India topped new TB cases in 2016: Report
2017-10-31
India is trying to eliminate tuberculosis by 2025Continue Reading
Sushma Swaraj asks Maneka Gandhi to probe Sherin Mathews’ adoption
2017-10-28
Chennai: Union External Affairs minister Sushma Swaraj on Friday informed that she has asked minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi for a thorough investigation into the adoption process of three-year-old Sherin Mathews, who was killed by her foster father Wesley Mathews in the US recently. Swaraj said thatContinue Reading
India ranked No. 1 in pollution related deaths: ‘Lancet’ report
2017-10-20
With 2.51 million deaths in 2015, India has been ranked No. 1 in pollution related deaths, according to a report by The Lancet Commission on pollution and health. China recorded the second highest number of such deaths (1.8 million). India accounted for about 28 per cent of an estimated nineContinue Reading
Global anti-Christian persecution peaks, India adds its share
2017-10-18
India, Egypt and Iran were rated “high to extreme” in persecuting ChristiansContinue Reading
India ranks 100 in Global Hunger Index
2017-10-12
Swagata Yadavar With more than a fifth of its children wasted — low weight for height — India ranks 100 among 119 countries in the 2017 Global Hunger Index (GHI), down three places from 97 last year. Only in three other countries — Djibouti, Sri Lanka and South Sudan —Continue Reading
India’s new Internet users fall for fake news
2017-10-06
Much of India’s false news is spread through WhatsAppContinue Reading
Anyone can eat anything they like from this woman’s fridge, for free
2017-08-27
People can leave surplus food in the ‘community fridge’ so that those who can’t afford food can get something to eat. It was the idea of Dr Issa Fathima Jasmine, an orthodontist in ChennaiContinue Reading
India is world’s third-biggest beef exporter
2017-08-02
United Nations: India is the world’s third-biggest exporter of beef and is projected to hold on to that position over the next decade, according to a report by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2017-2026 report, releasedContinue Reading
Pope could skip India, visit Myanmar in November
2017-07-30
Pope wanted to visited India and Bangladesh this yearContinue Reading
Trafficking: Crime against Humanity
2017-07-28
July 30 Is the World Day against Trafficking in PersonsContinue Reading