Union Cabinet approves raising the legal age for marriage of women to 21 years

India accounts for about a third of the global incidence of child marriage. The country is home to over 223...

Deep inside rural Mithilanchal in Bihar, vaccine hesitancy is alive and well

The response to COVID19 vaccination drive has been tepid amongst the Musahar and the Muslim communities in Madhepura district of...

Rising heat causing labour losses; 162 lost hours per person per year in India, finds a study

A new study shows India is amongst the most affected countries showing the largest heat exposure impacts on heavy labour,...

‘Immediately sack MoS Ajay Kumar Mishra’: Rahul Gandhi in Lok Sabha over Lakhimpur Kheri incident

Rahul Gandhi, while talking to reporters outside the Parliament stated that he demands an immediate resignation of Minister of State...

Omicron outbreak unprecedented, vaccines alone won’t help in controlling it: WHO

Amidst rising Omicron cases, there has been a demand to roll out booster doses, especially for those vaccinated early such...

COVID 19 vaccines may not work against new variants: Covid Task Force chief

VK Paul, the chief of India’s COVID Task Force, has stated that the COVID19 vaccines used in India’s vaccination exercise...

Lakhimpur Kheri a ‘planned conspiracy’, says SIT; Court orders adding of murder charges against the accused

The Special Investigation Team of the UP police probing the Lakhimpur Kheri violence incident of October 3, which killed eight...

Non-pesticidal management in agriculture is a win-win for farmers and consumers

The non-pesticidal management (NPM) method of farming involves multiple strategies to control pests and to maintain the health of the...

Omicron’s impact expected to be less severe due to rising COVID19 vaccination: Finance Ministry

In its monthly report on economy, the Finance Ministry mentioned that the Omicron variant of COVID19 poses a risk to...

UP govt orders prompt compensation worth Rs 5,350 million for crop losses due to floods

Additional Chief Secretary Rural Development informed that the state government has released an installment of Rs 63.16 crore (Rs 63,16,82,771)...