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Air pollution: Agenda for AAP Sarkar
22 Feb 2015 4:07 AM ISTDelhi-based non-profit Centre for Science and Environment, on Friday released agenda for action to fight air pollution and protect the health of “Aam...
‘The world needs a new work culture, not just jobs’
30 Jan 2015 3:59 AM ISTWhat is the inspiration behind your foundation?Today, the whole world is worried about increasing dependence on machines and shrinking jobs. But this...
Where are rural courts?
19 Jun 2014 2:23 AM ISTWhen a mobile court visited Luhari village in Madhya Pradesh’s Jabalpur district a year ago, it was a blessing for people like Birsan Singh. A tea...
Banking on good governance
27 May 2014 9:58 PM ISTFinancial inclusion makes good business sense for banks which have exemplified good governance. ‘As many as 1,46,000 no-frills, or zero-balance,...
Home, old-age homes
6 May 2014 12:35 AM ISTIn the first overview of wellbeing of older people around the world, HelpAge International and the United Nations Fund for Population Development have...
Where are the jobs?
5 April 2014 5:37 AM ISTThe big question mark is over jobs. India’s ability to make the most of its favourable demographics will depend as much on skilling the people as...
Where are the jobs?
5 April 2014 5:37 AM ISTThe big question mark is over jobs. India’s ability to make the most of its favourable demographics will depend as much on skilling the people as...
More bites less to chew
31 Aug 2013 3:47 AM ISTFirst, the mind-blowing figure: 8,13,373,000 or 813 million to round it off. That is two-thirds of this populous country and the number of people who...
Seeing Red
6 Aug 2013 3:39 AM ISTAn abnormal craving for a certain food item, or even a nutrient such as clay or starch that may have undesirable health effects, is defined as pica....
'We want our cash back'
23 July 2013 10:57 PM ISTAnumita Roychowdhury, Anupam ChakravarttyThe notice from Delhi Airport Metro Express Line (DAMEL), a special purpose vehicle of Reliance...
Man-made reasons for Uttarakhand disaster
2 July 2013 10:51 PM ISTJyotsna Singh, Soma BasuUttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, two hill states in the Himalayan range, are so far the worst hit by the extreme rains that...