Author: Kasmin Fernandes

According to the World Health Organisation, in their World Report on Disability - about 15% of the world’s population live with some form of...

There are 8 million children living in child care institutions and 85% of them have a living parent or a relative. Research shows that...

The nation is still reeling from the sudden demise of former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday night. She was only 67 years...

Chennai is facing its worst water crisis in more than 30 years. It went without rainfall at a stretch for 200 days and the...

Haryana is the first state in India to adopt a Vision Zero approach to road safety, which prioritises human life above all else. This...

The state of Assam is facing one of its most devastating floods ever, with the calamity affecting more than 50 lakh people across 30 of the...

In 2015, the Government of India made a commitment to the health and wellbeing of its citizens by ratifying the Sustainable Development Goals. SDG...

While the entire urban India is in the grip of water scarcity, several cities in the country have been grappling to the extent of...

The grass is greener for the children of Karnataka. According to the latest District Information System for Education (DISE) report, 64% schools in the...

Reaching the most marginalised is a matter of social justice, as well as being essential for creating inclusive societies and sustainable economic trajectories. Inequality...

Child labour is directly linked with the retention in schools and children from all states agreed to this. In the study published in the...

Indian scientists have tinkered with the chemistry of gold and turned it into ‘black gold' which they say can be potentially used for applications...