India below Bangladesh on healthcare access
2018-05-25
Goa and Kerala had the highest scoresContinue Reading
Gender bias kills 239,000 girls in India every year: Study
2018-05-15
The figure does not include girls who are aborted simply for their gender, the researchers say.Continue Reading
India’s image taking a hit as country of rapes, crimes: Bombay HC
2018-04-19
Mumbai: Indias image today has taken a beating with a growing perception abroad that its a country of crimes and rapes and the liberal and secular people are not safe here, the Bombay High Court observed today amid a nation-wide outrage over the Kathua rape-cum-murder and the Unnao rape cases.Continue Reading
Cry for gender equality in India
2018-03-17
By Sudha Varghese The world is very complicated or rather it is made very complicated. Until women achieve equality in her family, in society, and in the whole system changes will not come in her favour. Gender equality is a cry which needs to be taken more seriously than theContinue Reading
“Changes come when people feel other’s pain”
2018-02-20
Monopoly given to any party tempts them to become evilContinue Reading
India ranks among top 10 countries in forest area
2018-02-14
As the world continues to reel under the pressure of its fast disappearing green patches, India is setting a new trend. In a mere span of two years, the country has managed to increase its forest and tree cover by a whopping 8,021 sq km; the India State Forest ReportContinue Reading
India celebrates 69th Republic Day with 10 Asean guests
2018-01-26
New Delhi: India on Friday celebrated its 69th Republic Day with 10 leaders of Asean countries taking a close look at the country’s military might and cultural diversity and getting a peep into achievements at the annual grand parade here. It was for the first time that 10 guests ofContinue Reading
Hospital operations affected as doctors go on nationwide strike
2018-01-03
NEW DELHI: The outpatient department (OPD) services at private hospitals across the country have remained affected on January 2 after the Indian Medical Association (IMA) called for a 12-hour shutdown to protest what it describes as the “anti-people and anti-patient” National Medical Commission (NMC) Bill, 2017, that seeks to replace theContinue Reading
India where fashion adds to nationalist cause
2017-11-14
By Asgar Qadri Varanasi: Over the last two decades luxury brands have eyed India’s fast-moving economy, booming middle class and youthful population, already among the world’s largest, hoping they had discovered their next big market. But it wasn’t to be. Along with India’s protectionist policies (talks with the European UnionContinue Reading
India plunges to 108th in gender equality ranking
2017-11-04
Tokyo: Asia’s largest economies dropped in the World Economic Forum’s latest gender equality ranking, announced on Thursday, with India falling 21 places to 108th. The new Global Gender Gap Index shows that while the region has become a major driver of the global economy, most countries still lag behind when itContinue Reading