Sushma Swaraj to the Rescue Once Again, Gives Much-Needed Help to Boxer Jhalak
The power of 140 characters comes to life when one sees the impact of the tweets put out by External Affairs Minister, Sushma Swaraj. It is no surprise therefore that she is called the Queen of...
View ArticleMeet Shailendra Singh, 2017’s Nominee for the International Children’s Peace...
The International Children’s Peace Prize is an annual award presented to children who have made a significant contribution to advocating children’s rights and improving the situation of vulnerable...
View ArticleKarnataka’s Anti-Superstition Bill: Here’s a Look at What Is Banned
In December 2013, Maharashtra passed The Black Magic Prevention and Prohibition of Exploiting Practices Bill. Following its example, the Karnataka Cabinet cleared the Karnataka Prevention and...
View ArticlePower of Press: 5 Times India Was Rocked By Investigative Journalism
For years, Indian journalists have used their work to call the government and corporate firms to account for wrongdoing, illegal practices and corruption, often sparking public outcry and reform....
View ArticlePlanning on Writing the UPSC? Here Are Some Key Likely Changes to the Civil...
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) had constituted an expert committee under the chairmanship of former human resource development secretary and retired IAS officer B.S. Baswan to review the...
View ArticleSoaring Spirits: Moody’s Recent Upgrade Makes the Indian Economy Bullish Again
Here’s some good news that will give Indians a chance to rejoice and celebrate the economy! On November 13, Moody’s Investors Service, the International rating agency, upgraded India’s sovereign rating...
View ArticleHere Are 3 Unique Stories That Will Change the Way You Think About Adoption
Every year, November is recognised as adoption awareness month. It is especially important for India because India has 11 million abandoned children but fewer than 4,000 adoptions per year. This...
View ArticleSon Honours Father Slain in 26/11 Attacks by Educating Adivasi Girls
On 26/11, Chief Ticket Inspector SK Sharma was one of the many people who lost his life in the Mumbai terror attacks. Sharma was rushing home that night to spend his son, Aditya’s birthday with him....
View Article30,000 Lives Impacted by This Kolkata Bank Run by and for Sex Workers
Sonagachi in Kolkata is known to be Asia’s largest red light area — it is often said that the area is a world in itself. More than 11,000 sex workers inhabit it. For the longest time, these sex-workers...
View ArticleFrom Monk to Statesman: Here Is a Remarkable Indian You May Not Have Heard Of!
Kushok Bakula Rinpoche, the 19th incarnation of Arhat Bakula, considered one of the 16 direct disciples of Lord Buddha, was a prominent Buddhist monk, statesman and international diplomat. The former...
View ArticleWant to See Your Picture on a Stamp? Sabrimala’s Post Office Will Make It Happen
Fancy a postage stamp with your picture on it? All you have to do is head to the post office near the Sabrimala temple in Kerala. Launched on November 16, this service is slowly but steadily seeing a...
View ArticleSaveAGram: Here’s How Villages Can Get Income, Tourists and Self-Esteem All...
“The future of India lies in its villages,” was what Gandhi had said. Unfortunately, these villages are today dying a slow death because the lure of the city life seems more attractive. Some estimates...
View ArticleGood News! New Dengue Testing Kit to Give out Results in 15 Minutes
The International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB) situated in New Delhi is in the news for all the right reasons. A team of scientists led by Dr. Navin Khanna has developed a...
View ArticleDo You Know What Links Indian Billionaires Giving Away Their Wealth and...
“No man can become rich without himself enriching others. The man who dies rich, dies disgraced.” – American philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. Over the weekend, Bengaluru-based Nandan Nilekani,...
View ArticleWant to Adopt a Child With Special Needs? Here Is All the Information You Need
More than 50 percent of children awaiting adoption in India fall into the ‘special needs’ category, but it is also the category with the least number of adoptions within India. One of the reasons for...
View ArticleMaking Aadhaar Safe: What India Can Learn From Other Countries With Biometric...
Amidst a raging debate on the validity and omnipresence of the Aadhaar program, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has revealed that more than 200 central and state government...
View ArticleOpen Letter to VVIPs: Everyone Has Someplace to Be, So Why Stop Us All for You?
Dr Nirala Singh was boarding her Kolkata bound IndiGo flight from Imphal airport on Wednesday when it was abruptly rescheduled and passengers left in the lurch. She was on her way to attend her...
View ArticleDelhi Assault Case: Can a 4-Year-Old Be Charged With Rape?
The national capital is notorious for the sheer number of sexual crimes that occur. The statistics showing the number of such cases is chilling. However, when the victim and the perpetrator are both...
View ArticleHere’s a Look at What’s Making AAP’s Mohalla Clinic a Hit in the Capital
Barnali Das is a 34-year-old domestic help who works in the National Capital. Like many others, she migrated from a village in West Bengal in search of better opportunities. She works in three...
View ArticleWant To Set Up An NGO But Don’t Know How? Hear It from Those Who Did
For everyone who has ever dreamed of starting a nonprofit from scratch, the story of Dr Anshu Bharadwaj would resonate. He is the executive director of a not-for-profit research organisation called the...
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