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Month: December 2016

Business & Economy

12 rumours that made news post demonetisation in India

December 22, 2016 Sumukh Kadekar

Along with dealing with the cash crunch post demonetisation, the Reserve Bank of India and Finance Ministry also had to tackle the rumours that were making rounds on social media.

Environment

Dining out? Bengaluru school girls tell you how you can save water!

December 19, 2016 Sara Borasio

16-year-old Garvita Gulhati and 17-year-old Pooja Tanawade from Bengaluru have launched “Why Waste,” focussing on saving water in restaurants and waste segregation at source.

Science & Technology

WhatsApp – the fast lane to fake news in India

December 15, 2016 Aarti Kelkar Khambete

Group forwards on Whatsapp are the latest source of news for a huge number of urban Indians. But how much of it is authentic?

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