Looming Coastal Concerns: Increasing Salinity in Freshwater Resources
A few years ago, the water in certain areas became too salty to drink. Over time, it also became unsuitable for bathing and cooking. The salinity of the water has…
Gambia Maintains Ban on Female Genital Mutilation: A Critical Win for Women’s Rights
Even in the 21st century, women in certain regions continue to face the harrowing challenge of protecting themselves from the brutality of female genital mutilation (FGM). Hundreds of thousands of…
The New UN Report suggests; The Global Water and Sanitation Crisis Affects Women and Girls Disproportionately
Globally, women and girls are likely to be responsible for fetching water for households, while girls are more likely to be responsible for such work in comparison to boys, demonstrated…
Powerful Earthquake jolts eastern Afghanistan: 1000 died and left over 1500 injured
Afghanistan was hit by a magnitude 6.1 earthquake early Wednesday morning, which left at least 1000 dead and over 1500 injured in the eastern region. Because some remote villages have…
Mental Health: urgency to improve world mental health. Nearly a billion people have a mental health condition said WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) have released its most comprehensive mental health review of the century: the ‘World Mental Health Report: Transforming Mental Health for All’ , on 17th of…
Explainer: what is child labor? The practice that deprives many of a dignified childhood
The practice that robs children of their innocence and childhood and puts their present and future at risk is often known as child labor. However, as observed by the International…
The Taliban de facto authorities order Afghan women to cover their faces in public
Taliban de facto authorities of Afghanistan have ordered women and girls of the country to leave their domestic space only in the case of necessity. Then, they have ordered women…
Ukraine Crisis: The tendency of geopolitics to jeopardize global food security
Six weeks into the war in Ukraine, expected to worsen the nutrition status of children in North Africa and the Middle East. “With ongoing conflict, political instability, the COVID-19 Pandemic…
CBSE and UNICEF Jointly launch online career counselling portal
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) in collaboration with UNICEF is all set to launch an online career counselling and guidance portal for students and learners. The online portal…
World AIDS Day: India lags behind in the war on HIV
Just as the countries all across the globe join hands to commemorate World AIDS Day under the theme “Know Your Status”, India needs to know that it is the farthest…