Could a switch to biofuels ease the energy burden of a growing economy, and at the same time address a vital environmental issue? Venture capitalist Vinod Khosla seems to think so, judging by how far from the VC universe environmentalism usually is. Darryl D'Monte notes Khosla's vision for a sun-rise industry.

With private car ownership in the large cities outpacing population growth, the central government is waking up to the need to introduce traffic restraint schemes in the metros, writes Darryl D'Monte.

The ban on old diesel vehicles in Delhi and the NCR is a first step towards addressing the grave air toxicity in the region, but a well-designed BRTS could go a long way in achieving the real end. Darryl D’Monte compiles notes from a recent conference.

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Imports of pepper from Sri Lanka, including large quantities that are simply routed through that country but not actually produced there, have devastated farmers in Wayanad, home of the world's best pepper. P Sainath continues his series on the agrarian crisis in this region.

What does it mean to rank much better on GDP per capita than in the HDI, as we do? It means we have been less successful in converting income into human development, writes P Sainath.

The Post Office (Amendment) Bill 2006 proposes to give the Department of Posts an unaccountable monopoly role in the delivery of small letters and couriers, and introduces a registration system for private carriers. Kaushiki Sanyal presents a legislative brief of a Bill that harkens back to the license raj.

There is a lot that happens in the background to make sure that every Indian election - like the just concluded Bihar assembly election - is conducted fairly, freely and peacefully. Smarak Swain, who was on election duty in Bihar reports on the challenges faced by the Election Commission of India and how it is overcoming them effectively.

In December 2012, retired Justice K S Puttaswamy filed a PIL that recently culminated in the Supreme Court passing an interim order, forbidding authorities to make Aadhaar mandatory for provision of essential services. Bosky Khanna finds out what his key objections to this ambitious project are.

The public's perception that government facilities and services are poor has led them to abandon these in favour of private providers. But those are not necessarily better, writes R Balasubramaniam.

Severe shortages of power and water are predicted for the coming months in much of the North. Himanshu Thakkar looks beyond the 'natural phenomena' that are blamed.

A growing world population has led to rising demand for fresh water to ensure a growing supply of food and to meet rising nutrition demands. Where will this water come from? A new publication co-sponsored by CGIAR sheds some light on the narrowing options. Sudhirendar Sharma reviews the report.

Allegedly in the midst of a major reform effort, the Uttar Pradesh healthcare system shows itself to be woefully unprepared for an outbreak of dengue. Abhijit Das reports.

These National Human Rights Commission's hearings on the Right to Healthcare are bringing out hundreds of poor citizens' experiences of being refused public health care. Gone are the days when citizens endured this with a fatalism born out of years of hopelessness, writes Abhijit Das.

The Indian experience in institutionalised mental help has not been civilising. The National Human Rights Commission had issued a condemnation of the state of mental hospitals as early as six years ago. Parul Sharma notes that misguided private counselling and the lack of richer case law have compounded victims' problems.

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.

Public expenditure on health care today is a dismal 0.9% of GDP; the overwhelming majority of health costs are paid by patients out of pocket. For many, even minor illnesses can cause big financial setbacks, and hospitalisation is out of the question. As a result, the promise of the Bhore Committee's vision is in shambles, writes Arati Rao.

The HIV epidemic has brought into focus multiple public health issues facing rural India today. In this respect, it presents us with an opportunity to deal with issues that have been neglected and even been actively ignored for too long, writes Supriya Kumar.

The mounting cost of hospital care, increasing out-of-pocket expenditure, and its catastrophic impact on family finances demand an innovative and flexible risk-pooling mechanism to provide a security net for the poor. Merely transfering the costs to the public exchequer will land the nation in a no-win situation, writes Jayaprakash Narayan.

Recent data on health indicators suggest that while health care in Goa remains far ahead of the national average, there are many cracks in the system. Indeed, on many counts the state appears to be losing the ground gained earlier, even as new challenges loom. Rupa Chinai reports.

India is notorious for its abysmal health services leading to very high infant and maternal mortality rates. Ila Pathak provides a glimpse of how much effort it takes to get official health functionaries to perform their assigned duties with a minimal degree of seriousness.

Kerala's palliative care movement shows health services can go well beyond the biomedical model of health and be seen as an affirmative act of living with dignity. Freny Manecksha reports.

The main culprit for the low standards of medical education and the credibility of the regulator is government policy itself, which has consistently placed a low priority on healthcare, notes Kannan Kasturi.

A pilot project in community-based monitoring under the National Rural Health Mission in three districts of Jharkhand provides encouraging results. Freny Manecksha reports.

Already struggling with low budgetary allocation for healthcare and shortage of trained staff, health services in Telangana and residual Andhra Pradesh have taken a more serious hit due to issues arising out of bifurcation. Tejaswini Pagadala reports.

Much has been said about India’s success in containing the spread of the AIDS epidemic. But can it build on the progress so far and ensure that survivors receive the dignity and social security they need? Pushpa Achanta’s conversations on the eve of World AIDS Day aren’t heartening.

