BRICS well placed to help eradicate poverty: UN official
United Nation : The BRICS countries are well positioned to take a leading role in helping achieve the ambitious Sustainable Development Goals as well as […]
India
How environment was pushed to the brink of disaster in India
By PRERNA BINDRA New Delhi : Environmental governance — or what passed for it — had become highly political, and the 2014 parliamentary elections had […]
Farming took root in India only 10,000 years ago, study finds
By Snehal Fernandes Mumbai : Farming came to India 10,000 years ago, and it was only much later that grains such as rice, wheat and millet — […]
India’s innovative approach to mental healthcare explored
A new University of Liverpool study has identified innovative mental healthcare models being used in India, which have the potential to create profound positive change […]
India ranks 75th in environmental impact survey: Report
New Delhi : Mozambique, the southern African country rated as one of the poorest, has topped a survey of nations with the lowest global environmental […]
Accenture aims to achieve gender balanced workforce by 2025
New Delhi : Global professional services company Accenture aims to achieve gender balanced workforce by 2025, with an equal representation of men and women in […]
Non-farm jobs on the rise in India: McKinsey report
New Delhi : In a new report on India’s labour market, the McKinsey Global Institute has focused on the concept of “gainful employment”, basically better […]
Why Safe Drinking Water Should Be At The Centre Of Public Health Policy In India
By Rajat Kumar India, with the second largest population in the world, is staring at a major health hazard due to lack of poor drinking water […]
Summer-crop planting across India is 12% higher than it was last year
By MADHVI SALLY NEW DELHI: Summer-crop planting across India is 12% higher than it was last year, official estimates show, indicating that the area under […]
76% Indians without health insurance, forcing them to dip into savings
By Nayan Kalnad Niranjan Bose & Hari Menon New Delhi : India added 450 million people over the 25 years to 2016, a period during which the […]