Call of the wild
A unique festival epitomises efforts for conservation of Assam rainforests which have been lying in a state of neglect for decades
How South Africa can address digital inequalities in e-learning
In the wake of South Africa’s first COVID-19 cases, several educational sites are now zero-rated or free to use
Can COVID-19 pandemic help India foster rural livelihoods and build resilient villages?
The shift of balance created by COVID-19 has revealed that urban centres, while important, need not be the sole creator of jobs or economic …
Stillborn in Africa: UN pegs number at a million every year
Situation has worsened in 2 decades, may slip further due to COVID-19 pandemic, warns Unicef report
Topping the wrong chart: India has highest number of stillbirths
India recorded 0.34 million stillbirths in 2019; COVID-19 has disrupted health systems and added to the existing burden
Short on paramedics
Hospitals employ untrained staff due to acute shortage of qualified paramedics in the country
COVID-19 damaged cognitive development, lifetime earnings of an entire generation, finds Word Bank
Report on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the young, children finds jeopardy to well-being of generations and growth of economies
What is in the Union Budget 2021-22 for children? Not much
The budget continues to deprive pregnant women, lactating mothers and children from vital benefits of schemes and interventions
Alarming rise in fungal infection cases: PGIMER study
In spite of higher incidence of cases as compared to the West, India lacks infrastructure required for testing of fungal infections
The poverty quibble
Government claims a huge drop in poverty numbers but critical indicators—health, malnutrition and wages—continue to be grim. So how …
Cradles of hope
A recent health survey throws up figures that defy logic. Some districts in India’s nine most backward states have curbed infant mortality …
New Religion
The saffron-clad sadhus and former dacoits now find a ritual for social restructuring and acceptance: water harvesting. They are building "…
Can India be ‘atmanirbhar’ by cutting budget for children
While total allocations to Union budget 2021-22 saw an increase of 14.5%, the share for children declined by 10.8% compared to 2020
Out of favour
Focus on Alphonso has resulted in neglect of native mango varieties grown in the Western Ghats, some of which are on the brink of extinction
A mixed bag
The Bangladesh government sends thin plastic bags packing, but has Dhaka seen the last of them? Pinaki Roy on the ban's efficacy
Why Bihar serves poor quality meals to school kids
There are no guidelines for hygienic preparation and handling of mid-day meals for children; monitoring at local level virtually non-existent
COVID-19, war and hunger: Yemen’s humanitarian crisis is becoming worse
Over 10 million are on the brink of famine; as many as 400,000 children are at the risk of dying, according to UN
How effective are environmental PILs
Judiciary's pro-development tilt is making activists seek recourse at the societal level
Defiling the sacred
How the environment --- sacred to Hindus --- is bearing the brunt of pollution in the name of religion
50 years of international aid: World’s richest countries owe $5.7 trillion debt to poor, says OXFAM
Substantial debt owed to world’s poorest people 9 times more than sub-Saharan Africa’s stock of external debt at 2019-end
Kind to Cash
A short stop motion that shows all the schemes that a human being (woman) can avil of in her lifetime.
Non-monetary indicator of poverty
Our policy makers should move away from the income criterion for estimating poverty and take cognisance of other indicators
Day after mid-day meal deaths, vitamin A dose kills child in Bihar
Another incident of poisoning caused by mid-day meal reported from Bihar's Madhubani district
UN calls for protection of rights of women, indigenous peoples
The 69th session of the UN General Assembly will see the participation of world leaders on crucial global issues
Two incidents that made me ask: Whither forestry extension?
Extension programmes in forest institutions are meant to benefit stakeholders, mainly farmers, villagers and rural communities
