New Delhi, October 23 (IANS): About 61 per cent of people have claimed they are sceptical about the Covid-19 vaccine and will not rush to take it in 2021 even if it is available, a survey revealed on Friday.
Western Nepal has suffered a long dry spell, harming rice harvests and pushing farmers across the border to seek work even amid the pandemic
NARAINAPUR, Nepal, October 21 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - As an
BY YEGHIA TASHJIAN
IANS | October 21
The roots of the conflict in Artsakh
Artsakh historically has always been part of Armenia, and when the region was annexed to Persian and Arab rule, Artsakh (later kn
NEW DELHI, OCTOBER 20 (IANS): Seventy-eight per cent MSMEs and startups in India have reduced workforce in the last 8 months since the Covid-19 pandemic broke out.
As per a survey by LocalCircles, only
Using more underground water could ease water shortages - but coordination of an "invisible" resource remains a challenge
LONDON, October 20 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - As growing populations an
New Delhi, October 18 (IANSlife): Indias public health and nutrition efforts are differentiated by an enterprising early start going as far back as 1975 with the beginning of Anganwadi centres and Integrated Ch
The risks of a "spillover" of deadly pathogens into people is growing as deforestation and fires put animals on the move, researchers warn
SAO PAULO, October 16 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - As fa
New Delhi, October 15 (IANS): Mahatma Gandhi was a finicky master choreographer of his own image, dismissed most works of art around him as lacking a soul, was not a patient or good "sitter", and thus
BY DIVYANG ARORA
IANS | October 14
Entrepreneurship through Acquisition, also known colloquially as the Search Fund, is an emerging avenue through which aspiring entrepreneurs can quickly give shape t
BY K. YATISH RAJAWAT
IANS | October 13
Indian state governments have market loans (SDLs), borrowings of Rs 1.93 lakh crore so far this year, this is 76 per cent higher than the corresponding period last yea
As climate change-related disasters soar, a failure to act to prevent them is an act of 'wilful' negligence, the UN's disaster chief says
BARCELONA, October 12 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A ju
New Delhi, October 11 (IANSlife): On the occasion of World Mental Health Day, October 10, 2020, social media platforms Headspace and Snap Inc. teamed up in order to practice meditation and mindfulness exercises
Swedish activist Greta Thunberg is an inspiration for Samela Sateré-Mawe, but more so are her roots in Amazon indigenous culture
MANAUS, Brazil, October 10 (Reuters) - Samela Sateré-Mawé
New Delhi, October 9 (PTI): India has got the second set of Swiss bank account details of its nationals and entities under the automatic exchange of information pact with Switzerland, marking a key milestone in
Pinjore (Haryana), October 8 (IANS) After years of grit and determination, eight critically endangered white-rumped vultures, six of them captive-bred, were reintroduced into the wild on Thursday for the f
ABUJA, October 6 (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of men, women and children with mental health conditions are living chained up in roughly 60 countries, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday.
Without mental h
BY SAEED NAQVI
IANS | October 5
Jaswant Singh's final goodbye acquired extra poignancy. Ushered into his study in my mind's eye by the reliable Thomas, his secretary, I can see him induce a smile by
BY MAJOR GENERAL (RETD) S.B. ASTHANA
IANS | October 4
The current China-India standoff in Eastern Ladakh has seen multiple rounds of talks failing to ease tensions, with continued troop build-up under the s
New Delhi, October 3 (IANS) : For over a month soldiers are perched on peaks rising to 17000 ft as a turn-around of all troops is yet to happen because of the terrain and logistics. On August 29, in a sudden st
London, October 2 (IANS): As many as 800 million children have dangerously high lead values in their blood. The neurotoxin can cause permanent brain damage, warn researchers.
The huge international numbers c