Hackathon on tackling gender inequality to be organised in Mumbai
Gathering some of the best media innovators in the region, a hackathon, focused on addressing gender inequality, will be organised by GEN and The Indian […]
Development News
Need to focus on India’s rural roads: World Bank experts
Much of India’s existing rural road network has suffered serious damage from increasingly severe and prolonged floods, sudden cloudbursts, high rainfalls, landslides, and other climatic […]
1 Lakh villages in India ODF and 6,600 are in MP
Summary: “The country will witness a historical mark with one lakh villages to be announced defecation free on Bapu’s Jayanti. Reports from MP are encouraging […]
Tax below 40% on tobacco under GST would harm public health: Experts
India has the second largest number of tobacco users (275 million or 35 per cent of all adults in India) in the world. Fixation of […]
India cannot become the third largest economy by bypassing women workers
In a 2012 document on gender diversity in India’s workforce, Catalyst, a non-profit with a mission to expand opportunities for women and business, predicted that […]
India’s digitized media not competing with news organisations, only plugging gaps
The digital revolution has changed the landscape of the media worldwide, and today, traditional news organisations are struggling to find their way in a new […]
Smog chokes Indian capital as pollution hits hazardous levels
Residents of New Delhi woke up to a blanket of smog on Monday as air quality deteriorated sharply overnight in India’s capital, triggering warnings that […]
Low-oxygen environment may reverse heart disease: study
A low-oxygen environment – similar to what is found at the top of the Mount Everest – may reverse heart disease, a new study has […]
India to become the world leader in Digital Health
In May this year, India had tabled a resolution at WHO for mHealth, which was supported by over 30 nations. This clearly signals India intent […]
Pay water tax online from November
LUCKNOW: After a wait of almost a year, Lucknow Jal Sansthan is ready with a portal to facilitate online payment of water and sewer taxes […]