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US greenhouse gas emissions rise despite Obama's new climate change push

Federal agency finds that emissions increased during 2014 polar vortex, raising questions about US?s targeted 2020 cuts America?s energy-related carbon pollution rose 2.5% las...

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A Development-Savvy Climate Strategy for India

During his recent first official visit to the United States, India’s popular Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, met with President Obama, as well as with CEOs of top U.S. co...

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Ebola risk high for India: Expert

In an exclusive email interview with “The Hindu” Harvard Medical School Professor Ashish Jha, predicts that India may well have “at least a few cases before ...

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Modi needs to do a Swacch Regulation programme in the energy sector

The Union Cabinet’s decision to auction cancelled coal blocks was announced by finance minister Arun Jaitley on Monday with only a passing reference that the government ...

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Taylor Swift Joins Scholastic To Talk To Kids About The Power Of Reading

Scholastic, the world’s largest publisher and distributor of children’s books will present an exclusive video featuring an inspiring, personal conversation with Ta...

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How to bring down maternal mortality rates

Despite many schemes launched for the antenatal care by the government, the maternal mortality rate remains high in India. The reason behind this high rate is not just poverty...

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Let?s talk about the weather

Diplomacy in the 21st century promises to take on a very different character and content from what has been practised in the past. Issues like energy security and climate chan...

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Melinda Gates on philanthropy: 'I want to make sure we do the right thing for women and girls'

Melinda Gates spoke at the 2014 Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit about family planning, Ebola, and public-private philanthropy. In order to improve the lives of women and gi...

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Mum's health plays greater part in preemie babies

AN INTERNATIONAL study on premature babies has found medical conditions such as chronic hypertension and pre-eclampsia play a greater role in the untimely birth and not the mo...

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Cyclone Hudhud toll rises to 40 in Andhra Pradesh

The death toll in the severe cyclonic storm Hudhud which battered north coastal Andhra last Sunday climbed to 40, officials said Saturday. A week after the disaster, the autho...

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STORIES TRAVEL FROM PAGE TO SCREEN

The Waterfront Indie Film Festival (WIFF) Mumbai launches its literature vertical with a...

March 11 2026

JOY SENGUPTA: ACTOR WITHOUT COMPROMISE

In a rare, deeply reflective conversation with Khalid Mohamed, actor Joy Sengupta traces...

March 10 2026

MUMBAI DESIGNER WINS KASHISH POSTER

Mumbai-based designer Pari Nirmal wins the KASHISH 2026 International Poster Design Cont...

March 9 2026