Struggle to breathe: Air quality in Mumbai is deteriorating. Coal use in Mumbai Metropolitan Region to be blamed: CSE February 17, 2021 A new study by CSE warned that inaction may lead to Mumbai’s air turning as toxic as Delhi’s. Banning coal...
Sinking hope: Migrant vendors shifted to Kolkata’s floating market in Patuli to make way for a highway rue loss of livelihood February 17, 2021 To facilitate expansion of the 32-km EM Bypass in Kolkata, the Baishnabghata-Patuli daily market was demolished and vendors relocated to...
Bittersweet: Rs 168.83 billion due to sugarcane farmers in the country; 45% of this to UP farmers February 17, 2021 Sugar mills in the country owe farmers Rs 168.83 billion in dues, Union minister Piyush Goyal told Parliament. Uttar Pradesh...
A Shot in the Arm: The number of deaths due to COVID-19 decreasing in India February 16, 2021 According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, India recorded 0.5 new COVID-19 deaths per million population last week...
Crash Victims: A World Bank study reveals that in the event of a traffic crash, 75 per cent of affected poor households in India reported a decline in their income February 16, 2021 The consequences of a traffic crash are worse for rural households than for urban ones. The financial and social impact...
Uttarakhand: The Himalayan state is besieged by extreme floods and increased droughts February 16, 2021 A recent analysis by think tank CEEW India shows a four-fold increase in extreme flood events and two-fold increase in...
Budget 2021: Flagship schemes for girl child education merged with other schemes, suffer budget cuts February 15, 2021 No separate allocation to the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Yojana, which has been clubbed under the Samarthya Yojna scheme. The...
No Relief: Women agitators at the farmers protests at Tikri near Delhi, continue to suffer the indignity of open defecation February 15, 2021 Women protesters at Tikri Border who have camped out for more than two months thereface insurmountable challenges of inadequate and...
Virtual Bharat: Recreating the Muthuvan marriage February 13, 2021 In the documentary Muthuvan Kalyanam, director Shawn Sebastian and cinematographer Sudeep Elamon take the audience deep inside the Western Ghats...
The healthcare sector has a responsibility to address climate change and reduce its carbon footprint: Study February 13, 2021 A survey by a network of health professionals revealed that over 68% of healthcare workers across the country believed that...
Struggle to breathe: Air quality in Mumbai is deteriorating. Coal use in Mumbai Metropolitan Region to be blamed: CSE February 17, 2021 A new study by CSE warned that inaction may lead to Mumbai’s air turning as toxic as Delhi’s. Banning coal...
Sinking hope: Migrant vendors shifted to Kolkata’s floating market in Patuli to make way for a highway rue loss of livelihood February 17, 2021 To facilitate expansion of the 32-km EM Bypass in Kolkata, the Baishnabghata-Patuli daily market was demolished and vendors relocated to...
Bittersweet: Rs 168.83 billion due to sugarcane farmers in the country; 45% of this to UP farmers February 17, 2021 Sugar mills in the country owe farmers Rs 168.83 billion in dues, Union minister Piyush Goyal told Parliament. Uttar Pradesh...
A Shot in the Arm: The number of deaths due to COVID-19 decreasing in India February 16, 2021 According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, India recorded 0.5 new COVID-19 deaths per million population last week...
Crash Victims: A World Bank study reveals that in the event of a traffic crash, 75 per cent of affected poor households in India reported a decline in their income February 16, 2021 The consequences of a traffic crash are worse for rural households than for urban ones. The financial and social impact...
Uttarakhand: The Himalayan state is besieged by extreme floods and increased droughts February 16, 2021 A recent analysis by think tank CEEW India shows a four-fold increase in extreme flood events and two-fold increase in...
Budget 2021: Flagship schemes for girl child education merged with other schemes, suffer budget cuts February 15, 2021 No separate allocation to the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Yojana, which has been clubbed under the Samarthya Yojna scheme. The...
No Relief: Women agitators at the farmers protests at Tikri near Delhi, continue to suffer the indignity of open defecation February 15, 2021 Women protesters at Tikri Border who have camped out for more than two months thereface insurmountable challenges of inadequate and...
Virtual Bharat: Recreating the Muthuvan marriage February 13, 2021 In the documentary Muthuvan Kalyanam, director Shawn Sebastian and cinematographer Sudeep Elamon take the audience deep inside the Western Ghats...
The healthcare sector has a responsibility to address climate change and reduce its carbon footprint: Study February 13, 2021 A survey by a network of health professionals revealed that over 68% of healthcare workers across the country believed that...