February 19, 2020

Village wells receding into people’s memories. A major water crisis lies ahead?

Many decades back, wells were not only the chief source of drinking water and irrigation but also a part of villagers’ culture and tradition. However, depleting groundwater level is changing all that

Chandrakant Mishra
January 31, 2020

Kerala student is India’s first confirmed case of coronavirus

The government reached out to over 600 Indians living in China’s Hubei province, the epicenter of the outbreak, to ascertain their willingness to be brought back to India, a day after India got its first confirmed case of the virus, which force the WHO to declare a global health emergency

Chandrakant Mishra
January 31, 2020

The deplorable healthcare sector in rural India suffers from a fund crunch, needs urgent fixing

The rural India suffers a highly skewed doctor-patient ratio. The primary health centres are in a pathetic condition. Is the Union
Budget going to address these issues?

Chandrakant Mishra
January 27, 2020

Varanasi: People dial him instead of an ambulance when they come across an injured person

Aman Kabir, 24, has been single mindedly devoted to the service of road accident victims and mentally and physically differently abled people. He has even converted his motorbike into an ambulance

Chandrakant Mishra
January 3, 2020

Infant death toll at Kota hospital rises to 107 in 34 days. Political parties point fingers at each other

Instead of attending to the serious matter of the death of 107 children in Kota, the political parties busy themselves in counter-accusations

Chandrakant Mishra