Category : Humanitarian Affairs

The first-ever report tracking global progress against pneumonia, the leading killer of children under five years of age, finds that India is witnessing the highest number of pneumonia-related child deaths in the world. The infection is killing 16 lakh children under five every

The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) says obesity levels are rising fast in developing countries, with India being on the top.Between 1998 and 2005, India’s overweight rates increased by 20 per cent, the highest among the six countries – Brazil, China, India,

Transcervical Reversible Female Contraception (TRFC) – a non-surgical and completely reversible alternative to tubectomy – will go into trials on humans in a year as the research project has got considerable funding from Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The research is one of

The history of the world, particularly of Asia, over the last 60 years shows that poverty can be removed through sustained growth of over seven per cent. Poverty-eradication schemes plastered upon with some Gandhi’s name cannot help the poor in the country. Such

In India, over two lakh people, including about 80,000 children below the age of 15 years, die because of malaria. The claim is made by a study published in reputed medical journal The Lancet. The researchers have provided a range with a lower

The Supreme Court has asked the government to come up with a ‘real number’ on people living below poverty line (BPL). The court said that the official data claiming that there were 5.9 crore BPL families in the country was not convincing. An

‘It is sad to hear that female foeticide is still going on in the country. There is still a disparity between the genders and the only way we can empower the girls is by way of education,’ said veteran actress and human rights

Ahead of next week’s summit in New York to discuss progress on the Millennium Development Goals, ActionAid has published a report that says nearly one-sixth of the world’s population remains hungry. The report reveals that 20 out of 28 poor nations are off

Ahead of next week’s summit in New York to discuss progress on the Millennium Development Goals, ActionAid has published a report that says nearly one-sixth of the world’s population remains hungry. The report reveals that 20 out of 28 poor nations are off

‘About 300 million people live in towns and cities underserved by utilities, with inadequate housing and increasingly choking traffic. The condition of the urban poor is by many measures worse than the poor in rural areas, towards which special attention has been given