The image that is most associated with Swacch Bharat is of VIPs wielding brooms to sweep the dirt or garbage in the streets. Sweeping streets with brooms only touches the tip of the problem, especially if there is…
The Election Commission in an effort to assimilate eligible young electors, with special focus on the 18-21 age group is launching a month-long special drive from July 1 next to enroll them.
Voters participation in recent times has nosedived and more so among…
"Hunger," as stated by Amartya Sen and Jean Dreze, is "intolerable in the modern world" in a way it could not have been in the past, because it is "so unnecessary and unwarranted." India is a poignant example…
Its board exam season and fear of faring poorly in the examinations as is a concern for most students especially those who have failed to enrol themselves in private tuitions. Their worry is genuine as private tuition at…
‘Connecting People to Nature’, the theme for World Environment Day 2017, implores us to get outdoors and into nature, to appreciate its beauty and its importance, and to take forward the call to protect the Earth that we…
In the flourishing floricultural sector, Orchids hold a niche of their own and the value of the global orchid industry is at a staggering US$400 billion. Known for their intricate blooms, colours and shapes, it sits atop every…
Close at the heels of New Zealand’s Whanganui River granted living entity status making it the only one in the world. The Uttarakhand high court on Monday declared the Ganga and Yamuna living entities, bestowing on them same legal rights…
Observing the World No Tobacco Day on May 31 last year, the administration gave a clarion call for creating a smoke-free environment in Itanagar Market areas.
Also in wake of growing tobacco consumptions among school going children, the capital administration had decided to ban…
Busting the stereotype about women being bad drivers, a report compiled by Delhi Traffic Police recently revealed that women drivers caused less than 2% of all fatal road mishaps in the city and their involvement in accidents has…
In a nation which is yet to work on human welfare, the central government going ahead with a hard line stand in the name of animal welfare sounds ridiculous had it not been a cause of serious concern.
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