A new study has found that the quality of care given to a child within the first two years of life directly affects brain development and IQ. Led by researchers from Tulane University, a team of investigators followed abandoned young children in Romanian orphanages over time. The researchers found that children placed in foster care […]
Current Economic Situation of Bangladesh
The economic situation of Bangladesh is motionless at this moment under the power of caretaker government. Recently, Chief Adviser (CA) Fakhruddin Ahmed said at a press conference that the country’s current economic slowdown will be over as the interim government has already taken some measures, including formation of a private-public business forum, to address the […]
African Trade Unionism: A New Face
Two regional trade union organisations, the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions-Africa Regional Organisation (ICFTU-AFRO) and Democratic Organisation of African Workers Trade Unions (DOAWTU) that merged into Independent National Trade Union Centres within the African region (ITUC-AFRICA) on Wednesday November 28, 2007 met in Accra-Ghana. They will forever relish the memory of the desire to […]
AIDS Education Key to Empowering Internally Displaced Populations
The power of education in fostering a better and effective response to HIV and AIDS is undeniable. Education promotes knowledge; and with knowledge about HIV and AIDS, individuals, families and communities have the ability to make informed choices and behaviours. However, governments and international donor organizations often underplay this important intervention, particularly in the emergency […]
What is philosophy?-A art of living a life in self-awareness.
“Philosophy” in the western traditions and “Darsana” in the Indian philosophical tradition are terms used to designate the field of philosophy. The inquiry here concerned is what exactly is that the philosophers in both the traditions meant by philosophy? Whatever the pioneers in both the traditions meant, they surely did not mean Philosophy to […]
Chitral: Passengers looted, AKRSP launches community training workshop
Chitrali passengers looted on gun point at Temirgara. CHITRAL: Passengers coming in a convey of 3 flying coaches from Peshawar to Chitral were looted at Ranai in jurisdiction of Khall police Station (Temergara). Dacoits also snatched golden ornaments from female commuters. According to detail a convey of 3 vehicles carrying passengers from Peshawar to Chitral. […]