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30 November 2021 - In some parts of the country, pastoralism contributes significantly to livelihood and wealth - usually in terms of milk, wool, meat, dung, bone and other things of value that people extract from their…

13 December 2021 - There are few people as quotable as the dead German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. He excelled at writing things that were both offensive and thought-provoking at the same time. In the introduction to…

20 December 2021 - It is a bright sunny morning in Tamulpur, in lower Assam's Baksa district, and farmers in Bherakhat village are busy depositing their harvest in one corner of the community paddy field. The villagers are…

Vaccine policies involving denials of public entitlements fail to understand that many are unable to access the shots. Nor are they based on evidence-based science, public health practices and ethics. Such denials only…

It’s not uncommon for kids to show up to Marietta Memorial Hospital’s emergency room for mental health help. Linda Sistrunk, a social worker and director of behavioral health at the hospital in southeastern Ohio, says that’s a big…

WASHINGTON, DC — The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Board of Governors today approved the development of new research funding opportunities, providing up to $63 million for studies on reducing maternal…

By simultaneously carrying out multiple development schemes in a village, can its all-round development be made more sustainable? The Uttam Gram program, in Haryana's Donkhera village, provides some answers. Shashank Devra…

14 February 2022 - It is estimated that global demand for millets will soar to $12 billion by 2025, as the world looks at healthier food grains. India is one of the largest producers of millets, with an annual output of…

16 February 2022 - Media plays an important role in informing and shaping public opinion around major issues. They provide a check on failures in governance, keeping things from getting out of hand. Speaking of food…

14 March 2022 - In April last year, 30-year-old Bishnu Priya Giri killed herself and her three-and-a-half-year-old daughter. She was suffering from depression. In June, 19-year-old Suchithra hung herself from the ceiling fan…