I feel sorry for the magnificent animal that is the bull. I was at a banking mela organised by the local administration in Alwar. A bull wandered in and walked about harmlessly. Almost every stall keeper hit him. Bystanders hit him. Security guards attacked him. His only reaction was to try and dodg...
As a great humanist, Mahatma Gandhi had discussed at length the role, significance, and contribution of youth and women for societal change and for humanity as a whole. Gandhi emphasised that the youth (girls and boys, both) is important for nation-building. That is amply clear from two words – th...
Sanjib AcharyaThe growing incidence of dengue has been reported in the last few years. The World Health Organisation reported that there had been about 390 million cases of dengue fever worldwide. Out of this, about 96 million require medical treatment. In India, the incidence of dengue doubled up f...
Prostate cancer, the third leading cancer affecting Indian males after lung and mouth cancer, accounts for up to 7% of all cancer afflictions in India. Given that the cases of prostate cancer have escalated by over 220% since 1990. India’s National Cancer Registry Programme has estimated tha...
Innumerable Indians are addicted to nicotine (one of the most habit-forming substances known to man) in various forms. Some smoke it while others sniff or chew it. Many harbour the misconception that chewing gutka or smokeless tobacco is less harmful than smoking. Most are not aware that gutka...
The agriculture sector is expected to do well this year. But despite a normal monsoon, the total area sown in the country has decreased by 0.6% compared to last year. The gross value added (GVA) in agriculture has been plummeted to 0.3% in the first quarter of the present FY18 (April-June) in spite ...
The Indian coal industry aims to reach the 1.5 billion tonne (BT) mark by 2020. This seeks to minimise India’s dependence on coal imports, which is almost 25% of its coal demand. Recently, an event on the 11th Indian Coal Market Conference, organised by mjunction Services Limited, India...
As a part of their CSR initiative, Syska has decided to provide LED bulbs to the poorer and rural sections of India at a low price. One crore 9 watt bulbs, which come with a two year guarantee, have been allotted for the purpose. Currently, their bulbs are priced at Rs. 200 per unit, but ...
A cup of chai for the tea fanatics is the elixir of life. Tea is derived from a particular plant (Camellia sinensis), which comprises of four flavours- green, black, white, and oolong. Karma Kettle, an online tea store in India provides real teas with a medley of flavours that are not only goo...
Laundry services that were earlier provided by ‘dhobi ghats’ in India may now face competition from laundromats, at least, in the cities. Since technology has taken over the world, India’s first organised chain of tech-enabled laundry services start-up, UClean, is trying to spread the Do-It-Yo...