Society
International Democracy Day 2020: Lockdown on Indi...
September 15, 2020
“I was supposed to receive an award from the state government for one the best professors but suddenly after a Facebook post, my name was withdrawn from the list of nominees,” says an assistant professor at Lucknow University. “All I did was to put up a Facebook post about ...
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World Suicide Prevention Day 2020: India making a ...
September 10, 2020
On World Suicide Prevention Day, observed annually on September 10, India holds an unprecedented record of suicide attempts and suicide deaths owing to the pandemic, economic crisis, lockdown stress and lack of suicide preventive measures. The insensitivity of media and unperturb...
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Teachers’ Day 2020: Teachers who went an extra m...
September 5, 2020
September 5, 2020 marks the 58th Teachers’ Day in India. While the lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted classroom education, thousands of teachers across the country have ensured that their students’ learning process is not interrupted at any cost. As with any ...
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Data experts concerned over contact tracing apps
September 3, 2020
Globally, the Covid-19 outbreak has upturned all systems with an increasing number of infections and about a million deaths. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), Artificial Intelligence and big data is playing a significant role in controlling the spread of the pande...
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National Sports Day: Young players’ race for fun...
August 29, 2020
As India celebrates the 115th birthday of the wizard of hockey Major Dhyan Chand as National Sports Day, thousands of sportspersons continue to suffer in silence and struggle to make ends meet. Even the Covid-19 pandemic and ensuring lockdowns has not affected them much as they c...
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Pandemic deprives 40 pc children in Delhi of right...
August 28, 2020
Despite lockdown being eased in many states, educational institutes have remained shut and are continuing with online lessons. However, the most vulnerable parts of the society have been paying a heavy price due to a huge digital divide. Children in Yamuna Khadar village in easte...
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Suffrage centennial but wait for a female US Presi...
August 26, 2020
August 26, 2020 marks a century of voting rights for women in the United States. Yet, unlike many other developed or even developing countries, the US is yet to elect a woman as its President or even vice president. While the likelihood of getting a female vice president is still...
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Idle idol makers of Delhi
August 20, 2020
August is normally the busiest time for idol makers in India as the festival season is just around the corner. Idol makers would be busy giving final touches to their Ganesha or even Durga idols around this time. But this year their livelihood is in peril due to Covid19 pandemic,...
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World Photography Day 2020: Picturing the pandemic
August 19, 2020
On World Photography Day 2020, Media India Group tells the story of struggles of ordinary persons in dealing with Covid-19 through the photographs captured during the pandemic.
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Janmashtami 2020: Delhi welcomes Lord Krishna amid...
August 13, 2020
Even through the ongoing pandemic and fear of infections, the annual celebration of Janmashtami, witnessed enthusiasm among devotees in the national capital New Delhi. Janmashtami is celebrated to mark the birth of Lord Krishna, believed to be the eighth incarnation of Lord Vishn...
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