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Women today are seen in every sector. Professions that were conventionally considered to be ‘men’s jobs’ are now crowded with women. The women of today do not face as much struggle or prejudice in pursuing the career of their dreams as they did two or three decades before. This has been possible because of...

Children with intellectual disabilities (which may include Down syndrome, Fragile X syndrome, and other cognitive delays or disabilities) need physical activity just as their typically developing peers do. Sports can help build kids' confidence and help them get to know other kids in the community. In kids with Down syndrome, in particular, cardiovascular fitness...

Visual impairment is one of the worst forms of disability, which causes the individual to be chronically dependent on someone else. It is very difficult to cope with this form of disability especially for the poor people as they cannot afford to equip the visually impaired person with required training and care which could...

The Aravali range of India has been in the news for the longest time now for all the wrong reasons. Located close to the Thar desert, the green mountain range has been identified as one of the main degraded zones in the country, as a result of an increase in dust storms in the...

India is facing nutrition paradox. While on one hand there are children who suffer from the effects of undernutrition, there are other children who suffer from obesity. There has also been a misconception for the longest time that the problem of malnutrition mainly persists in rural areas only. In order to comprehensively study the actual...

In a victory for green activists, the Supreme Court yesterday ordered status quo in the Aarey tree felling case, ordering the Maharashtra government not to cut down any more trees till the next hearing on October 21. Observing that it “appeared Aarey was a forest at some point of time”, the court asked the...

Technology has played a tremendous role in finding innovative solutions for tackling pollution across the world. Adding yet another feather in its cap, technology has figured out a way to tackle the stubble burning incidents in the neighbouring areas of Delhi. Air pollution in Delhi has been ranked as the highest in the world. A...

The apathy of the authorities, judiciary, influencers, corporates and ministries concerned towards the daylight murder of Mumbai city's only forest in the "Aarey row" is perhaps summed up in influential actor Amitabh Bachchan's recent tweet. Otherwise recognised as a sensible and articulate personality, Bachchan had tweeted: “Friend of mine had a medical emergency, decided to...

India has made tremendous progress in terms of financial inclusion, cleanliness, technology, women empowerment and foreign policy in the last few years. The combined effort by the governments, corporates, Non-Profits and the citizens has paid off very well in achieving these goals that seemed like a faraway dream a while ago. However, India continues...

Medical abortion (MA) has emerged as the preferred method of abortion care in India. In fact, about 81% of the 15.6 million annual abortions are performed using MA drugs. MA is viewed as a safe, effective and simpler option for women who may have otherwise faced barriers in accessing safe abortion care. Considering the importance...

Today marks the beginning of a year-long celebration to commemorate the 150th birthday of the father of our nation, Mahatma Gandhi, popularly known as Gandhi Ji or Bapu. With the strength of his character and his non-violent ways of protesting, Gandhi was able to oust the British government from India, granting us the freedom...

The effects of climate change are increasingly visible. Storms, droughts, fires, and flooding have become stronger and more frequent. Global ecosystems are changing, including the natural resources and agriculture on which humanity depends. The 2018 intergovernmental report on climate change estimated that the world will face catastrophic consequences unless global greenhouse gas emissions are eliminated...