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E-governance

PM’s Digital Village Education Programme Bridging Digital Gap, Says Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar

There seems to be a good demand for acquiring digital literacy in the rural areas as can be seen by the number of enrolments...

OWSA Staff - 20 July 2022

Climate change

UnPuzzled: How Do Some Himalayan Glaciers Resist Global Warming?

The Himalayas are fast receding under the impacts of global warming. In contrast, the glaciers of central Karakoram have remained unchanged or even increased...

OWSA Staff - 19 July 2022

Civil society

Ninety Years of a Full Life [Part – II]

In this second part, Naazir Mahmood recounts, through his father's eyes, the two tumultuous decades between 1960 and 1980, that revolve around the government's...

OWSA Contributor - 19 July 2022

Animals and wildlife

Can The Plastic Problem Get More Elephantine Than This?

A new study has documented the extent of plastic ingestion as an emerging threat to endangered Asian Elephants in Uttarakhand. The researchers say that...

OWSA Staff - 18 July 2022

Climate change

Building a Heatwave-Resistant India

Heat waves may have warmed the environment — but India’s response to them remains lukewarm, if not cold. A more sustained and aggressive policy...

East Asia Forum - 17 July 2022

Empowerment

Women’s Justice in India ‘Enhanced By Female Police’

The increase in domestic incident reports in India was found to be linked to help desks run by female police officers. Help desks found...

SciDevNet - 15 July 2022

Agriculture

Soaring Temperatures Devastate Kashmir Farmers

The region, known for lush green hills, has turned into a dry wasteland. Water canals are dry as never before, because there was no...

Inter Press Service - 15 July 2022

COVID-19

ILO-WHO Global Study on Gender Pay Gap in Health and Care Sector Silent on India

Lower wages and discrimination come out as important features of the challenges women employed in the health and care face, according to an ILO...

OWSA Contributor - 15 July 2022

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