A ‘No Water’ Leave From Work, As Ranchi Declares Emergency
For over two months now Ranchi Resident Rita Devi has missed out on work every third day.
Women Workers Exploited In Shoe Industry, Say Campaigners
The campaigners are urging companies sourcing leather and leather products from India to carefully map their supply chains.
Even The Government Has Started Praying For Rain In Dry Tikamgarh
In the last monsoon rains, the district got less than half of the average 995 mm it gets during the season every year, leading to a crisis.
Delayed MNREGA Wages Add To Distress In Drought-Hit Bundelkhand
Money not coming on time has also brought to an end to development work like construction of wells and the building of Panchayat Bhawan.
In Maharashtra’s Beed, Crops Fail But Toil Continues
Hundreds of farmers attribute their dying crops to the dried up Mehekari Dam located in Shirapur.
A 2013 Soccer Match Could Have Brought Zika Virus To Brazil
The Zika virus could have entered Brazil in 2013, two years before it was confirmed here and a year before previously believed, a new study claims.
Here In Kerala, Water Once Every 12 Days
As Kerala reports very high temperatures, several districts of the state are parched, with water reaching many villages once in 12 days.
New, Accessible Mohalla Clinics Aim To Fix Delhi’s Broken Healthcare
The clinic has brought basic health services to the doorstep of the 10,000 strong community at the relief camp and that is the model that the Delhi government is planning to replicate.
Kerala’s Mid-Day Meals Are A Success. Except Teachers Are Funding Them.
Kerala is one of the best performing states in the school mid-day meal scheme, but teachers say it is they who are footing the bill, not the government.
In Kerala, Amazon Starts An Experiment With 7 Women
A stone's throw from Thiruvananthapuram's Technopark, seven women are creating history of sorts. They belong to Amazon's all-women delivery station.