Month October 2017
It’s a victory for free speech and forests. But will it last? By Mark HertsgaardTwitter Greenpeace activists protest logging in Alaska. (AP Photo / The Petersburg Pilot, Klas Stolpe) “Game, set (match not yet) ” to Greenpeace. So said Jim Wheaton, analyzing… Continue Reading →
Studies on sexual harassment complaint committees over the years highlight how committees, even when instituted, often do not function as they should. Stories of women assaulted by Harvey Weinstein and the subsequent response on social media, as thousands of women joined the #metoo hashtag… Continue Reading →
The order comes in response to the recommendations of the EPCA that has found very high sulphur levels in these fuels This order has huge pollution reduction potential as large number of industrial units in the neighbouring states of Uttar… Continue Reading →
“The ration shop owner knows me very well but the bio metric machine does not identify my finger prints, so I have not been getting ration food for the past two years’ Padma, a brave woman who… Continue Reading →
On 10th of October, a case of gang rape on a minor girl from Patangi area of Koraput district of Odisha was reported in the media. The victim girl belongs to the dalit community and according to her allegations the alleged… Continue Reading →
SHOMA A.CHATTERJI Is every Indian woman a refugee? This question may sound shocking to that elite group of women who are content in their French chiffons or ensconced in their corporate cabins that bring them six and seven figure… Continue Reading →
After visiting the Taj Mahal in Agra, a young Swiss couple were in Fatehpur Sikri on Sunday when they were stalked and harassed by four men. Sushma Swaraj responded to reports saying a Swiss couple was attacked near Fatehpur Sikri…. Continue Reading →
This land had remained un-surveyed since independence and then was allotted single survey no ZERO. This is also a wild ass sanctuary. During monsoon rivers like Banas, Rupen, Saraswati and many others floods Rann with sweet water, while saline water from sea… Continue Reading →
by – subhash gatade ..Kovind acknowledged that “the key to India’s success is its diversity” and “our diversity is the core that makes us so unique” and ended his speech with a call to build an egalitarian society… Continue Reading →
Girija Devi | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar Doyen of the Benaras gharana Eminent classical singer and Padma Vibhushan awardee Girija Devi passed away at a city hospital here on Tuesday night following a cardiac arrest, hospital sources said. She… Continue Reading →