft and Icrisat use AI and Azure to help make agriculture more efficient
That digital agricultural initiative in India is celebrating the recent pilot launch of a new sowing app specifically created to help farmers know when and what […]
Why restrictions on renting agricultural land in India must go
Nearly one-third of India is reeling under drought, evident from reports and images of distressed farmers and parched land captured in the media. The increasing […]
‘Human rights, freedom of religion deteriorating in India’
WASHINGTON: Observing that the two years of Modi government have resulted in deterioration in human rights and religious freedom in India, rights activists have called […]
I Used To Think That Social Work Was Boring, But ‘Desire’ Changed My Mind
While getting back to college after an exhilarating two-month vacation, I got to know about a social entrepreneurship cell Desire Foundation working in my college. At […]