Society
‘Shaming terrible tool for teaching’
December 18, 2020
Last week Kerala State Child Rights Commission ruled that humiliating or publicly rebuking a child is a gross violation of child rights and should be treated as an offence. The commission further said the police should register a case, if needed, against the perpetrators when suc...
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Nutrition malware hits women & children in In...
December 16, 2020
Early data from the latest survey indicates severe setbacks to malnutrition in India, with many states showing a significant rise in malnutrition rates, often setting them back by years.
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International Anti-Corruption Day: “Zero toleran...
December 9, 2020
Q. How effective are the laws on anti-corruption in India? Anti-corruption laws in India like POCA, RTI, Lokpal and Lokayukta Act are stringent per se but because of the social and political climate in the country which accepts bribe-giving and corruption as a regular affair, ant...
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Pandemic pushes battle against HIV/AIDS on backfoo...
December 1, 2020
On the occasion of 33rd World AIDS Day, reports about the state of the dreaded disease are not very encouraging. After decades of being pushed back by scientific advancements as well as better availability of drugs and of course a much higher awareness amongst the people, the Hum...
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Missed vaccinations may make children worst victim...
November 29, 2020
Earlier this month, an alarming report was published by the World Health Organisation and the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The report said that measles cases surged globally in 2019, reaching highest levels in 23 years, while deaths caused by the high...
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Covid-19 bites stray dogs in India hard
November 26, 2020
stray dogs, It’s not just the humans that have been hit by the coronavirus pandemic. Animals, notably the stray or abandoned ones, are paying an equally heavy price and the few NGOs still operational in the field struggle for survival.
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Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women ...
November 25, 2020
violence against women, Indian women have had to pay a heavy price for the lockdown that followed the Covid-19 pandemic as they were subjected to higher incidence of violence. Though there may be more awareness amongst the women about their rights, the social prejudices still wei...
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Race, religion, caste & ethnicity: Barriers f...
November 20, 2020
About 55 pc of all students in government colleges in Delhi are from outside the national capital, according to a news website. While this figure keeps increasing every year, as more and more students migrate to the national capital looking for better education and employment opp...
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Covid-19 bites stray dogs in India hard
November 18, 2020
It’s not just the humans that have been hit by the coronavirus pandemic. Animals, notably the stray or abandoned ones, are paying an equally heavy price and the few NGOs still operational in the field struggle for survival. In the hazy wintry sun of New Delhi, two young ...
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Diwali 2020: Festival of Lights turns dimmer
November 10, 2020
With barely four days to go for Diwali, shoppers seem to be returning to Delhi’s markets. But shopkeepers say sales continue to be at historic lows, while shoppers complain of high prices amidst lower budgets.
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