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“Having children right now is like being selfish because you contribute to increasing population, and you become irresponsible towards the environment,” says Archana Nair, a teacher and a responsible citizen from Bangalore. Archana and her husband have made a conscious decision to not have children so they can be more conscious of the environment. The...

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), roughly 7 million children under the age of 5 die each year from preventable causes across the globe. Malnutrition is the underlying cause of 45 per cent of these deaths. In India, malnutrition among children is a major concern too, belying nation’s increasing economic achievement. According to a...

India houses the largest number of people living under the poverty line. The people belonging to scheduled tribes are among the poorest in the country, according to national data. According to the National Health and Family Survey 2015-16, 45.9% of scheduled tribe members were in the lowest wealth bracket. The ministry of tribal affairs has...

In 2013, the government of India mandated the companies that makes a net profit above a specified threshold level, to spend to per cent of it on CSR. The law came into effect in April 2014. The law has brought in a lot of participation from corporate India in national development. However, there are...

Five states in India banned single-use plastic viz. Plastic bags, in the last one year and there was a huge uproar about the same but no one gave a moments notice to the massive amounts of plastic waste generated by corporations in India. GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) conducted a survey in 2018 wherein...

Build weather proof houses and use less air-conditioning India has come a long way when it comes to our living abodes but technologically we have gone backwards. In ancient India, we used to build houses so that they could be kept cool during summers and warm during winters. They were well insulated as there was...

According to the World Health Organisation, “Experience and scientific evidence has shown that regular participation in appropriate physical activity and sport provides people of both sexes and all ages and conditions, including persons with disabilities, with a wide range of physical, social and mental health benefits. It improves diet and discourages the use of...

India has the second largest population in the world. It is also one of the fastest growing economies. Yet, it lags miles behind in terms of sports. India is one of the worst performing countries in Olympics. It is unsettling to know that India possesses merely 1 per cent of the net tally of...

COP24 (Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) is underway in Poland but they have reached a stalemate regarding a key scientific report which presents the impacts of temperature rise of 1.5C on the world. The world is doing much worse and is now heading towards a temperature...

According to a survey conducted by Oxfam, the income inequality has been getting worse in the world in the recent years. 82 per cent of all the wealth generated in the world between second quarter of 2016 to the corresponding period of 2017, was made by top 1 per cent of the riches people....

The crime rate in India has seen a marginal increase in 2018. According to government data, the number for cases of murder, abduction, rape, dowry death and fatal accidents has seen a spike compared to last year. However, the accuracy of this data is highly questionable. According to the...

The Royal Bengal Tiger was declared as the national animal of India in 1973. The move was a part of ‘Project Tiger’ to check the shrinking population of these big cats. When the project was launched from Corbett’s Dhikala range, the Royal Bengal Tiger was facing extinction with only about 268 wild cats according to...