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Maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health New global report: 15 million babies born too soon, over 1 million die each year Born too soon: the global action report on preterm birth provides the first-ever national, regional and global estimates of preterm birth. The report shows the extent to which preterm birth is on the rise in most countries, and is now [...]
On Hand Hygiene Day (5 May), more than 15 000 health-care facilities from 156 countries are participating in the WHO Save Lives: Clean Your Hands Initiative by committing to improve patient safety by practicing better hand hygiene. This commitment means that almost 10 million health-care workers are aiming to implement hand hygiene best practices, such as cleansing hands in specific [...]
Buddha Purnima is being celebrated with religious fervour and gaiety by Buddhists across the world today. Buddha Purnima or Buddha Jayanti is the most sacred day in the Buddhist calendar. Buddha Poornima usually falls on the full moon night in the month of Vaisakha (either in April or May). The day marks the birth, enlightenment and Mahaparinirvan of Mahatma Budha in the 7th [...]
A new Indian facsimile edition of the Gilgit Lotus Sutra – an important document of Mahayana Buddhism – written in Sanskrit has brought the last teachings of Gautama Buddha before his death to researchers and lay people. Known as the Saddharma Pundarika Sutra – or the teachings of the white lotus and sun – the sutra is the basis of [...]
For once, the Congress seems to have been able to get its act together on the presidential poll with its two possible candidates, Hamid Ansari and Pranab Mukherjee, running ahead of the rest of the pack. However, the party itself can hardly be credited with this achievement. Instead, it is really a gift of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and, [...]
A Joint Communique was issued highlighting the importance of joint Indo-Banglacelebrations to mark the 150th Birth Anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore after the visit of the Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina to India in January, 2010. The decision to jointly celebrate the 150th Anniversary provided the two countries an opportunity to build a vibrant and forward looking relationship. A National Committee (NC) under the Chairmanship of Prime Minister had been constituted on 27th April, 2010 [...]
The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act was passed by Parliament in 1967. No one has questioned the validity of the Act. After the horrific attacks in Mumbai on November 26, 2008, there was an universal demand for strengthening the laws dealing with terrorism. Since Parliament was in session, it was decided to act without loss of time. All political parties joined [...]
Terrorism is today one of the most potent threats to our national security. There can be no disagreement on putting in place an effective counter terrorism regime with efficient mechanisms and response systems both at the national level and at the State level. Neither the states nor the Centre can fulfill this task alone. The closest cooperation and coordination is [...]
The Intelligence Bureau is 122 years old. It celebrated its centenary in the year 1987. Since 1988, a number of distinguished persons – political leaders, scientists, jurists, police officers and administrators – have delivered the Centenary Endowment Lecture. I find that the subjects chosen by the speakers covered a wide range. I confess that I toyed with the idea of speaking on [...]
THE UPA-2 government’s unilateral decision announcing the formation of the National Counter-Terrorism Centre (NCTC) has evoked indignation by opposition ruled state governments, including some of the UPA allies,like Trinamool congress as yet another encroachment on the rights of the states. This has triggered a fresh debate over centre-state relations. The UPA-2 government needs to be reminded, unfortunately, that the first clause [...]
The recent controversies on setting up a National Counter-terrorism Centre (NCTC) to operate under the Intelligence Bureau and the proposed amendment of the RPF Act, 1957 have thrown open the Centre-State issue once again. The credit for this goes to the charismatic leader, Naveen Patnaik, the three-time Chief Minister of Odisha, who took the lead in raising the issue of [...]
Due to high food inflation, middle and lower income group are forced to slash 65% of spending on entertainment, shopping, vacations, electronics, automobiles, real estate and eating out to manage their monthly household budgets, according to the survey by apex chamber ASSOCHAM. Middle Income Group (MIG) has curtailed its spendings on such heads by nearly 65% during the last 6 [...]
Energy-efficient electrical appliances used in household and commercial establishments can save about 20,000 megawatt of power per year, resulting in savings of Rs 1.2 lakh crore in capital investment on new power plants besides transmission and distribution infrastructure. At the same time, consequent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions can be to the tune of five crore tonnes annually by 2020, [...]
With annual demand for gold set to rise from 933 tonnes last year to 1,200 tonnes by 2020, India has the potential to emerge as the world’s leading trade hub for gems and jewellery, a cross-section of experts said . “We should establish India as a brand to reckon with and ascertain its leadership position in the global arena,” said [...]
The World Press Freedom Day (WPFD) was jointly established in 1991 by UNESCO and the United Nations Department of Public Information (DPI), against the framework of a conference held in Windhoek, Namibia. This conference emphasized the idea that press freedom should be understood as necessitating pluralism and independence for the mass media at large. Since then, the World Press Freedom Day has been [...]
Recently the union cabinet has cleared the marital reforms bill without mentioning anything about the recommendation of Parliamentary Standing Committee headed by MP Jayanti Natarajan, to give a share to wife in the marital property. While examining the proposed Bill on changes in divorce provisions, the PSC received several representations for providing financial security to house wives to secure protection [...]
Parents with poor math skills are more likely than others to give wrong doses of medicines to their children, according to a study. It says the parents with math skills of a third grader or below were five times more likely to dole out the wrong medication to their children than those with skills at the sixth grade level or [...]
Global partners launch new plan to control and eliminate measles and rubella. the partners leading efforts to control measles announce a new global strategy aimed at reducing measles deaths and congenital rubella syndrome to zero. The announcement comes with the publication of new data using a state-of-the-art methodology showing that accelerated efforts to reduce measles deaths have resulted in a [...]
Even as trade unions the world over are celebrating May Day with rallies, holidays and discussions, questions are being asked about the role of labour outfits in the changed liberal and globalised scenario. “Trade unions everywhere are losing their revolutionary character and are seen degenerating into litigation committees, striking deals and bargains with managements. Their preoccupation is no longer waging [...]
The launch of the Radar Imaging Satellite (Risat-1) is a major step forward for India but it must increase its capacity and launch many more satellites to be considered a serious player in making military satellites, says an official of a US-based space consultancy firm. “Risat-1 represents another step forward for India. Its synthetic aperture radar (SAR), which enables imaging [...]
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