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World’s Worst Pandemic Leaders: 5 Presidents And Prime Ministers Who Badly Mishandled COVID-19
COVID-19 is notoriously hard to control, and political leaders are only part of the calculus when it comes…
COVID In India: The Deep-Rooted Issues Behind The Current Crisis
India finds itself in the throes of a humanitarian disaster. Until March 2021, case numbers were low in…
After Early Success, India’s Daily COVID Infections Have Surpassed The US And Brazil. Why?
India is in the grip of a massive second wave of COVID-19 infections, surpassing even the United States…
Why Indian farmers are so angry about the Modi government’s agricultural reforms
India’s farmers have been protesting since the autumn, with a growing intensity that culminated in a violent breaching…
A New Source Of Sustainable Food
Rameshwaram is located in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. It is also known as Pamban Island,…
An Indian Company Is Gearing Up To Make Millions Of Doses Of A $3 Covid-19 Vaccine
As the Covid-19 pandemic drags on, there’s one thing we’re all counting on to rescue us from the…
Bitcoin Casinos In India: Are They Still Worth It?
Blockchain technology was touted as a revolutionary technology. One of its biggest applications was the creation of cryptocurrencies…
Pollution Kills 8.3 Million People Annually – These 10 Countries Are The Most Affected
Pollution killed 8.3 million in 2017, making it the number one environmental cause of premature death in the…
The Largest Military Forces In The World
China boasts the largest military in the world in terms of available active military manpower, Global Firepower reports.…
The Most Congested Cities In Asia 2019
Being stuck in a traffic gridlock could easily ruin a good day. While there are some small things…
Modi Ushers In A New Intolerant India And Revokes Multicultural Democracy
The Hindu Nationalist government of Narendra Modi, with unexpected suddenness, has abolished the special constitutional status of the…
Why It’s Easier For India To Get To Mars Than To Tackle Its Toilet Challenge
In 2013, India became the fourth country in the world (after Russia, the United States and the European…
A Constitution Should Help A Country Govern, Not Hobble It
The United States and India, two of the world’s largest and oldest democracies, are both governed on the…
Why The World Should Be Watching India’s Fast-Growing Cities
The UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) predicts that future increases in the world’s urban population will…
Slavery Was Never Abolished – It Affects Millions, And You May Be Funding It
When we think of slavery, many of us think of historical or so-called “traditional forms” of slavery –…
World Poverty Has Plummeted—But Will It Ever Disappear?
Few will deny that the past few years have been rough. But believe it or not, we’re still…
Countries Must Compete For Migrant Workers To Boost Their Economies
Politicians and the media expend inordinate amounts of energy debating migration, often using nativist, populist and xenophobic rhetoric.…
The 100 Million City : Is 21st Century Urbanisation Out Of Control?
Projections suggest cities will swell at an astonishing pace – but whether that means our salvation or an…
Never Mind Brexit, Or Even Europe. The Future Is Eurasian.
In this new age, the notion that Europeans are special – that a wall separates them from Asia…
While There’s Selfies Everywhere, A Photo Can Change A Life Amazingly
We as human beings have a habit of taking things for granted. Roof over our heads. Food on…
Discover How The Future Of Urban Farms Produces More Than Food
Most urban centers have a bad rap for pollution and energy consumption, but the cities of the future…
The Top 10 Smart Cities Consideration For A Prosperous India
The government last month revealed names of the first 20 smart cities that will get Rs 50,802 crore…
Looking For Fresh City Air? Discover Here Where Not To Be.
Outdoor air pollution kills 3.3 million people, mostly in cities, every year. That’s more than HIV, malaria and…
A Focus On HIV Orphans For World AIDS Day 2015
As the globe marks World AIDS Day, December 1, experts say still there is much to do to…
Mahatma Gandhi : Lessons On How To Wisely Win Without Brute
Today, October 2, marks the anniversary of the birth of Mohandas Gandhi. Gandhi is best remembered as the…
How Climate-Smart Cities Could Save The World
Green buildings and better infrastructure would not only spur economic growth but also cut carbon emissions equal to…
A Tale Of Four World Cities Compared
These four cities – home to a total of more than 80 million people – respond to economic,…
Driverless Pods Could Reduce Traffic Congestion In India
This futuristic “personal rapid transit” network would deliver passengers right to their doors. Now they just need the…
From Shanty To Swanky : The Wildly Differing Prices Of Property In Mumbai
Danish Siddiqui’s photographs document the huge disparity in the price of finding somewhere to live in Mumbai, one…
Heat Wave In India Kills Over 500 People
NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Soaring temperatures have gripped parts of southern and northern India in an…
Rushing To Nepal To Help? Read First.
You may want to help victims of the earthquake, but they don’t need unskilled volunteers or aid they…
NEPAL EARTHQUAKE : WHERE TO DONATE
A list of some of the groups soliciting donations for relief efforts in Nepal: American Jewish World Service: ajws.org…
In An Already Troubled Nepal, Despair Emerges
Her home and village near the earthquake’s epicenter were destroyed, her grandfather was killed, and no one from…
Nepal Earthquake Poses Challenge To International Aid Agencies
International aid agencies and governments mobilized on Sunday to respond to the earthquake in Nepal, saying they faced…
Death Toll Rises Above 3000
At least 3,326 people are now known to have died in a massive earthquake which hit Nepal on…
The Fallen Historic Landmarks Of Nepal
When the earthquake hit, many of Nepal’s most renowned pagodas in and around Kathmandu crumbled into rubble-covered stumps.…
Incredible Stress And Challenges For Rescue Heroes
Nepal’s disaster responders in Saturday’s magnitude-7.8 earthquake have quickly become unsung heroes. Aid agencies and the United Nations…
Not Prepared Enough For Realities In Nepal
In a tragic echo of the catastrophic events in Haiti in 2010, a powerful earthquake struck one of…
Nepal Quake Was A Nightmare Waiting To Happen
Major earthquakes hit Nepal on 75-year cycle, but poverty, crowded populations and poor construction mean death tolls will…
Towers Of Silence In Mumbai
In exclusive Malabar Hill, the city’s dwindling Parsi community continues with the Zoroastrian tradition of disposing of dead…
Pictures : Mumbai After Dark
From kids frolicking on Marine Drive to the clubs of Bandra and the patchwork lights of Dharavi –…
Joe Madiath : Better Toilets, Better Life
In rural India, the lack of toilets creates a big, stinking problem. It leads to poor quality water,…
The Challenges of Urbanisation May Be Even Greater In Small Towns
Global urbanisation has prompted a focus on megacities that overlooks the needs and vulnerabilities of smaller settlements. The…