US families, healthcare providers under strain after Trump crackdown on Haitian immigrantsThe termination of Temporary Protected Status for Haitians has led to job losses for caregivers. This decision impacts developmentally disa...
19 Aug, 2026, 03.50 PM IST
The long boat to school gets longer as Iran war drives up the price of fuelSoaring fuel prices due to the Iran war are impacting global education access. Many children are forced to leave school and work to support...
17 Aug, 2026, 09.48 AM IST
Trump promised a sex-trafficking crackdown. His Justice Department hasn't deliveredFederal sex trafficking prosecutions have significantly declined in recent months. Staffing shortages and funding cuts have hampered invest...
14 Aug, 2026, 12.04 AM IST
For over 100 years global plastic pollution became menace for environment, now forks created from sugar can be household alternativeBioplastics are biobased, meaning they are made completely or partially from a renewable resource, commonly corn or sugar cane; or they are...
11 Aug, 2026, 05.25 AM IST
MacKenzie Scott and Melinda French Gates have given more than $28 billion through two very different approaches: How their philanthropy is reshaping charities, empowering women and changing the way billionaire wealth is used to drive lasting social impactMacKenzie Scott and Melinda French Gates have committed more than $28 billion to philanthropy through two very different approaches. Scott ...
10 Aug, 2026, 06.17 PM IST
Trump administration moves forward with Head Start overhaul, proposing to eliminate regulationsThe Trump administration plans to significantly alter Head Start program regulations. These proposed changes aim to increase local decision...
06 Aug, 2026, 07.10 PM IST
A Seattle veteran was told he had four months to live; he began cleaning polluted Hamm Creek, and salmon, beavers and river otters later returnedA Vietnam veteran found a new purpose cleaning a polluted creek near his home. This personal mission extended his life by twenty-seven year...
29 Jul, 2026, 04.43 PM IST
From 2007 to 2015, New York City planted one million trees across its five boroughs, a $400 million campaign to widen the shade canopy and cool streets baking under urban heatNew York City's MillionTreesNYC initiative planted one million trees between 2007 and 2015. This project aimed to cool neighborhoods and im...
26 Jul, 2026, 08.30 PM IST
American universities are cutting women’s scholarships even when they don’t have toUS colleges and companies are scaling back or opening women-only scholarships to all students amid heightened scrutiny of diversity, equity...
24 Jul, 2026, 04.32 PM IST
In 1998, a war photographer inherited a cattle ranch stripped of its rainforest; over the next 20 years, he and his wife planted 2 million trees by hand, brought back the dried-up springs, and turned it into a protected nature reservePhotographer Sebastião Salgado and his wife restored a barren family farm in Brazil. They planted over two million trees, transforming the ...
24 Jul, 2026, 04.23 PM IST
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' ex-wife couldn't afford a dentist and fixed her broken tooth with denture glue; billionaire who has donated billions gives record $20 million to youth mental health charityAmazon founder Jeff Bezos' ex-wife MacKenzie Scott once fixed her broken tooth with denture glue because she couldn't afford a dentist and ...
20 Jul, 2026, 11.25 AM IST
Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife MacKenzie Scott donates $20 million to US youth mental health nonprofitMacKenzie Scott has donated twenty million dollars to Active Minds. This significant contribution is the largest single gift in the organiz...
13 Jul, 2026, 11.19 AM IST
Is AI ready to take over your prescriptions? Doctors are wary of Utah's automated refill programA Utah program allows AI chatbots to refill prescriptions, sparking medical debate. This initiative raises questions about AI regulation an...
06 Jul, 2026, 08.45 PM IST
A new ICE facility in US could speed up deportations for families and kidsThe Trump administration is establishing a new 528-bed facility in Alexandria, Louisiana, to expedite migrant deportations. This "staging a...
06 Jul, 2026, 10.13 AM IST
The Upside of Opening Up DEI Programs to EveryoneIn the wake of the Supreme Court’s seismic 2023 decision ending affirmative action in higher education—and more than 100 lawsuits challengi...
03 Jul, 2026, 05.31 PM IST
Donald Trump order denies student loan relief to nonprofit workers engaged in 'improper' activityPresident Trump has signed an executive order to modify the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, excluding loan forgiveness for workers...
08 Mar, 2025, 08.08 AM IST
Crowdera Foundation launches startup accelerator program in partnership with Amazon AWSThe program aims to support with their fundraising, cloud hosting, marketing, mentor-hiring and much more.
18 Jan, 2019, 04.10 PM IST