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The government of India has banned commercial surrogacy by passing The Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill 2016 which makes payment for surrogacy a punishable offence. Commercial Surrogacy is a 400-million-dollar industry according to some estimates, with Anand in Gujarat known as the Indian Baby Factory. India is the go-to destination when it comes to fertility tourism. Commercial...

Women have always been advised by the conservatives that they should stay at home rather than stepping out for their safety. Home is considered to be the safest of all the places in the world. Ironically, it has been proven that women are more unsafe at home in many cases. According to Global estimates...

A massive fire broke out in Takshashila Complex in Sarthana of Surat district in Gujarat on Friday, 24 May 2019. The accident cost 22 students of a coaching institute being conducted on the roof of the complex, with their lives. The video of the incident with students jumping out of the window from the...

India is only 2.4 per cent of the world's land area but contributes about 8 per cent of known global wildlife, including over 45,000 species of plants and 91,000 species of animals. Despite having a huge population of over 1.3 billion, the country boasts 662 protected areas, five of them designated as World Heritage Sites...

A new anti-abortion law passed on 15th May, 2019, in Alabama of the United States of America is a major blow on women empowerment, equality and human rights front. The bill signed into law by Alabama Governor Kay Ivey after it was supported by 20 male senators in a state, where according to the...

Temperatures have been hitting above forty degrees during summers in India. In the last four years, Indian states of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra have been tormented with intense heatwaves and daily highs of 42°C. While there has been a loss of about 2000 lives because of the heat, such temperatures have become normal...

Organic farming is gaining a lot of mileage in recent years considering the damage caused because of the chemical fertilisers. The depleting quality of the soil and water, combined with the harmful effects on the environment and health of producers and consumers, the farmers across the world are showing more and more interest in...

With extensive use of chemical fertilisers, there is a significant increase in the salinity of soil as well as water making it difficult for plants and other living organisms to survive. Halophytes are salt-tolerant plants that grow in waters with high salinity, such as in mangrove swamps, marshes, seashores and saline semi-deserts. Only two% of...

In recent times clean energy is getting a lot of attention across the globe. With increasing temperatures because of excess use of fossil fuels, the carbon emissions across the globe has resulted in a 2-degree rise in temperature in the last century. As a result of this, about a million species in the world...

Road crashes still contribute to the most number of deaths in the world. According to a report released by the World Health Organisation (WHO), road accidents are the leading cause of death among people in the 5-29 age-group worldwide with more than 1.35 million lives lost each year and 50 million sustaining injuries. The...

It has become very popular in recent years for companies to have a short and accessible purpose statement. Such corporate purposes are then communicated internally to employees and to external stakeholders via brands, websites, press releases and corporate reports. Understanding what is the purpose of this purpose is highly important in today’s time. Meaningful corporate...

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) had predicted cyclone Fani to hit the coastal state of Odisha India. The storm which was supposedly the strongest to hit the country in 20 years was predicted with almost pinpoint accuracy according to the UN agency. Considering the warnings by IMD, the states were well prepared for the...