Data from the recently released DLHF Survey shows disheartening figures for nutritional indicators, when compared to the last national level survey. Shambhu Ghatak delves deeper into the state’s nutrition records and also tracks where others stand.

The "Genuine Progress Indicator" or GPI is a better balance sheet of the costs and benefits of grow than the GDP, says Dilip D'Souza.

While India satisfies all conditions for emerging as an attractive surrogacy hub, confusion over legal requirements and conditions reigns supreme as the Assisted Reproductive Technologies (Regulation) Bill hangs in limbo. Vinita A Shetty has more on why formal legislation is critical to the growth of the practice.

A brief overview of the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2016 by PRS legislative.

At an international forum earlier this month, government claims of progress on providing water and sanitation were challenged by a number of NGOs. Darryl D'Monte reports.

A unique strength of the NREGS is that citizens have the right to oversee its implementation, by direct scrutiny of its records. Sandeep Pandey provides daily updates on the progress of the social audit of the scheme in UP's Unnao district.

Administrative lapses and the fears of young parents keep a small percentage of infants outside the vaccine's reach, and this may be enough to keep the virus alive.

The better education and health outcome indicators in the southern states compared to the north, has been acknowledged for a long time. And yet to see it with one’s own eyes really drives home the poin,t say Reetika Khera.

As India moves closer to the deadline for achievement of its Millennium Development Goals, the critical need for effective family planning interventions and greater awareness of the same become more pronounced, writes Anuradha Sahni.

Gita Aravamudan’s book Baby Makers is a bare-it-all picture of surrogacy in India, and exposes the multiple facets of the practice through the lens of a keen investigative journalist. Padmalatha Ravi shares more details about the volume.

A new legislation aims to bring in a rigorous process of planning, transparency and citizen participation together at the local level in Karnataka, says Vinay Baindur.

School authorities say, and records show, that while enrolment has not been substantially improved as a result of mid-day meal programmes, school attendance has certainly gone up by 10-12%. However, there is still plenty of room for improvement in the management of the scheme. Padmalatha Ravi reports.

सरकार ने IVRS सर्विस, फीचर फोन (feature phone) और लैंडलाइन (landline) के लिए आरोग्य सेतु सर्विस लॉन्च कर दी है...जानें कैसे करें इस्तेमाल.

सर्बिया के नोवाक जोकोविच ने स्विटरलैंड के रोजर फेडरर को मात देकर साल का तीसरा ग्रैंड स्लैम अपने नाम किया

Hydrogen has long been touted as a clean alternative to fossil fuels. Now, as major economies prepare green investments to kickstart growth, advocates spy a golden chance to drag the niche energy into the mainstream of a post-pandemic world.

Aarogya Setu, the government's mobile application developed to track Covid-19 patients, has emerged as a powerful tool to curb the spread of the virus as it helped alert authorities about more than 650 hotspots across the country and over 300 "emerging hotspots" which could have been missed otherwise, Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said.

Aarogya Setu, a government app developed for tracking Covid-19 patients, has become the most downloaded healthcare application and also featured among the top 10 downloaded apps in the world in April, Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said on Friday. Close to nine crore users had downloaded the Aarogya Setu mobile application till May 4.

The meteorite contains nitrogen-bearing organic material in carbonate minerals. This is the first-ever evidence of the presence of organic compounds on the red planet.

Both the ATP and WTA Tours have been forced to take cost-cutting measures since the COVID-19 pandemic started

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

Nodal agencies will get in touch with the smartphone supply chain to have the app installed on all new smartphones.

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

The new test called DARC can detect glaucoma progression 18 months earlier than the current gold standard method.

The independent internet rights organisation has filed a petition to the Prime Minister’s Office, urging them to revise the compulsory Aarogya Setu order.

MyGov has assured that most of the generated data that may contain private identifiers is encrypted locally and fully anonymised to protect identity.

The government has also effectively banned any kind of public gatherings in the NCR areas, at least until further notice.

They say that the Aarogya Setu app is designed to collect a user’s location at certain points in the process.

A new research paper suggests that life forms, if occurring in other planets, do not need to be similar to what we know of them on Earth.

