Month: January 2020

K. Sivan, chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation. Credit: ISRO

Gaganyaan Astronauts’ Training and Chandrayaan 3 Dominate ISRO’s 2020 Plans

The Wire Staff 01/01/2020

The organisation's chief K. Sivan said around 25 missions...

primary healthcare centres, healthcare allocation, health budget, women's health, doctors protest, Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion, anganwadi, midday meals, anganwadi meals, eggs, workplace safety, tuberculosis, malnutrition, Muzaffarpur, Kota, Dungarpur, gender discrimination, gender based discrimination, infant mortality rate, Ayushman Bharat,

8 Ways in Which India’s Public Healthcare Can Change for the Better

Pavitra Mohan and Sanjana Brahmawar 01/01/2020

As we enter the new year, we reflect on...

NASA GRACE, GRACE satellites, groundwater shortage, electricity subsidies, power subsidy, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Bihar, groundwater shortage, groundwater depletion, water table, IIT Gandhinagar,

In India’s West, What Explains Groundwater Shortage After Years of More Rain?

Sarah Iqbal 01/01/2020

The answer could lie in the power sector.