Joenia Wapixana Wins 2018 UN Human Rights Prize
Joenia Wapixana was the first in her family to go to university to study law. In 1997, she became Brazil’s first indigenous lawyer; and in 2018, she became Brazil’s first…
NITI Aayog Releases Strategy for New India @ 75
The planning arm of the Government of India, NITI Aayog, today unveiled its national Strategy for New India, which defines the objectives to be achieved by 2022-23. It is a…
Arvind Kejriwal’s Mohalla Clinics Fall Sick in Delhi
The chattering classes in Delhi believe that it is a mere political stunt of Kejriwal and his clique as their Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is using Mohalla Clinics to woo…
Bollywood Demands Lower and Uniform GST Rates
A delegation representing the film and entertainment industry, called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in Mumbai on Tuesday. The delegation comprised producers and CEOs of companies in the entertainment industry.…
Toyota Releases North American Environmental Report
The Toyota Environmental Challenge 2050 is part of Toyota’s long-term plan to support and foster a more inclusive and sustainable society. Consisting of six individual challenges, Challenge 2050 addresses the…
Violence in Congo Ahead of Presidential Elections
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has expressed deep concern at violence against opposition rallies in at least three provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)…