'We are hoping for the best, but we are prepared for the worst'

'As of this moment, we have 1,173 ventilators, 2,695 ICUs and about 10,408 plus isolation beds.''But this number keeps changing with every passing hour as we incorporate more private as well as......

Science must meet rising aspirations of our people: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday advocated scientific social responsibility for leading scientific institutions on the lines of corporate social responsibility to promote scientific......

New DRDO: An engagement with the military

This is the first of a four-part series on the DRDO, which has instituted fundamental changes in the way it will approach equipment development. The success, last December, of the Defence Research......

Is Jan Dhan really a success?

Sometime in August, a  rumour went around a small village near Alwar in Rajasthan and in some other parts of the country: “Sarkar jo kala dhan wapas layegi, woh Jan Dhan yojana ke khaato......

New toilets aid crop productivity in Sundarbans

The newly-introduced ECOSAN toilets in the remote islands of Sundarbans are not only providing a hygienic sanitary option to villagers, most of whom used to defecate in the open, but are also......

Human Development Index: Kerala No. 1, Delhi 2nd!

1. Kerala The Human Development Index in the country rose by 21 per cent, according to a report which cautions that health, nutrition and sanitation remain the key challenges for India. India......

Report paints dark picture of power scenario in villages

Six decades after Independence, India's villages are groping in the dark literally. The second Human Development Report 2011, to be released after a gap of 10 years, paints a dismal picture of the......