How severely will demonetisation impact India’s agricultural supply chain and how badly will it dent farmer incomes? Taking a dig at the NDA government, Rahul Gandhi today asked the Centre if it will now call the Supreme Court “anti-national,” following the apex court’s remarks on the demonetisation move. “Will the government call the Supreme Court […]
What I am Thankful For Thanks for my sight, my sense of taste, my sense of touch, my sense of hearing, my ability to walk, to run, to speak and sing. I am thankful for being alive, and having friends, family, and facebook, twitter, and whatsApp! Christine Ao, Dimapur, Guwahati, Assam, India I give […]
A suicide bomber has rammed a truck into the German consulate in the Afghan city of Mazar-e-Sharif, killing at least two people, officials say. Reports described a huge blast at the diplomatic mission followed by gunfire. A hospital official said more than 80 people were hurt in the attack, which happened around 18:30 GMT( midnight […]
Everything is changing, so why not the women? If women can face any problem, they have the power to overcome those problems as well. Mukhtar Mai is a women who has become an inspiration for everyone, all over the world. She is not a celebrity, but she is famous for her courage to stand against […]
The incidence of fake Indian currency notes in higher denomination has increased. For ordinary persons, the fake notes look similar to genuine notes, even though no security feature has been copied. The fake notes are used for anti-national and illegal activities. High denomination notes have been misused by terrorists and for hoarding black money. India […]
The High Court in London has ruled that the British Parliament does have the right to vote on whether or not to trigger the mechanism for Britain to leave the EU – against the opinion of the government, which said that Prime Minister Theresa May had the powers to do so without resorting to a […]
Sir As we are very diverse, we have different religions and beliefs but I notice that almost all religion overlap with each other, their culture may be different but I will contradict by saying still, beliefs and feelings are the same. In Hinduism people celebrate Pitrapakh, Muslims celebrate Shab-e-barat , likewise Catholic Christians celebrate All […]
India’s booming population and tourism industry, and the ongoing drought, are escalating contact and conflict between people and wildlife. Every year hundreds have their crops destroyed or farm animals killed – and, in some cases, are killed or injured themselves – by tigers, elephants, sloth bears and wild boars, as villages grow and spill over […]
Sir NHDC (National Handloom Development Corporation) is an initiative of Textile Ministry of India for promoting Handloom in India. It is headed by Textile Minister Smt.Smriti Irani and managed by Mr.Sarwapalli Srinivas. NHDC is taking an initiative to promote handloom and silk fabrics as they have lost their charm in last few years. At present […]
A deeply disturbing outcome of the “surgical strike” on Pakistani across the line of control in Kashmir is how the ruling and opposition parties, as well as some retired army officers are trying to drag the Indian Army into politics. The politicians’ of course, are motivated by the coming Uttar Pradesh elections. The greater blame […]
Girls’ Progress = Goals’ Progress: What Counts for Girls The world’s 1.1 billion girls are part of a large and vibrant global generation poised to take on the future. Yet the gender equality in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is a distant dream. Every day we see the predominance of disadvantage and discrimination borne by […]
Watch out India! Zika infections are “highly likely” to keep spreading across Asia, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned. Hundreds of cases of the virus have been reported in Singapore while two cases of Zika-linked microcephaly have already been confirmed in Thailand. The mosquito-borne virus has been detected in 70 countries worldwide, at least 19 […]
