A clear focus on protecting the interests of non-smokers has led to worldwide efforts to ban smoking in all public places, and strongly curtail any exceptions. India too has joined this trend, writes Ramesh Menon.

Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal would do well to assess the learnings from two recent and major HIV/AIDS awareness campaigns, before "looking into the ban on sex education", if he really wants to make change, writes Charumathi Supraja.

Handing out non-biodegradable sanitary pads to rural school girls who have reached menarche will not address their menstrual hygiene issue. Clean and functional toilets with water supply, awareness about menstruation, economical and biodegradable pads and more is needed, finds Puja Awasthi.

The Working Peoples' Charter on Coronavirus Crisis in India lists a number of steps necessary to ensure that the likely disruption to the lives and livelihoods of millions of vulnerable people is thoughtfully addressed.

With more citizens taking interest, Bangalore's Janaagraha campaign is expanding to neighboring municipal areas.

A Karnataka district that has been reeling under three successive years of drought may be bouncing back. The state government's top bureaucrat in Bagalkote district led civil society groups in a water harvesting campaign between 16-27 June, just as the monsoon rains had begun. Shree Padre reports.

The devotees of historical Veera Narayana Temple at Gadag now have an important lesson to take home along with their theerth and prasad. That if they harvest rainwater falling on their land into the mother earth's womb, they won't have to suffer in the summer. Shree Padre reports.

In a desperate bid to outdo each other in television rating points, regional news channels are increasingly resorting to celebrity coverage bordering on tabloid journalism that infringes the right to individual privacy. B S Nagaraj comments on the trend.

Kalpana Sharma reports on communities where women are leading efforts for change, against expectations and odds.

We need to put aside our obsession with becoming "world class". Let us make our cities liveable for all the people, says Kalpana Sharma.

Stirred by a media campaign, a team of youngsters from Pune launched an effort to help villagers avoid the scramble for water at wells. Well-lined tanks and a simple pipeline has reduced the loss of water, and literally brought it to villagers' doorsteps. Vinita Deshmukh reports.

"We are confused, whom should we believe in? The finance minister says action will be taken within 48 hours against officials who do not release the credit, and the babus say they have no notification," says sixty-year-old Tatyaji Panghate at Ghonsa in Zari Jamni block of Yavatmal. Jaideep Hardikar reports on more suicides in Vidarbha.

The forest regions in Brahmapuri and Chandrapur regions in Maharashtra are the scene of a spurt in tiger attacks for the last two years. Fear of attack has also caused significant damage to the forest-reliant local economy. Aparna Pallavi reports.

While formal education on climate change is largely structured around doctrines and laws targeted at mature minds, some have realised the importance of building awareness and inspiring action among the younger brigade.Angelica Pereira reports from Mumbai.

बच्‍चन परिवार की सबसे छोटी सदस्‍य आराध्‍या (Aaradhya Bachchan) ने अपने अंदाज में कोरोना-वॉरियर्स (Corona Warriors) का भी शुक्र‍िया अदा क‍िया है, जिसकी फोटो ऐश्‍वर्या राय बच्‍चन (Aishwarya Rai Bachchan) ने शेयर की है.

ऋषि कपूर (Rishi Kapoor) का निधन मुंबई के एच एन रिलायंस अस्‍पताल में 30 अप्रैल को हुआ था. अब नीतू सिंह (Neetu Singh) ने अंबानी परिवार (Ambani Family) का धन्‍यवाद कहा है.

Wicketkeeper-batsman Ishan Kishan spoke about the first time he interacted with batting legend Sachin Tendulkar. Kishan had joined Mumbai Indians in 2018 from Gujarat Lions. He said that he met Tendulkar -- who captained the side in its early years in the Indian Premier League and has since stayed a part of the set-up after his retirement in 2013 -- during a practice session.

हिना खान (Hina Khan) की शॉर्ट फिल्म 'स्मार्टफोन' (Smartphone) के ट्रेलर रिलीज के बाद सोशल मीडिया पर जबरदस्त चर्चा में बनी हुई है.

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वर्ल्ड हैंड हाइजीन डे (World Hand Hygiene Day): द एसोसिएटेड चैम्बर्स ऑफ़ कॉमर्स एंड इंडस्ट्री ऑफ़ इंडिया द्वारा वर्ल्ड हैंड हाइजीन डे (World Hand Hygiene Day) के तहत जागरूकता फैलाने के मौके पर बॉलीवुड की यह एक्ट्रेसेज आई हैं.

हाथों को धोने के लिए साबुन और पानी का इस्तेमाल करें लेकिन हमेशा अपने हाथों को पहले पानी से अच्छी तरह गीला कर लें. अपने हाथों पर लिक्विड, बार या पाउडर सोप लेकर कम से कम 20 सेकंड के लिए अच्‍छी तरह रगड़ें.

Five migrant workers who returned to their homes in Palamu from Chhattisgarh in an autorickshaw on May 1 tested positive for Covid-19 on Thursday, taking the state’s tally of coronavirus cases to 132. Of these, 89 are active cases while 41 have recovered and two have died during treatment.

The body of a 40-year-old woman from Masaliya block area of the district is lying in a local morgue since May 3, as local authorities are yet to get reports of her swab samples.

The Jharkhand government on Friday banned the manufacturing, sale and storage of 11 prominent brands of pan masala for a year after it found they contained magnesium carbonate, which is harmful for the heart and can cause various diseases. The state had tested these products for three months.

We all are using hand sanitizers much more than ever before. Proper handwashing and using sanitizer whenever washing hands is not possible, can save all of us from bacteria and viruses

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भारत (India) में लॉकडाउन (lockdown) 17 मई तक बढ़ा दिया गया है। केंद्र सरकार (Central Government) 4 मई से जनधन खातों (Jandhan Account) में 500 रुपये की दूसरी किस्त डालेगी। जनधन खाताधारक महिलाओं के अकाउंट नंबर के आखिरी डिजिट (Last digit of account number) के हिसाब से ये रकम डाली जायेगी।

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The latest victims of climate change could be Oreos, as drenched fields across the US make the wheat that’s a key ingredient a scarcer commodity. Winter-wheat plantings fell to their lowest levels in more than a century as the grain got harder to seed. Especially the soft red winter wheat, with sowings slumping 25%, a variety that forms the base for biscuits.

"Climate change is the biggest threat to our planet. I want to work alongside others, both to amplify known ways and to explore new ways of fighting the devastating impact of climate change,' said Bezos who is worth $130 billion.