New Delhi Smog Causes State of Emergency
Due to the high levels of PM2.5 in the air in New Delhi, hospitals are seeing a 20 to 25 percent increase in emergency patients since the smog has taken over.
Read MoreDue to the high levels of PM2.5 in the air in New Delhi, hospitals are seeing a 20 to 25 percent increase in emergency patients since the smog has taken over.
Read MoreThe underlying topic of pornography in India forced the nation to acknowledge a societal issue, a growing culture of intolerance, which is largely unique to democratic nations.
Read MoreEarly October the Indian Supreme Court ruled that sexual intercourse with a wife younger than 18 is rape with or without her consent, granted the wife file a complaint within a year.
Read MoreOn November 8th 2016, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with Nepal’s central bank, Nepal Rastra, issued a directive to all banks set a ban on 500 and 1000 rupee banknotes. This ban on the 500 and 1,000 rupee notes, worth about $8 and $15 respectively, will remove about 80 percent of the currency in India’s circulation.
Read MoreRussia has pledged an investment of $12.9 billion into India’s defense and energy program in exchange for access to Indian port facilities and a controlling stake in India’s Essar Oil company.
Read MoreIn India, women were in charge of agrarian tasks, so they most immediately felt the negative effects of the forest destruction on the land and soil. This remains true today. In the developing world, women account for 45 to 80 percent of food production, according to the UN. In African countries, more than 90 percent of the female labor force works in the agriculture sector.
Read MoreAlthough many of the acts are considered minor, the Hindu communities in Bangladesh are increasingly unnerved.
Read MoreThe conflict between India and Pakistan is deeply tied to Kashmir, and the attack on September 18 was the deadliest on Kashmir security forces in decades.
Read MorePakistan has said that they should get the territory due to Kashmir’s Muslim majority. India has said that Kashmir is an integral part of its country, and the harsh terrain that must be passed to enter the Kashmir Valley is more accessible from Jammu, located in India, according to the Ministry of External Affairs.
Read MoreThe Jat community, an agricultural caste group, has been protesting in the north Indian state of Haryana against exclusion from caste-based quota systems.
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