The recent national consultation at Mumbai on the right to healthcare included the National Human Rights Commission. The pursuit of "Health for all" is very much alive, says Abhay Shukla.

Rasika Dhavse reports on a Pune-based organisation that conducts drama therapy sessions designed to help special populations grow to their potential.

Maharashtra's Vilasrao Deshmukh-government is asking the private sector not to go about acquiring land for projects if the farmers are opposed. Shivangaon is the hypocritical face of the state government itself. Jaideep Hardikar reports.

Whether the Bandra-Worli sealink will reduce the travel time across the city remains to be seen. But it isn't doing anything to dampen the growing dependence of our cities on private transport, writes Darryl D'Monte.

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

यह साल ऑटो सेक्टर (Auto Sector) के लिए कई मायनों में महत्वपूर्ण रहने वाला है. इस साल 1 अप्रैल से BS-6 Emission Standard लागू कर दिया जाएगा.

TVS ने कहा कि वह टीवीएस क्रेडिट सर्विसेज लिमिटेड, सुंदरम-क्लेटन लिमिटेड और समूह की अन्य कंपनियों की तरफ से योगदान कर रही है.

जानकारों का कहना है कि लॉकडाउन के बाद यूज्ड कारों के मार्केट में तेजी देखने को मिल सकती है. इसका सबसे बड़ा कारण यह होगा कि आम लोगों सोशल डिस्टेंसिंग को ध्यान में रखते हुए पब्लिक ट्रांसपोर्ट की जगह प्राइवेट ट्रांसपोर्ट पर अधिक भरोसा करेंगे.

कंपनी ने कहा है कि हमारा ये छोटा से कदम इस महामारी से लड़ने वालों और नागरिकों को दी जा रही सेवाओं में बहुत काम आएगा.

प्रियंका भले ही इस बार ऑस्कर 2020 (Oscar 2020) में शामिल नहीं हुई हैं लेकिन उन्होंने पिछले बार के ऑस्कर की थ्रोबैक फोटोज शेयर की हैं. आइए देखते हैं उनका लुक...

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सुबह उठते ही गुनगुने पानी में काला नमक मिलाकर पीने से पाचन तंत्र बेहतर होता है. इसके कारण आपके पेट की गंदगी साफ हो जाती है और आपको अच्छा महसूस होता है.

Forty-three returning pilgrims in a single bus from Ajmer Sharif, which falls in the red zone, has become the latest worry for the Assam government after five of them tested positive for Covid-19 in the past 24 hours.

2020 Ronald-Garros Junior Wild Card Series gives young talent a platform to realise their dreams: Mary Pierce

Skin care with potato: किचन में रखा हुआ छोटा सा आलू आपकी स्किन के डार्क सर्कल, काले दाग-धब्बों को खत्म करने के साथ ही चेहरे की रौनक को बढ़ा सकता है.

इस साल ऑस्कर की बेस्ट फिल्म की रेस में दौड़ रही हैं ये फिल्में, जानिए इन फिल्मों की कहानी.

91वां ऑस्कर अवॉर्ड (91th Oscar Award) समारोह आज आयोजित किया जा रहा है. 2019 ऑस्कर (2019 Oscar Awards) में कई बदलाव देखने को मिलेंगे. ऑस्कर 2019 नॉमिनेशन (Oscar 2019 Nomination) में कई बड़ी फिल्मों ने जगह बनाई है.

मेक्सिको एक छोटे से शहर से आने वाली Yalitza Aparicio ने बताया कि उनके पास इस फिल्म में काम करने से बेहतर कुछ नहीं था क्योंकि वो बेहद गरीबी में ज़िंदगी गुज़ार रहीं थी.

बिली अपनी इस ड्रेस को लेकर काफी एक्साइटेड थे. उन्होंने अपनी इस ड्रेस की तस्वीर शेयर करते हुए लिखा, 'जब आप ऑस्कर के लिए आते हैं तो आपको ड्रेसअप होकर आना चाहिए.'

ऑस्कर 2019 के रेड कार्पेट पर कुछ सितारे अपने शानदार स्टाइल की वजह से सुर्खियों में रहे. तो वहीं कुछ अपने अतरंगी कपड़ों की वजह से लाइम लाइट में आए.

फिल्‍म जगत के सबसे बड़े पुरस्‍कार ऑस्‍कर 2020 (OSCARS 2020) की घोषणा 9 फरवरी को की जाएगी. सोमवार को ऑस्‍कर 2020 के लिए विभिन्‍न श्रेणियों में नॉमिनेशंस (Oscars Nominations 2020) की घोषणा की गई है.

दुनिया के सबसे प्रतिष्ठित फिल्म अवॉर्ड्स यानि 92वें ऑस्कर अवॉर्ड्स (92nd Oscars Awards) सेरेमनी पूरी हो गई है. अवॉर्ड सेरेमनी एंजेलेस शहर के डॉल्बी थिएटर में हुई है. पिछले साल की तरह इस बार भी ऑस्‍कर्स होस्‍ट के बिना ही हुआ.