Shifting cultivation in the Northeast, called jhum, is under stress because of conflicts and industrialisation. Sriram Ananthanarayanan examines how the cycle of jhum cultivation is getting adversely affected, causing immense hardship to the people dependent on it.

The poor never follow the rules of good health, we often hear. But the rules, in fact, are no guarantee of safe health in a system that is poorly regulated and unaccountable to its users.

Despite crores of rupees having been spent in name of tribal and other development programmes in one block of Palakkad district in Kerala, the region suffers from poor access to decent health care. 80 per cent of the adivasi population here are living in abject poverty. M Suchitra reports.

A non-governmental organization has been responsible for the dramatic plunge in the infant mortality rate in Gadchiroli district of eastern Maharashtra, reports Rahul Goswami.

The Ganesh festival is the most important event in Maharashtra. This season, farm distress has hit the utsav badly in Vidharbha. Very few have money to spend. Meanwhile, farmers' suicides there are going up. There has been one almost every 36 hours this year. P Sainath continues his series on the region's crisis.

A pilot privatisation effort in Mumbai's K East ward ignores the lessons from other such efforts, both in India and elsewhere. Worse still, proponents of privatisation show little regard for public particiaption, and reject other options at the outset. Shripad Dharmadhikary reports.

In September, the Maharashtra Krishna Valley Development Corporation invited expressions of interest from private companies to build the canals for the Nira Deoghar dam on a Build Operate Transfer (BOT) basis. Everything about the process so far indicates the decision is not a well-thought out one, notes Shripad Dharmadhikary.

Vidarbha farmers are shifting to soybean and oilseeds as substitute, harangued by dipping cotton prices, highly volatile markets and withdrawal of government support. Jaideep Hardikar reports on the trend, the risks and the other alternatives for the farmers.

Shreekrishna Kalamb's life and musings as a poet-farmer symbolise the agrarian crisis that is wrecking havoc in the Vidarbha countryside. Kalamb ended his life last month, and his grieving daughter now hopes to publish the collection. Jaideep Hardikar reports.

The Maharashtra Water Resources Regulatory Authority calls a halt to the privatisation of the Nira Deoghar dam, citing contradictions in the laws governing water management. Shripad Dharmadhikary reports.

किया मोटर्स इंडिया (Kia Motors) ने एक बयान में कहा कि कंपनी ने पिछले महीने सेल्टोस की 15,000 यूनिट्स और कार्निवल की 450 यूनिट्स डीलरों के पास भेजी हैं

कार के लॉन्च पर किया मोटर्स इंडिया ने कहा कि इस कार (Kia Carnival) की बुकिंग खुलने के पहले ही दिन इसे 1,400 से अधिक बुकिंग मिली थीं, अब तक उसे इस कार के लिए कुल 3500 बुकिंग मिल चुकी हैं

डिओ बीएस-6 (honda dio bs6) में अब फुल डिजिटल मीटर मिल रहा है, जो कि रियल-टाइम माइलेज, ऐवरेज माइलेज, डिस्टेंस टू एंप्टी (कितनी दूरी तक स्कूटर चलेगा), सर्विस कब होनी है जैसी कई जानकारियां देगा

Honda ने Activa 6G और Activa 125 के BSVI वर्जन के दाम बढ़ाने का ऐलान किया है. कंपनी ने इसकी वजह लागत में हुई बढ़ोतरी को बताया है.

The 'GOAT' (greatest of all time) debate in men's tennis has divided opinions for a decade and remains a hot topic as the trio of Federer, Nadal and Djokovic continue to dominate the field, sharing the last 13 majors among them.

No sweat and saliva rule will load the game heavily in favour of batsmen: Varun Aaron

हॉलीवुड के कामयाब फिल्म निर्माताओं में शुमार 66 वर्षीय हार्वे वीनस्टीन पर फिल्म अभिनेत्रियों के साथ रेप, यौन शोषण के आरोप लगे हैं. इन कहानियों के मद्देनज़र सवाल उठ रहा है कि क्या वीनस्टीन को सीरियल रेपिस्ट करार देकर ट्रायल चलना चाहिए?

Britain plans to introduce a 14-day mandatory quarantine for most international arrivals, reports said Saturday, despite growing pressure on the government to relax virus lockdown measures.

The UK is planning to bring in compulsory 14-day quarantine for all travellers arriving in the country from any part of the world, except the Republic of Ireland, as part of measures to track the spread of coronavirus, according to media reports.

Kia Sonet concept showcased, to rival Hyundai Venue, Tata Nexon on launch

Honda Activa 6G first ride review

In the wake of increasing complaints against several private schools violating education department guidelines on school fees, the state government on Friday ordered all divisional commissioners to redress the grievances of parents and submit action taken reports at the earliest.

Immensely popular indipop band Viva that once comprised of Anushka Manchanda, Pratichee Mohapatra, Neha Bhasin, and Mahua Kamat is back to rock you again.

CSK, on Tuesday, shared a video where Dhoni is seen spending time with daughter Ziva and his dog at his lawn in Ranchi with his back towards the camera.

Ivanka Trump's secretary became the third White House employee to test negative for coronavirus on Friday following Donald Trump's valet and Mike Pence's aide.

The ministry constructed 10,855 km of national highways against the targeted 16,420 km in fiscal 2019, with an average daily construction rate of about 30 km.

However, the data only reflect company payrolls through April 12 so the report does not reflect the full impact of COVID-19 on the overall employment situation.

Ivan Lendl believes whoever ends up winning the most majors among the 'Big Three', should be considered the greatest ever.

Sivaji Raja has been hospitalised after he suffered a heart attack. The actor is reported to be in a stable condition now.

Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai star Mohsin Khan created a frenzy on the internet when he shared a BTS video from his dance rehearsal with co-star Shivangi Joshi.

Sara Ali Khan took to Instagram to share a video where she was seen doing weight training. The actress also posted a motivational caption with the video.

The Aarogya Setu application developed by the government helps people to assess themselves on the risk of their catching the coronavirus infection.

It is important to encrypt your data, store sensitive files with required security measures and make data unrecoverable — here's how to do it.

Zoom has been one of the big beneficiaries of coronavirus lockdowns, with millions of workers and students using its video platform as they work and study from home.

Nehra then gave the example of Englishman Lever who created a furore during his team's 1976 tour of India by applying vaseline during a Test match.

The framework, which outlines a staged return to play, has three stages -- Level A, Level B and Level C.

Vivek Sagar Prasad received the FIH Rising Star of the Year award.

Nilakanta Sharma said Manpreet Singh motivates the Indian men's hockey team through his game.

Hockey India condoled the demise of Pandanda Kuttappa, a legendary figure in the region of Coorg who gave the sport the world famous Kuttani, family hockey tournament.

The book, titled ‘Chandra Shekhar: The Last Icon of Ideological Politics’, has been launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and chronicles the political journey of former PM Chandra Shekhar.

What makes things worse is that the government data and statistics fail to capture the essence of their everyday lives, and stories and narratives from the tribals themselves are conspicuously absent from mainstream literature.

The Spanish Cup final between Real Sociedad and Athletic Bilbao was originally scheduled for April 18 in Seville at the Olympic Stadium, known as La Cartuja.

Mercedes hold a commanding lead over Ferrari in both the constructors' and drivers' championships after winning a record eight straight races this season.

Sebastian Vettel finished a distant 16th in British Grand Prix and is now 100 points adrift of Lewis Hamilton on Drivers Championship board.

As six patients passed away at the Gokuldas Hospital one after the other on Thursday, panicked kin of the deceased uploaded a video on social media accusing the hospital of gross negligence.