By Dr. George Jacob Kochi, Feb 10, 2020: Healthcare dispensation does not function on a one plus one equals two formula. It is a product of churning of ethics governing the profession and dilemmas faced by its dispensers. Doctors come across numerous occasions where they are required to treat patientsContinue Reading
By Lalita Roshni Lakra New Delhi, Feb 10, 2020: The beginning of everything is tiny and slow but important. I received a religious vocation in my childhood. I hail from Kurdeg Hatta village, situated in the vicinity of a hundred-year-old parish named Kurdeg in Jharkhand State. The Daughters of St.Continue Reading
Panaji,Feb. 10, 2020: SS general secretary Suresh ‘Bhaiyyaji’ Joshi on Feb. 9 accused the Church of exploiting and converting people to Christianity by taking advantage of their “ignorance and poverty”. Stating that he had no objection if someone embraces Christianity on his own, Joshi said that forcible religious conversion ofContinue Reading
New DelhiFeb. 10, 2020: Quotas and reservations for promotions for government jobs is not a fundamental right, the Supreme Court said in a potentially key judgment delivered on Feb. 8. The top court said it could not compel states to provide quotas and states could not be forced to makeContinue Reading
Panaji, Feb. 9, 2020: Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrao of Goa and Daman has urged the central government to “immediately and unconditionally revoke the Citizenship Amendment Act” and stop quashing the “right to dissent”. He also appealed to the government not to implement the proposed countrywide National Register of Citizens (NRC)Continue Reading
Matters India Reporter Sonada, February 7, 2020 — An NGO in the Darjeeling Hills working for clean environment has launched its first Zero Waste Store at 8th Mile Stream between Gorabari and Chattakpur villages on NH 55 (Hill Cart Road), on February 7. The store located at tourist taxi stopContinue Reading
By Robancy A Helen Tuticorin, Feb 7, 2020: A fishery is an important sector in India. It employs millions of people and contributes to the food security of the country. Fishing communities in India are not homogenous, as they belong to different castes. These communities have distinct social, cultural governanceContinue Reading
By Cynthia Mathew United Nations, Feb 8, 2020: The United Nations will begin its 58th Session of the Commission for Social Development during February 10-19. This year the UN is celebrating the 75th anniversary of the commission and the 25th anniversary of the Copenhagen Declaration on Social Development. 2020 isContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Hyderabad, Feb 8, 2020: The Catholic Health Association of India (CHAI) will collaborate with the Society of Jesus Mary Joseph to commemorate the 100th anniversary of its founder’s arrival in India. Sister Mary Glowrey, a member of the JMJ congregation and a Servant of God, arrivedContinue Reading
Matters India Reporter Yangon, Feb 8, 2020: Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, president of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC), appealed to brother bishops of 26 member countries to seek the intercession of Blessed Virgin Mary to stall the corona virus epidemic. Originating in the Chinese city of Wuhan, theContinue Reading
