Patterns of mortality and morbidity are rapidly changing around the globe. We all know we are going to die, but how and when it happens depends largely on who we are andwhere we live.The major d ...

Water Conservation DayBy Dr Arvind KumarThe recent decision of Union Ministry of Water Resources to observe 19 November, the birth anniversary of late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, as Water Conservati ...

World Sanitation (Toilet) DayBy Dr Arvind KumarAbout 2.6 billion people - 40% of world's population do not have access to adequate sanitation and this will become worse with the fast growing populatio ...

Happy ‘Diwali’‘Diwali’ or the festival of lights sets in motion the entire nation brimming with enthusiasm and joyful spirits Celebrations of festivals, especially Deepawali, have become more ritualis ...

Transforming RailwaysDr Arvind KumarRailways have been the spine of Indian transport system as well as economy. In the days of yore, it was the harbinger of national integration, though unknowingly, w ...

VijyadashamiBy Dr Arvind KumarVijyadashami is observed as triumph of good over evil. Lord Rama is the symbol of good whereas Ravana symbolizes evil. The annual ritual of burning the effigies of Ravana ...

A grateful nation celebrates today the birth anniversary of Gandh Ji, Father of the Nation. It has become a ritual with the powers that be either at the Centre or States to pay courtesy call at Rajgha ...

Our Independence DayBy Dr. Arvind Kumar 15th August marks the completion of 65thyears of emergence of India as an independent sovereign nation. It is both an occasion of celebrations as well ...

More Heatwaves LikelyBy Dr Arvind KumarAccording to a new statistical analysis recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a recent rise in deadly, debilitating, ...

Hiroshima To FukushimaBy Dr Arvind KumarAugust 6th, the anniversary of Hiroshima, should be a day of somber reflection, not only on the terrible events of that day in 1945, but also on what they revea ...