By Vikas Datta Too young to be among its founding fathers, Israeli statesman Shimon Peres, who died on September 28 did have a key role in the newly-born country’s survival and served it with distinction…
By Shashank Srikant & Nishant Ojha Of 5 million malnourished children under five in Bihar, no more than 0.3 per cent, or one in 340 — at best — can be treated at the state’s…
By Nishant Arora New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) As we enter a technology era where Next-Gen devices are launched every single day, some are bound to fail as they don’t connect with consumers — while…
By Charlie Moloney The Indian space programme launched 10 satellites in 2016, three times more than the preceding year and the most ever, according to Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)data. The September 26, 2016, launch…
By Amit Kapoor As the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) begins its platinum jubilee celebrations, it is time for India to take stock of not only its contributions to technology and research and…
By Shreya Shah Uttar Pradesh and Bihars populations have the lowest median ages — or youngest populations — in India while Kerala and Tamil Nadu have the highest median ages, according to Census 2011 data,…
By Saeed Naqvi I had the Muzaffarnagar riots of February 2013 at the back of my mind when I drove towards Pedda village on the Bijnor-Najibabad Road where three Muslims had been shot dead by…
By Charlie Moloney On more than 90 per cent of the days in August this year, pollution levels in Varanasi and Allahabad exceeded World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines for acceptable levels, an IndiaSpend analysis of…
By Amulya Ganguli The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) tryst with moderation has been extended from its angst over “gau rakshaks” (cow vigilantes) to policies on Pakistan. Narendra Modi must have now realised the constraints under…
By Vishal Narayan New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) Earlier this week, Delhi’s residents witnessed two completely different versions of crimes of passion. The suppressed rage of a spurned lover and a psychotic stalker spilled out…
By Hardeep S. Puri Absent good advice, democratically-elected leaders are capable of making serious mistakes which have far-reaching repercussions on the future of their country. Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s address at the UN General…
By Prachi Salve Widespread malnutrition in Maharashtra was brought to the fore again with the deaths of 13 children in the last two months in the tribal district of Palghar, less than 100 km to…
By Anil K. Rajvanshi A few years ago, five M.Tech students of agricultural engineering from one of the top agricultural universities of Maharashtra came to our Institute for a four-month internship. One day, during their…
By Sushree Panigrahi and Jeet Singh In Uttar Pradesh, the number of public health centres (PHCs), the frontline of the government’s healthcare system, decreased 8 per cent over the last 15 years to 2015, a…
By Abhishek Waghmare With 18 soldiers dying in a pre-dawn terrorist attack in North Kashmirs Uri area on September 18, the armys combat death toll in Jammu and Kashmir is 64 this year (until September…
By Amit Kapoor India has convinced a lot of people and the world is making big bets on its stature as a manufacturing and economic powerhouse. However, there are many challenges that lie ahead. Now…
By Nikhil M. Babu It was raining heavily last monsoon when Heerabai’s youngest child, Seshkumari, 4, collapsed with a fever. The family could only watch helplessly as her temperature soared and she turned delirious late…
By Lina Asher To start with a whole load of people will ask what world schooling is. I define it as homeschooling on the go: Educating your child through experiential learning whilst travelling in the…
By Vikas Datta There is one country that has militarily defeated the US — and that too on its own soil — stolen a march on both the US and USSR in space travel, severely…
By Arun Kumar Washington, Sep 17 (IANS) Hillary Clinton thought she would borrow a leaf from Donald Trump’s book. Instead, she reached for a dictionary of insults and flung “half” of her presidential rival’s supporters…