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As many as 18.3 million Indians live in conditions listed as “modern slavery” in 2016, equivalent to the population of Netherlands, a rise of 4.1...

We all intuitively understand the basics of time. Every day we count its passage and use it to schedule our lives.We also use time to navigate our way...

Should the Congress Party be worried about the continuing erosion of its workers and leaders? Are the rats leaving the sinking ship?  There is no...

With the end of the crucial set of Assembly polls in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam, and Kerala, politicking has already started for the Lok Sabha...

A new international framework—the Food Loss and Waste Accounting and Reporting Standard—has been launched for measuring, reporting and managing food...

After having a military logistics sharing deal with the USA only a couple of months back, India preferred to sign an agreement with Ukraine for...

People are migrating on a scale unseen before. In Africa, countries like Somalia and Libya are losing hundreds of thousands of people. People are...

The 2014 South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit took an initiative on the issue of migrant labour. It sought to ensure...

According to the World Urbanisation Prospects of the UN Population Division, the percentage of people residing in urban areas is slated to rise to 60...

What has the Ministry of Railways achieved in the last two years?When we talk about passenger amenities and the Digital India initiative, the Indian...

The second bi-monthly monetary policy statement of RBI Governor Dr. Raghuram Rajan, on June 7 leaves policy rates unchanged, as was expected, given...

The celebrations commemorating two years of NDA II rule at the Centre have just got over. The main function was held at India Gate and christened as...