After fighting major health battles, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and former film actress Madam Jayaram Jayalalitha passed away fighting the illness. In the end she suffered a heart attack yesterday which was unexpected and was kept in the ICU and was kept under observation for 24 hours. She breathed her last yesterday night at 11.30 pm at Apollo…[Read more]

After fighting major health battles, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and former film actress Madam Jayaram Jayalalitha passed away fighting the illness. In the end she suffered a heart attack yesterday which was unexpected and was kept in the ICU and was kept under observation for 24 hours. She breathed her last yesterday night at 11.30 pm at Apollo…[Read more]

The reported number of children poisoned by lead around the country is staggering and the effects are long term. You’ve heard about the lead poisoning crisis in Flint, Michigan, but this problem is far more widespread, all over the world and it comes from more than drinking water. Lead is a potent neurotoxin with no safe level of exposure, yet…[Read more]

My son never came back home.(Letter from a father Ashutosh Soti)
Shubham was just 16 years old. He was bright and loving, a school prefect and sports captain. His promising future was cut short by a road accident.
I lost my son and I can’t bring him back. But I want to make sure that no one loses a loved one in a road accident.
Sign my petition…[Read more]

The rain forests of Australia are one of the very few ecosystems which are left in the world. Makatea Atoll is a veritable Noah’s Ark of nature. Its pristine ecosystems and unique plant and animal life make the tiny island a biodiversity hotspot of French Polynesia. Makatea is the last remaining habitat of endangered species such as the Po…[Read more]

Biram Dah Abeid is a prominent and outspoken anti-slavery activist in Mauritania. He was imprisoned in January 2015 for protesting the government’s weak stance on tackling slavery.  Walk Free community rallied behind Biram, taking 231,907 actions online, on the phone and in person, undertaken by activists. He was finally freed in May 2016…[Read more]

Planning is an important aspect of our daily life. If one is not planned and prepared to take on the tasks on hand, then be assured you will not get optimum results in the tasks which are performed. It is a crucial aspect because without crucial planning and proper execution even the best brains cannot succeed in what they are attempting to do.…[Read more]

Research suggests that the new visual prostheses can help these people restore visual signals to their brain. Millions of people areund the world have different forms of progressive retinal degeneration. These conditions cause blindness, slowly but surely. But a study has recently shown in Italy that this method helps adults to retrain their…[Read more]

Today’s lifestyle puts your body through a lot. Lack of sleep, irregular food and stress. Although seemingly small, each of these opens a doorway to new diseases. The only way to avoid that is by being one step ahead of it. How is it possible read on.

Tailored around you, this comprehensive programme helps you prevent diseases before they become…[Read more]

Treacle: In Greek theriake antidotos meant ‘antidote to the venom of a poisonous animal, ther being the word for ‘wild animal’. It was introduced into English from the Old French triacle, ‘antidote’, and became synonymous with a medicine. The shift of meaning to ‘molasses’ in the late 17th century was either because the syrup looked like a…[Read more]

Geographical pricing, in marketing, is the practive of modifying a basic list price based on the geographical location of the buyer. It is intended to reflect the costs of shipping to different locations. It is a variable pricing method in which a selling price is computed according to the customers or markets distance or transportation costs…[Read more]

Padma was cooking a dish for the evening and was awaiting the return of all members of family from their places of work and office. She liked cooking a nice tasty dish to all members of family and would cherish the moment they partook the same and had a contented look on their face. That would be the ultimate compliment for Padma. As she felt…[Read more]