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A majority of Indians acknowledge the urgency of India’s role in addressing climate change, amid other pressing issues. Many also think nature is resilient enough to set itself right.

As chefs turn up the heat on millet makeovers, it’s yet to find its culinary feet across geographies. Can we change years of habit and comfort with our other staples like rice and wheat?

The Indian education sector has witnessed a great deal of metamorphosis over the years, keeping with technological advancements and evolving requirements of teaching methods. However, the jury is still out on whether students in hinterland ...

New Delhi, November 10 (IANS) The Indian education sector has witnessed a great deal of metamorphosis over the years, keeping with technological advancements and evolving requirements of teaching methods. However, the jury is still out on whether students

New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) Even as changing climate conditions are threatening pearl millet (bajra) production, a team of researchers has suggested a

Shyamal Santra, Associate Director for Public Health & Nutrition, Transform Rural India shares the changing food patterns of rural India

According to the survey, one-fourth of male children dropped out of school during primary schooling. The dropout rate at this stage was higher for female children at nearly 35 per cent.

At least 78 per cent parents in rural India aspire to educate their daughters till graduation and beyond, according to a survey report.

According to the report by DIU, a collaboration between Transform Rural India and Sambodhi Research and Communications, parents from rural communities firmly believe that a childs gender, whether a boy or a girl, should not hinder their educational aspirations.