This is the full text of the address to the nation by President Droupadi Murmu on the eve of India’s 78th Independence Day. My Dear Fellow Citizens, I extend to you all my heartiest......
On the ground, rural medical infrastructure and more crucially, women's access to reproductive health services is practically non-existent in Uttar Pradesh, reports Geetanjali Krishna. ......
'There will always be hiccups given that the Namami Gange programme is spread over different sectors and involves several agencies.' IMAGE: The Ganges in Varanasi. Photograph: Kind courtesy......
At some stage this fall in the quality of life will begin to hurt anybody's popularity, observes Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi. Photograph: Press Information Bureau......
'Breaking down silos and ensuring a more integrated governance process is just as important to performance.''It has been a major priority in the last six years, especially in national security,'......
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met Microsoft co-founder and billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates on the sidelines of the climate summit here and discussed ways to further sustainable......
Strongly committing to continuing economic reforms, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday promised to bring a paradigm shift in polity and economy by providing corruption-free regime and easing......
Globally, 2.5 billion people do not have access to proper sanitation. Direct intervention in schools by ensuring that children have access to safe, hygienic and regularly maintained toilets will......
A boy wades, through stagnant water, past recyclable items collected from a garbage dumpsite in Manila. Photograph: John Javellana/Reuters Billions of dollars pledged by developed nations in......
Since many of Modi’s urban policies were initiated in Ahmedabad, the city may act as a template to examine what can be expected in a country that is witnessing the biggest migration from......