Plea to UN to declare Ambedkar Jayanti ‘World Equality Day’
By Arul Louis
United Nations--As the UN celebrated B.R. Ambedkar's 125th birth anniversary by examining the relevance of his legacy to its global development goals,...
India leads world In environmental conflicts
By Manupriya
There are more environmental conflicts in India than any other country, and more clashes are over water (27 percent) than any other cause,...
Prohibition: Reviving an idea whose time may have long expired
By Nirendra Dev
New Delhi--Bihar's Nitish Kumar government should have been more pragmatic before announcing prohibition as this cost Nagaland dearly in terms of revenue...
Delhi Deadliest in Car, Taxi Accidents
By Devanik Saha
The viral video of a 32-year-old man, Siddharth Sharma, being mowed down by a Mercedes car driven by a teenager in Delhi...
Haryana renames Gurgaon as Gurugram
Chandigarh--Gurgaon has been renamed Gurugram, the Haryana government announced on Tuesday.
"The decision to change the name of Gurgaon as Gurugram has been taken on...
Tale of India’s an untapped $13 billion waste management industry
By Kushagra Dixit
New Delhi--Between an India which produces 62 million tonnes of solid waste every year and a 'Swachh Bharat' is an untapped waste...
Indian Defence Ministry to promote start-ups: Parrikar
Panaji--Indian Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Friday said his ministry was in the process of formulating a special programme to promote start-ups.
"The defence ministry...
India lacks culture of good mentorship for researchers
By Sahana Ghosh
Hyderabad-- India lacks a culture of "good mentorship" and those in a position to train and mentor are not dedicating adequate time...
India among top 10 countries in digital diplomacy
New Delhi-- In a resounding testimonial to the government's public diplomacy efforts, India has been ranked among the top 10 countries in terms of...
Farmer suicides averaged 9 a day in parched Maharashtra
By Chaitanya Mallapur
A staggering 3,228 farmers committed suicide in Maharashtra in 2015, the highest since 2001, according to data tabled in the Rajya Sabha...
