Only 18, Bijol Mahato is expecting her first child. She listens keenly as Chhobi Mahato, an accredited social health activist (ASHA) with Dakhinsole sub-centre, explains that though counselling about early pregnancy has helped in some cases, there
That the water table is going down is not news; that it impacts the poorest woman first is. While there is a deep connection between poverty and the environment, most urban middle class and above, who do not depend directly on natural reso
Pitching for adoption of modern farm technologies for better yields, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar today said the government should not get carried away by the "misplaced apprehensions" against scientifically proven developments like
Hyper-connectivity is creating a new wave of middle class in India that is pushing for better governance and transparency in the country, according to celebrated author and journalist Thomas L. Friedman. A large population of 300 mi
Arvind Kejriwal and Prashant Bhushan of the Aam Aadmi party have slammed the capital`s power companies and said that the power tarrif here, hiked from February 1, was double of what it should be. READ KEJRIWAL’S CHARGES: DELHI PO
UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday alleged that the National Rural Health Mission was marred by corruption at all level during the previous BSP regime. While launching `Ashirwad Child Health Guarantee Scheme` under NRHM, Y
Maoists are regrouping in West Bengal`s Jangalmahal area, where peace prevailed for more than a year after their leader Kishenji was killed and several other top functionaries were arrested, according to the State Intelligence Bureau.
After having exposed but finding no action against former union telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran for secretly and fraudulently setting up a telephone exchange at his Chennai home for the exclusive use of his family concerns, Sun TV and newspaper D
On January 28, an Indian Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) “ruled” that Accused Number 6 – a hapless lad supposedly entangled in a crime of men – was a minor, period. And that he would never stand trial for having been the most
With inequality being a rising cause of concern across the globe, Norwegian deputy minister for international development Arvinn Eikeland Gadgil has stressed on the fact that “fair governance”, instead of “good governance”,
Noting poor response of officials to complaints from people belonging to scheduled castes in most districts of Maharashtra, two benches of the national human rights commission (NHRC) heard 571 cases of human rights violations in the state. The ben
In a world where ‘green’ is a good word and ‘going green’ is no longer attracts raised eyebrows, TERI is organising its 13th Delhi Sustainable Development Summit, which was inaugurated by prime minister Manmohan Singh on Th
Making a strong pitch for separate Telangana, NCP Chief Sharad Pawar today told Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that a delay in the matter would not be helpful. The NCP chief today said he raised this issue with Prime Minister, becoming the
The government will come up with a modified Direct Taxes Code (DTC) Bill after incorporating the suggestions of the Standing Committee on Finance, which among things had suggested raising annual income tax exemption limit to Rs 3 lakh. &qu
The amended Lokpal Bill, which delinks the central government from creation of state Lokayuktas, was on Thursday approved by the union cabinet, paving the way for its consideration by Parliament. The revised bill incorporates a number of c
The Kolkata Police’s ‘advisory’ (read ‘warning’) to Salman Rushdie to stay away from the ‘cultural capital of India’ was not based on anticipation of Muslim volatility in Kolkata (or, indeed, any other par
Sawa Ram, a resident of Uplagarh under Abu Road block of Sirohi district, still recalls with chill the day a woman from the neigbouring Mathara fali, or a hamlet, had to be carried on bamboo sticks all the way to the community health centre (CHC)
The Paris-based think tank, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), has praised India for rolling out its ambitious scheme, direct cash transfer, from January 1, 2013. “The cash transfer scheme is a right idea&h
Everything seems to be going well for the Singh family of Gohaldihi village. The elder son, Sapan, has cracked the police exam and is now undergoing training in Medinipur town. His mother Bharati says the training is for three months after which h
The grand old party has finally woken up to the potential of the social media. Its senior leaders including Kapil Sibal and Digvijay Singh discussed the possibilities of the new media at the party’s chitan shivir in Jaipur this month.
