Researchers Studied Uttarakhand Farm Women for Agriculture Information Needs
A study, “Agriculture information needs of farm women: A study in State of north India,” recently published in the African Journal of Agricultural Research sought to figure out three key things: (1) to find out the socio- personal, communication characteristics of the farm women; (2) to study their information seeking …
Indian Supreme Court Updates: May 24th-30th
Bal Kishan Giri Found to Be in Contempt Advocate Bal Kishan Giri had challenged a judge in one of his trials for being biased against his client. The council found that the claims were not justified, and so he was to be held in contempt of court. His lawyer attempted …
This Prank Reveals Something That Runs Deep In India
This prank functions as an excellent social experiment to help people realize the prevalence of the bystander effect in India! #IfYouSeeSomethingDoSomething
HWGO: Google Empowering Indian Women Through Internet
Google has been working on an initiative, Helping Women Get Online, to empower Indian women to use the Internet. Google describes the problem as being unique to India: India is one of the few countries in the world where the online audience is very skewed towards the male population, with only …
Court to Decide if Guru Dead or Meditating
A wealthy religious leader, Shri Ashutosh Maharaj, who resides in the Punjab city of Jalandhar, will be pronounced dead or alive by the Punjab High Court. Doctors had already declared him dead from a heart attack in January. His wife and son agree, and are trying to get possession of his …
From Sex Worker to Human Rights Activist
This inspirational story of a transgender (male-to-female) who went from being a sex worker to a gender rights activist!
For Indian Women, Voting is About Life and Death
This video, produced during this past election, depicts the importance of women voting in India. Although, this past one saw a small women representation, hopefully, as more women get involved, these numbers will go up!
River Rapti in Gorakhpur Sees Decrease in Zooplankton Because of Sewage
A study was recently published in the World Journal of Zoology titled, “Effect of Domestic Sewage on Zooplankton Community in River Rapti at Gorakhpur, India.” The Background India has a huge clean water and sanitation problem, which only gets worse with an increasing population. One of the major reasons clean water …
Major Blows to AAP: Key Party Founder Shazia Ilmi Leaves While Kejriwal in Jail
Key Party Members Shazia Ilmi and Captain Gopinath Resign Shazia Ilmi and Captain Gopinath have resigned from all party posts on the account of “lack of inner party democracy” and “increased differences”. Ilmi was quoted as saying, “My decision to leave the party is triggered by the lack of inner-party democracy, especially from …
