1 in 10 Indians will develop cancer: WHO
Awareness camps will aid govt efforts battling cancer Cancer is the second leading cause of deaths globally, and was responsible for an estimated 9.6 million deaths in 2018, and globally, about 1 in 6 deaths occur due to cancer, mentions the World Health Organisation (WHO) factsheet. WHO also mentio
Tatsat Foundation And Gflies Honour Padma Bhushan
Dr SK Sarin with Lifetime Achievement Award The Gfiles Governance Awards, 2019, that were presented to 15 recipients, on December 12, 2019, in New Delhi, at a gathering of distinguished guests, highlighted the importance of innovation in governance, and in a break from tradition, the Lifetime Achiev
SC takes up Delhi Air Pollution Issue
As Delhi’s air pollution spiked to unprecedented levels for days together, around Diwali, in yet another case of judicial activism, the Supreme Court intervened, and summoned officials from Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. Delhi is notorious for its reputation of turning into a gas chamber, ever
Breaking yet another barrier: First All-Women Spacewalk
NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir made history on October 18, 2019, with the world’s first-ever all-women spacewalk. It was the first spacewalk for Meir, as she became the 15th woman overall and the 14th US woman to spacewalk, reports India Today. Marking the event as unprecedented i
Cervical Cancer: More ways to prevent it
There are studies that show that 70 percent of the health problems that require hospitalisation are preventable through basic hygiene, health education and awareness. Women folk, particularly in rural communities, are vulnerable as lack of awareness, poor hygiene and social taboos impact their overa
Women’s hygiene opens the way to gender equality
Menstruation perpetuates humanity and yet it is a taboo subject in most societies, with many myths surrounding it. Menstruating women and girls are subjected to religious, food-related, domestic and sexual prohibitions. For millions of women and girls of marginalised sections, there are no toilets,
Emotive Campaign to Fight Plastic waste Menace
It is ironic that though awareness of green concerns are high, implementation at the micro-level lags behind. Campaigns with emotional tags are likely to reach the target audience more effectively. Emotive messages help to steer the change. Many would recall Amitabh Bachchan’s effective polio ad t