Month: April 2018

An ambulance arrives as people stand at the entrance of the emergency department of a government-run hospital in New Delhi

Who Is Paying for India’s Healthcare?

Nivedita Rao 14/04/2018

An overwhelming 70% of healthcare expenses in India are...

Landscarcity

India Among Four Countries Where Water Taps May Run Dry, Says Report

According to the developers of the new satellite early...

At the March for Science in Bengaluru, August 2017. Credit: Subham Rath

The ‘March for Science’ Should Ask for Structural Reforms, Not Just Money

Vasudevan Mukunth 14/04/2018

The demand that 3% of GDP be spent on...

Saraiyya basti. Credit: Khabar Lahariya

Living on a Landfill in Varanasi

Khabar Lahariya 13/04/2018

Saraiyya basti has been doubling up as a garbage...

Schemes targeted towards malnourished children and pregnant and lactating women will now require mandatory Aadhaar linking. Credit: Reuters

Aadhaar Now Mandatory for Nutrition Schemes in Maharashtra

The Wire Staff 13/04/2018

Linking Aadhaar to welfare benefits has created complications for...

Credit: ssoosay/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

Heat Waves Could Kill – Partly Thanks to an Outdated Definition

Nidhi Jamwal 13/04/2018

The India Meteorological Department is clear about the conditions...

Even as National Geographic's new undertaking argues that race has no biological basis, the organisation is aggressively selling a product that uses genetics to quantify an individual’s membership in ancestral categories. Credit: Crisena Allen/ Flickr CC BY SA 2.0

For National Geographic, an Exploration of Race (and Commercial Opportunity)

Michael Schulson, Undark Magazine 12/04/2018

That the magazine’s spotlight on race comes coupled with...