The Rajasthan government’s decision to register all marriages, including child marriages, has stirred a huge controversy. The NGOs are protesting…

 The United Nations has mobilized the fashion and cosmetics industries in an “eco-fashion” battle to curb the unprecedented loss of…

The fraction of Scheduled Caste children enrolled in schools is dropping even though Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes are…

The filthy, moss-covered ponds that many rural people depend on could turn into limpid pools of fresh water if a…

The Supreme Court today directed all state governments to set up juvenile boards, child welfare committees and juvenile police units…

Farmers in Maharashtra revive 120 varieties of local crops   Dark brown seeds pointed at both ends resemble the kind…

Post-independence policies have taken away all securities of the small farmer Historically, compared to other developing economies, India has had…

Unauthorized medical practitioners find business where Bihar’s health machinery deserts polio victims Two-year-old Khushi Kumari loves racing with her siblings…

Scarcity teaches a village in Orissa how to manage its water supply Thirty-something Gulab Kunju remembers the days when she…

Senior biotechnology scientists have questioned the rationale for public consultations on genetically modified (GM) brinjal called by the environment ministry…

It was alleged that he spent money on newspaper reports in his favour and did not account for this expenditure …

The government is likely to increase the plan allocation for government schemes by 15 per cent to Rs 3.73 lakh…

The Election Commission has admitted that it misplaced two complaints drawing the panel’s attention to the use of child labour…

Continuing with its campaign against “paid news,” the Editors Guild of India has asked the Election Commission (EC) to take…

After deliberating for well over seven months, the Union government has eventually evolved a scheme to extend the scope of…