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Business and Human Rights: 10 Years of an Arduous Journey

The ‘Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights’ (UNGPs) provide guidance for the implementation of the United Nations’ ‘Protect, Respect… Read More

Infant Jesus Church at Shantiniketan

The Infant Jesus Church of Makrampur at Shantiniketan has installed a Station of The Cross – depicting the crucifixion of… Read More

21 % of India’s Adult Population had COVID-19 by Mid-December: ICMR Survey

According to the third national serological-survey report of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), over 21 percent of the… Read More

CSIR-CMERI Demonstrates Variants of Advanced Mob Control Vehicle Prototypes

Equipping and training paramilitary forces engaged in maintaining the law and order situation in the country is important.  With a… Read More

Top Five Political Books to be Read Right Away

Politics has a part to play in our lives, whether we like it or not. Understanding politics is understanding society… Read More

Migrant Workers and Childcare in Thailand and Myanmar

Recent increase in female labour migration across Asia have triggered a surge of interest in how the absence of the… Read More

Indian-American Bhavya Lal Appointed as Acting Chief of Staff of NASA

In the newly elected US President Joe Biden’s team there is already 20 people who have some Indian origin connections.… Read More

Budget 2021–22: Ministry of Science and Technology gets Rs 14,793 Crore

The Ministry of Science and Technology (S&T) has been allocated Rs 14,793.66 crore in the budget 2021-22, a 20 percent… Read More

Budget 2021-22: Increased Expenditure on Healthcare; Minimum Wage for All

It was amid ravening slogans of 'Jai Jawan Jai Kisan' from fellow parliamentarians, that Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman introduced the… Read More

Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Bill, 2020: Issues and Concerns

The Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Bill, 2020 was introduced in the Lok Sabha on 14 September 2020. The bill is… Read More