A casual google search with the keywords “social media”, “impact” and “development news” shows up close to 183 million results. It is not humanly...

.In May, 1998 when I was travelling in Odisha, hospitals reported 2,042 deaths due to heat strokes across the state, right from the coastal cities to...

THE most powerful, though never sighted, political unifier in India is back: the foreign hand. The National Democratic Alliance government recently...

Every year Nepal observes January 16 as National Earthquake Safety Day. It is usually a sober occasion when some non-government organisations and a...

On April 7, the Indian government will start the formal preparation for kharif crops. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) may also announce its...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has delivered on his promise of “cooperative federalism”— getting the states involved in the country’s decision-making...

India is certainly basking in the glory of its ancient scientific achievements. Starting from the discovery of the “zero” to the “first” flight, the...

The recent elections in Brazil have several similarities with India’s last general elections in April-May. Like in India, Brazil’s ruling government...

Prime minister Narendra Modi’s ’Make in India’ slogan is slowly beginning to capture the imagination of both his supporters and detractors. Starting...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has finally cleared all doubts regarding the fate of the Planning Commission. In his first Independence Day speech, he...

Narendra Modi’s first budget may have many surprises contrary to popular expectations being raised in media. Don’t ignore the deficit monsoon and...

At 65, Mohammad Abed Ali leads too busy a life to find time for his family. The small-time farmer from Haridevpur village in Bangladesh’s Rangpur...