It is now mandatory for all government and private sector employees attending office to download the app, according to a Union Home Ministry directive.

According to French ethical hacker Robert Baptiste, Aarogya Setu's code structure could have allowed info of over 90mn users to be exposed to public.

Usman Khawaja has said that he is "shocked" by the financial mismanagement within Cricket Australia. CA chief executive Kevin Roberts had to stand down the vast majority of the staff for the rest of the financial year and Khawaja said that the sport's governing body in the country is having cash-flow issues.

The former left-arm pacer also gave his views on Virat Kohli's captaincy, saying the latter is still a work in progress when it comes to him in the role of a skipper.

AC Milan manager Stefano Pioli said talent is not the only thing but the likes of Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Roger Federer also work hard.

There are many erogenous zones where you would like to be touched by your partner. Both men and women have their own sensual zones. When you touch those particular zones, you get excited. Partners use this trick to excite you and

Senior party leader Ravi Shankar Prasad rejected Gandhi's charge that the app has been outsourced to a private operator and asserted that it has a robust data security architecture.

Omar Abdullah was reacting to the Jammu and Kashmir authorities' decision to extend the detention of the former chief minister by another three months.

Son of Congress legend and four times Kerala Chief Minister K.Karunakaran -- Muraleedharan told the media that the state has to bear with Vijayan for a year only.

Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala asked the government to clarify on the security and privacy concerns raised over the application, especially after an ethical hacker has pointed out its alleged flaws.

Trump said the incursion 'was not a good attack,' carried out by a 'rogue group' that included Venezuelans and 'people from other countries.'

Asus ROG (Republic of Gamers) is known for its wide range of gaming accessories and products. At CES 2020, the company has made several announcements among which Asus also introduced its latest ROG gaming monitors with high-end features. The company is

The Indian government came up with the Aarogya Setu, which is a coronavirus contact tracking app. This app is compatible with both Android and iOS devices and the number of downloads has surpassed 9 crores so far. It is also mandatory

The Indian government has recently introduced a COVID-19 tracker mobile app which is capable of monitoring the spread of the virus. According to the Mint report citing two sources from the smartphone industry, the app will be soon installed on smartphones

Noida police have announced that not having the COVID-19 tracker app will be a punishable offence for all the residence of Noida and Greater Noida. Resident without the app on their smartphone will be fined or jailed. The rule is also

Noted cybersecurity expert- Elliot Alderson (Twitter name) who previously exposed flaws in Aadhar, has now claimed that the Aarogya Setu app has a vulnerability that compromises the privacy of 90 million Indian users. The French cyber expert alerted the team behind

Aarogya Setu is a COVID-19 tracking app that was recently launched by the Government of India. All central government employees were asked to download the Aarogya Setu app and come to the office only when the app status show as 'safe'.  Now, Xiaomi’s upcoming smartphones will have a pre-installed with

हुंडई मोटर इंडिया ने बुधवार को "हुंडई ईएमआई एश्योरेंस" स्कीम को लॉन्च करने की घोषणा की है। भारतीय ऑटोमोबाइल बाजार में पहली बार किसी कंपनी ने इस तरह का कस्टमर प्रोटेक्शन स्कीम लॉन्च किया है। इस कार्यक्रम शुरू का उद्देश्य फाइनेंसियल

NASA Artemis Program is one of the much-anticipated missions to explore the Moon. As part of the mission, NASA is working on the Lunar Gateway project, which will serve as a space station for scientific experiments on the Moon. The NASA

Actor-politician Kamal Haasan has been trapped in a controversy yet again, and this time it's related to poet-composer Sri Thyagaraja. He commented that Sri Thyagaraja was 'begging in praise of Lord Rama'. Well, this comment has affected many.

The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Lucknow had launched a One Year Weekend General Management Programme (GMPE) for working executives. The programme will give participants an opportunity to immerse themselves in the IIM learning experience with 240 hours of classroom teaching. The last

Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is all set to conduct the Young Scientist Programme, Yuva Vigyani Karyakram (YUVIKA) 2020 between May 11 and 22. The online application process for the second edition of ISRO Young Scientist Program will begin from February