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Programmes For Children Have To Take Centre-Stage In National Policy-Making: Pranab Mukherjee

President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday said programmes and actions for children have to take centre-stage in national policy-making, adding that there should be commitment to ...

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Watch NASA Launch New Hurricane-Chasing Satellites From A Plane-Riding Rocket

On Monday, NASA plans to launch a constellation of eight hurricane-chasing satellites from a rocket strapped to the underside of a plane. As if that were not metal enough, onc...

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Will The Internet Of Things Sacrifice Or Save The Environment?

The internet of things (IoT) – that ever-expanding ecosystem of digital sensors, home appliances and wearable smart devices – attracts its fair share of attention....

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This Film Festival Celebrates The Best In Drone Cinematography

Some drone owners fly their quadcopters up and down in a park. Maybe their backyard. They might even sometimes make little loops in the air. That’s neat. A select few, h...

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Firefly Becomes First Completely Fan-Curated Music Festival

Firefly Music Festival takes place from June 15-18 in the Woodlands of Dover, Delaware. The festival has announced plans to become the first completely fan-curated music festi...

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Bollywood Actor Kunal Kapoor Talks About Ketto, His Crowdfunding Startup Which Has Raised Rs 40 Cr For Social Causes

Kunal Kapoor is a famous Bollywood personality known for his work in Cinema but few know of his brilliant work in the ubiquitous crowd funding- for- causes platform, Ketto. Ke...

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Nicole Kidman Ready To Adopt More Children

Nicole Kidman has 'thought' about adopting more children.The 49-year-old adopted Isabella, 23, and Connor, 20, with her former husband Tom Cruise. She has biological daughters...

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Non-Profit Creates Open-Source Drinking Water Filter For 1/10th Of The Cost

Non-profit organization OHorizons recently created an innovative BioSand Filter that can deliver clean water at 1/10th of the cost of traditional methods. The filter hinges up...

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Can Japan's ad Industry Become A Model For Gender Equality?

Shinzo Abe’s ‘womenomics’—his apparent drive to open up Japan’s workplace for women—looks set to remain a controversial topic well into 201...

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Child-Health Spending Soars, But 40 Million Indian Children Stunted

This in a country that boasts a 40-year-old national child-health programme– now among the world’s largest–and increased spending on child health 200% over a...

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ATUL KASBEKAR: SO CLOSE TO LIFE

Atul Kasbekar, eminent high-glamour photographer, has achieved the impossible. Contradic...

June 30 2026

SARMAYA CELEBRATES PRADHAN GOND HERITAGE

Prof Dr Avinash Kolhe explores Sarmaya Arts Foundation's remarkable exhibition, Chola Ma...

June 29 2026

WELCOME LOST IN SATIRICAL CHAOS

Lost in the Wilderness of Its Own Making: Arnab Banerjee reviews Welcome to the Jungle, ...

June 28 2026