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
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
2 New Union Territories- J&K, Ladakh
The revoking of Kashmir’s special status is going to be one of the most historic decisions taken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. On August 5, 2019, the Union government abrogated Article 370 of the Indian Constitution which had guaranteed special status to J&K, scrapped Article 35A that prot
CSR funds to help set up gaushalas
The corporate social responsibility (CSR) movement began as a response to pave the way for corporations to play a role in ameliorating social problems due to their economic clout and overarching presence in daily life. CSR funds are channelised for eradicating hunger, poverty, malnutrition and promo
Targets to reduce alcohol abuse likely to be missed: The Lancet
Increasing rates of alcohol use suggest that the world is not on track to achieve targets against harmful alcohol use, according to a study of 189 countries’ alcohol intake between 1990-2017 and estimated intake up to 2030, published in a study released on May 3, 2019, by the global prestigious me
Holi Hai
Essence of Holi …over the years For many Indians, Holi is synonymous with playing with the coloured powders of abeer and gulal, consumption of thandai, a milk-based drink spiked with bhang (cannabis) for the adventurous, and savouring gujjiyas (sweet deep-fried dumplings made with suji or maida an