New Delhi: In a fresh move, the government has cancelled the licences of 2,406 Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) across the country, which includes entities that run schools and hospitals. In the wake of the cancellation of their registrations, the NGOs would not… Continue Reading →
Dhananjay Mahapatra,TNN | Marshall Islands – with a population of 70,000 made an impassioned plea to the International Court of Justice seeking initiation of proceedings against India for not pursuing nuclear disarmament. NEW DELHI: A year ago, a tiny island republic… Continue Reading →
In much of India, the hungry cannot eat beef, because Hindus consider cows sacred. SUBHASH SHARMA / ZUMA PRESS, VIA CORBIS By SONIA FALEIRO JUNE 26, 2015 London — GANDHI famously denied himself food. And by starving himself to protest British rule,… Continue Reading →
Swati Deshpande Mumbai Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on Saturday justified its June 5 ban on Nestle India‘s 2-minute Maggi noodles in a strongly-worded, 60-page affidavit that questioned the company’s safety claims.The FSSAI filed its reply in… Continue Reading →
Author(s): Suchetana Sinha Date:Jun 25, 2015 According to a UNICEF report, despite achievements, millions of children live in poverty and die before the age of five, miss schooling and suffer from chronic malnutrition The UN agency warns that progress eludes nearly… Continue Reading →
Author(s): Chandra Bhushan Date:Jun 25, 2015 Forty years after the Emergency was declared, India must revisit its legacy of dissent. Calling foreign-funded NGOs ‘foreign agents’ is disrespectful to citizens who are no less patriotic than those working in the industry or… Continue Reading →
CHENNAI: Even after 14 years since Anglo-Dutch multinational company Unilever was forced to shut down its thermometer factory in Kodaikanal, the plant continues to leach mercury into the ecologically-sensitive watershed area at Pambar Shola, studies indicate. High levels of mercury… Continue Reading →
Author(s): Shreeshan Venkatesh Y S Chowdary assures that monsoon is in a positive trend and there is no need to have any kind of anxiety ASSOCHAM hosted the event on climate change to facilitate a discussion among the government, industry and… Continue Reading →
Globally, the study found that women’s contribution to healthcare was over $3 trillion, which is 2.35% of global GDP for unpaid work and 2.47% of GDP for paid work.Subodh Varma | Women in Indian homes are primarily responsible for healthcare of… Continue Reading →
BIRAJ PATNAIK 17 The Hindu The first salvo against the food security Act was fired in July last year with the illegal extension accorded to the State governments to implement the Act. Two years after vociferously arguing for an expansion… Continue Reading →
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