Over 200 crore anti-Covid jabs administered in India

India achieved a major milestone in its vaccination programme against COVID-19 as the cumulative doses administered surpassed the 200-crore mark on Sunday, 18 months after it began the drive to......

India administers over 100 crore anti-Covid jabs

India achieved a major milestone in its vaccination programme against COVID-19 as the cumulative vaccine doses administered in the country surpassed the 100-crore mark on Thursday.   IMAGE: A......

More children infected with Covid in 2nd wave: Experts

More children are testing positive in the second Covid wave but the infection is mostly mild and the mortality rate low, say experts, citing increased testing and enhanced understanding of symptoms......

India, no country for young girls

India has the highest number of unregistered children under age five between 2000 and 2012 and the second-highest number of child marriages, according to a UN report which said the country......

16 mn people may slip into poverty: UN

Top United Nations experts on Latin America and the Caribbean have warned that global economic shocks could throw some 16 million people of the Americas into extreme poverty, threatening important......

New technology adds zing to Indian Railways

Globally, London’s Tube and French railway networks are already using this technology in their corrosion-prone areas. In a bid to strengthen safety and performance, mainly in the......

300 mn South Asian children stuck in poverty: UN

Over 300 million children in South Asia, almost half the total number, suffer from chronic levels of poverty, a latest UN report has found. Unlike any other region in the world, because of......

UN's biggest ever humanitarian appeal

Launching its largest ever humanitarian appeal, the UN has sought $7 billion in urgent aid for 30 million people in 31 countries, to tide over the hunger crisis that has been compounded by the......