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Explained: What is Food Loss and Wastage and How it is Measured

Explained: What is Food Loss and Wastage and How it is Measured

Divyani Dubey

29 Sep 2022 9:04 AM GMT

India contributes 7% of the world's wasted food, but could its share be even higher? Studies show that gaps remain in how India tracks food loss and...

Explained: Is Attempt to Suicide a Punishable Offence in India?

Explained: Is Attempt to Suicide a Punishable Offence in India?

Nidhi Jacob26 Sep 2022 9:43 AM GMT

Alzheimers

World Alzheimer's Day: Busting 7 Popular Myths About the Neurological Disease

Divyani Dubey21 Sep 2022 6:25 AM GMT

Explained: How Are Suicide Prevention Helplines Volunteers Trained

Explained: How Are Suicide Prevention Helplines' Volunteers Trained

Nidhi Jacob,

Divyani Dubey17 Sep 2022 10:24 AM GMT

Explained: Where Does India Stand in Saving Ozone Layer

Explained: Where Does India Stand in Saving Ozone Layer

Divyani Dubey17 Sep 2022 6:16 AM GMT

Govts Mental Health Helpline Offers Little Help, Other Suicide Prevention Hotlines too Face Challenges

Govt's Mental Health Helpline Offers Little Help, Other Suicide Prevention Hotlines too Face Challenges

Nidhi Jacob,

Divyani Dubey14 Sep 2022 12:54 PM GMT

Interviews

Unregulated Human Milk Bank System Risks Exploitation of Mothers

'Unregulated Human Milk Bank System Risks Exploitation of Mothers'

DBT Scheme Excludes Middlemen, But Also Deserving Beneficiaries

'DBT Scheme Excludes Middlemen, But Also Deserving Beneficiaries'

Pandemic Seems Over, We are in For the Long Haul of Endemic

'Pandemic Seems Over, We are in For the Long Haul of Endemic'

CM Yogi Adityanath Claims No Riots in UP, NCRB Data Show 35,000 Cases in 5 Years

CM Yogi Adityanath Claims 'No Riots in UP', NCRB Data Show 35,000 Cases in 5 Years

JP Naddas Claims on Tripuras All-Round Development Dont Check Out

JP Nadda's Claims on Tripura's All-Round Development Don't Check Out

31 Aug 2022 12:52 PM GMT

How True are PM Modis Claims on Indias Health Infrastructure?

How True are PM Modi's Claims on India's Health Infrastructure?

27 Aug 2022 9:08 AM GMT

BJP Leader Ravi Shankar Prasad Incorrectly Defines Unicorns

BJP Leader Ravi Shankar Prasad Incorrectly Defines Unicorns

9 Aug 2022 10:19 AM GMT

Opposition Leaders Make Misleading Claim about GST on Crematorium Services

Opposition Leaders Make Misleading Claim about GST on Crematorium...

23 July 2022 5:23 AM GMT

World Tiger Day: 44% Rise in Tiger Deaths in Past Decade

World Tiger Day: 44% Rise in Tiger Deaths in Past Decade

Encounter Killings

Encounter Killings: Fivefold Rise in Pending Cases, No Convictions in...

25 July 2022 3:14 PM GMT

Data Dive: Sixfold Rise in Cases Filed under Hate Speech-Related Law in 7 Years

Data Dive: Sixfold Rise in Cases Filed under Hate Speech-Related Law...

21 Jun 2022 7:40 AM GMT

Data Dive: Tobacco Kills 3,700 People Every Day, Causes 27% of Cancer Cases

Data Dive: Tobacco Kills 3,700 People Every Day, Causes 27% of Cancer...

1 Jun 2022 7:08 AM GMT

Menstrual Hygiene Day: Not All Women Adopting Safe Practices Quit Unhygienic Methods

Menstrual Hygiene Day: Not All Women Adopting Safe Practices Quit...

28 May 2022 10:17 AM GMT

Alzheimers

World Alzheimer's Day: Busting 7 Popular Myths About the Neurological Disease

World Mosquito Day: 7 Myths Around Mosquito-Borne Illnesses Debunked

World Mosquito Day: 7 Myths Around Mosquito-Borne Illnesses Debunked

20 Aug 2022 7:22 AM GMT

Monkeypox: 5 Myths Around the Virus Debunked

Monkeypox: 5 Myths Around the Virus Debunked

11 Aug 2022 6:47 AM GMT

World Hepatitis Day: 6 Myths Around the Disease Debunked

World Hepatitis Day: 6 Myths Around the Disease Debunked

28 July 2022 7:36 AM GMT

World Brain Tumour Day: 6 Common Myths About the Abnormal Cell Growth Busted

World Brain Tumour Day: 6 Common Myths About the Abnormal Cell Growth...

8 Jun 2022 12:45 PM GMT