Looking back at 2020: The year we must not forget

Once upon a time there was no COVID-19; then came the last day of 2019. Exactly a year ago, on December 31, 2019, China flagged the threat with …

Airports Authority sets new guidelines for aircraft to operate post-lockdown

Airports will have to provide a host of facilities once the lockdown lifts and passengers are allowed to fly

Accepting, suffering and resisting: The 3 ways people are reacting to COVID-19

Impact of COVID-19 measures and our underlying attitudes are non-uniform, notes analysis from King’s College London 

This chemical controls whether you would be fat or fatter

Genes interact with obesogens in the environment to make a person fatter 

Can physical activity boost our resilience to rising temperatures?

Of the many risk factors for developing heat-related health problems, several can be avoided by adopting a healthy, active lifestyle

How Gandhi ‘mainstreamed’ peace, sustainability and empathy

Instead of just aspiring, some goals critical to humanity can be achieved only by embedding them in our daily thoughts and actions

Need for revisiting Gandhi at this critical juncture

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought ugly realities into focus; this is when Gandhi and his thoughts become even more relevant

Note-taking by hand: A powerful tool to support memory

Taking notes by hand involves cognitive engagement in summarising, paraphrasing, organising and concept mapping that leads to deeper understanding

Hate speech fosters hostility, violence against migrants, minorities: UN experts

Exposure to hate speech is directly associated with the number of hate crimes, read the open letter

As the West toasted men on the moon, Algeria held a party to a post-imperial world

There are no such plans for a 50th anniversary event this year, as Algeria goes through its latest period of political unrest after almost 60 …

A year of blursdays: how coronavirus distorted our sense of time in 2020

By keeping busy, minimising stress, engaging in as much face-to-face or online social interaction as we can and by reducing our stress levels, we …

Cut off amid CVID-19 lockdown: How a positive case next door changes the way I live

One of the latest novel coronavirus positive case in Delhi is at Kalkaji — a house away from mine

Economic Survey 2018-19: School going population peaks as fertility rate declines

Nine states, which have fertility rates well below the replacement rate, will have an aged population by 2030s

Girish Karnad: A not very subtle environmental message

Noted theatre and cinema auteur Girish Karnad died June 10, 2019 morning; here's looking back at his film Cheluvi

Information recharge: Meet Devansh Mehta of CGnet Swara

Devansh Mehta believes that people can be sensitised through incentives, be it as small as mobile top-ups

That sinking feeling: A review of Inside a Dark Box

Inside a Dark Box is a peek into what depression can feel like to an individual

A higher share of older Indian women physically active than men: Study

A greater share of those above 45 years in the rural areas are physically active compared to their urban counterparts

New alphabets: How kids in Rayagada, Kalahandi continued learning amid COVID-19

Children in two of India’s poorest districts continue their education as communities convert open spaces into schools, rope in youths as …

Not a child’s play to stand up against child marriage

After saying a no to her own marriage, Bishnupriya Pradhan is saving others from child marriage

COVID-19 warriors: How Synergy Sansthan has been dispelling myths

A non-profit in Madhya Pradesh is helping tribal people fight COVID-19 

Nutritional crisis: India has most ‘zero-food’ children at 6.7 million; third highest prevalance among 92 LMICs

Children aged 6-23 months going without milk, solid or semisolid food in 24-hour period are ‘zero-food’

Fibre is your body’s natural guide to weight management

Rather than cutting carbs out of your diet, eat them in their original fibre packaging instead

‘Elderly women more overweight, obese than men’

More elderly aged 60 and above were overweight and obese in urban areas than in rural areas, found Longitudinal Ageing Study in India 

International Day of Rural Women: It’s time we recognise their lives and livelihood

Rural women are active agents of socio-economic change. As we celebrate the day on October 15, there is a need to pull them out of the …

International Women's Day: How Nira Chhatria ensured her family's survival with a phone and just Rs 3,000

Nira Chhatria was chosen as a participant when Trickle Up began working with ultra-poor women in Odisha in 2015