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बलात्कार के दोषी आसाराम अब मरते दम तक जेल की सलाखों के पीछे से बाहर नही आएंगे, अब बाहर आएगी तो उसकी मृत शरीर। संत आसाराम बापू के नाम से मशहूर आसूमल थाऊमल सिरुमलानी अब अंडर ट्रायल आरोपी से सजायाफ्ता मुजरिम हो गए है। एक नाबालिग पीड़िता से बलात्कार के मामले में जोधपुर की...

Empowering rural women and children is required for the upliftment of their standard of living as well as the overall economic development of the country. An average village worker earns between 30-80 rupees a day. The amount is not enough in today’s market to provide for nutritious meals as well as proper healthcare and...

According to the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) 2015-16, only about 57.6% of the Indian women use sanitary napkins and 62% women in the age group 15-24 years still rely on cloth during periods. A survey by Women Health Organization showed that at least 43% of women have experienced a situation where they did...

The fashion industry gets a bad rap for promoting capitalism and a culture of excess. Fashion designers like Gaurang, Krishna Mehta, Samant Chauhan and Shruti Sancheti are supporting families of traditional weavers and reviving textiles at the same time. They are proving that fashion does have a heart. One such clothing line is Being...

Xerox managed print services (MPS) customers will have the opportunity to contribute to the reforestation of global forests through Xerox’s new partnership with PrintReleaf. Based on a theme of “you print one, we’ll plant one,” PrintReleaf leverages paper usage reporting and equates the number of trees needed to reforest that usage on an equivalent basis...

A recent study of wheelchair users highlights the need for investment and innovation in the development of assistive technologies for people with limited mobility.  Nine out of ten (94%) Indian wheelchair users say that they experience pain as a result of their mobility device. The research conducted by ComRes on behalf of Toyota Mobility Foundation,...

With the Indian badminton contingent making us all proud at the recently concluded Common Wealth Games 2018, the action continues on the court. The International School Sport Federation’s World Schools Championship badminton tournament held in Pune witnessed some close encounters and skillful shuttle play. The action on these courts was no less compared to...

India is one of the world’s largest food producers. This makes the sustainability of the country’s agriculture system of global importance. Groundwater irrigation has been respite to India’s agriculture sector, especially for places with low, or uneven rainfall. However, this has led to overexploitation of groundwater. According to the World Bank data, since 1980, groundwater...

A cup of coffee is what it takes to be able to wake up and start the day for many of us. But what is the cost of that one cup of our beloved bitter concoction? Coffee is world’s second largest tradable commodity after oil. It is a multimillion dollar global industry and is constantly...

India historically has a very low rate of organ donation. Although this number has improved over the past three-four years, the country still has a long way to go. Every year 3,00,000 Indians need an organ transplant, but only 2 to 3% of this demand for new organs is met. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), only about...

There will be no resources left at the way humans are consuming energy. The Indian government is aiming to develop cost effective and efficient solar power stove systems. The intention is to touch the lives of poor by providing them safe and low cost alternatives for clean household cooking. Recently, ONGC held a Solar Chulha...

To conserve water on an individual level, a team of passionate bikers have started Express Bike Works (EBW) a two-wheeler service center. Conventionally bike wash and service centers in India use more than 50 liters of water per bike and let the water run out on the streets adding to the sludge. This water is also hazardous, both...