Transgender Bill falls short of expectations

On August 5, the Lok Sabha passed two important Bills- the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill 2019 and the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill 2019- but they were overshadowed by the announcement of Centre’s decision to revoke the special status of Jammu and Kashmir.

Major Dhyan Chand: The Indian hockey wizard

Major Dhyan Chand is synonymous to hockey in India. Famed for his excellent skills in the sport, Chand was a hockey stalwart who brought home three Olympic gold medals. While global names like Adolf Hitler also acknowledged his excellence, the legend died in grave financial troub...

Bonesetting- A 3000 year old practice

The Lajpat Rai Market in Chandni Chowk, one of Delhi’s oldest areas, is a hub of electronic goods and repairing. From a transistor to broadcasting systems, from LEDs to HMIs, here you can buy anything and yes, even get them repaired! However, it’s not just the electronic part...

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Cheap thrills on the Indian streets

Added to another chapter of the recreational drugs in India are the bhang balls, colloquially called bhola, available in dirt-cheap prices. While the trend of this recreational drug is rising, the health effects are still debatable.

India’s deadly sewers

Even though manual scavenging was prohibited by the union government two decades ago, it still continues to be practiced in the states of India. According to a report 50 workers have died cleaning sewers in the first six months of 2019.

Two decades of the historical Kargil war victory

Twenty years earlier, on this day, the Indian army etched a historic victory in Kargil by regaining control over the strategically important peaks that had been intruded by the Pakistani army. With this year's theme of Kargil Vijay Diwas being ‘Remember, Rejoice and Renew’, t...

Indian kids are the most cyberbullied in the world...

As technology gets more entangled with our social presence, cyberbullying is becoming a great concern for social media users.

Water contamination a rising threat to healthcare

While the news of water scarcity in the Indian states has been a major reason of concern, another grave issue to be paid attention to is the increasing contamination of groundwater which in turn has serious health impacts.

World Population Day: Is India ready to be the mos...

World Population Day is observed annually on July 11 every year with the objective to spread awareness about population related issues across the world. When the day was first observed 30 years ago, the population was 5.25 billion but today it has nearly crossed the mark of 7.7 b...