World Asthma Day | 5% of world’s asthmatics are from India
By JAYADEV CALAMUR New Delhi : India ranks first when it comes to the number of deaths due to lung disease, and is 14th on the […]
Month: May 2017
135 million Aadhaar and 130 million bank account numbers leaked: Research report
New Delhi : According to a new research report released by the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS), because of irresponsible information security practices by […]
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC LAUNCHES MISSION BLUE INITIATIVE TO COMBAT WATER SCARCITY IN INDIA
Mumbai : As millions of Indian citizens continue to struggle with poor access to clean drinking water, 21st Century Fox’s National Geographic has teamed with Water Aid India and […]
Is the economy of India only dependent on urban cities?
By Lalita Nijhawan New Delhi : The most effective method in fighting gender discrimination is realizing the difference between the words ‘gender’ and ‘sex’. Where sex […]
Government planning ‘one nation, one market’ in agriculture sector
By Sayantan Bera New Delhi: The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government is working on creating a common agricultural market that will improve the lot of farmers […]
Use of software in healthcare an emerging game changer in India
By Umesh Isalkar Pune: Software technology-driven tools such as electronic health records, mHealth, telemedicine and web-based diagnostic services are fast proving to be a game changer […]
India turns to private sector to boost health coverage
By Sophie Bader New Delhi : India’s new New Health Policy 2017, the first issued in 14 years, takes a sharp turn toward embracing the private […]
Low-maintenance water filtration to help remote communities in India
By Anirudh Bhattacharyya New Delhi : A new low-maintenance water filtration system has been developed at the University of British Columbia and aimed at remote communities […]
NGT slaps Rs 25L fine on Balrampur Chini Mills
New Delhi : The National Green Tribunal has slapped an environment compensation (EC) of Rs 25 lakh on one of the country’s largest sugar firms […]
Can we truly reap the benefits of traditional farming practices?
By Priyanka Verma New Tehri : It is the 17th year of the 21st century, and we might feel that a technologically advanced world as ours […]