Fighting climate change could end up costing more than dealing with its effects

Regardless of how the world’s governments choose to attempt to contain global warming at 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, it’s going to cost them....

Cigarettes More Dangerous Than Ever: US Health Report

WASHINGTON: Smoking cigarettes can cause even more health problems than previously known, including liver and colon cancer, blindness, diabetes, and erectile dysfunction, s...

Pope to sell his Harley for charity

A Hells Angel he is not, but Pope Francis does own a Harley-Davidson motorcycle.

The pontiff is putting his bike on sale to raise money for the charity Caritas Roma...

The Lullas and I are jointly committed to doing our bit for charity: Salman Khan

Salman Khan has known the Lullas, with whom he is associating on Jai Ho, for over a decade. “Initially, they would pick up the overseas distribution rights of my film...

Vodafone India Reinforces Commitment to Sustainability Releases ‘Footprints III’- Sustainability Report 2013

Mumbai: Vodafone India, one of India’s leading telecommunications service providers, today announced the release of Footprints-III”, the third edition of its an...

Climate change: The case of the missing heat

The biggest mystery in climate science today may have begun, unbeknownst to anybody at the time, with a subtle weakening of the tropical trade winds blowing across the Paci...

50% of Diabetics Do Not Adhere To Insulin Treatment Practices

More than 80 percent of people have psychological resistance to taking insulin injections which remains a critical component of treatment of diabetes, medical experts said....

Neha Dhupia gears up to sweat it out in Mumbai Marathon

Bollywood actress Neha Dhupia, who is known for her fitness freak attitude, has said she is training hard to participate in theMumbai Marathon to be in the city on January ...

Typhoon Sparks Philippine Child Trafficking Fears: Charity

MANILA (AFP) – A UK-based children’s charity has asked the Philippines to investigate the suspected recruitment of child workers for sex trafficking in a region...

Gates Foundation Reflections on a Polio-Free India

January 13, 2014 marked three years without a single case of wild polio virus in India. This is a monumental achievement for India the global health community and, hopefull...