Freedom Fighter’s Small Change Transformed UN’s Declaration of Human Rights
By Rinchen Norbu Wangchuk “The world can thank a daughter of India, Dr Hansa Mehta, for replacing the phrase in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights […]
Month: November 2018
Dowry deaths account for substantial share of female homicides in India: UN report
Around 87,000 women were killed around the world last year and some 50,000 – or 58 per cent – were killed at the hands of […]
Wage growth: India recorded highest average growth in South Asia, says ILO report
India recorded the highest average real wage growth in South Asia during 2008–17, according to a report by the International Labour Organisation (ILO). India recorded […]
Menstrual hygiene: What needs to be done for women in rural India
By Ajoy Khandheria Preaching what is right or wrong doesn’t work. It is by disassociating morality from menstruation that we can focus from health, education and […]
Solving Global Water Crisis With Artificial Intelligence
By BHARAT ADIBHATLA The water crisis has become one of the major concerns across the globe. A report suggests that the US alone wastes 7 billion gallons of […]
India Accelerates 3 Hydropower And Irrigation Projects To Thwart Unutilised Water From Flowing Into Pakistan
New Delhi: India is apparently leaving no stone unturned as it has given a green ticket to the acceleration of three projects that will prevent […]
Critical human rights issues remain unaddressed in India: Expert
By New Delhi By conforming to a business and human rights framework, both government and businesses stand to greatly benefit. A national action plan on business […]
It’s assuring! Study finds Indian daters to be gender sensitive
By Shubham Ghosh New Delhi : The high rate of crime against women and the wave caused by the more recent #MeToo movement might have tainted India’s […]
Why rural India still has poor access to quality education?
By Jaivir Singh Reasons include poor school infrastructure, poor access to toilets, sanitation facilities, teacher absenteeism … ironically, it’s been almost a decade of the passing […]
Davos for the damned: a farce or TRULY effective?
By Sudeep Chakravarti Slowly, the seemingly moribund UN system has gathered some punch Davos for the Damned. That’s one way to look at the United Nations […]