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Environment

Ten Killed As Huge Quake Hits Off Coast Of Chile, But Tsunami Warnings Are Now Lifted

The quake and heavy waves afterwards caused flooding in coastal towns, damaged buildings, and knocked out power in the worst hit areas of central Chile, as well as shaking ...

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Festivals

Censored Women's Film Festival coming to D.C.

A collection of previously censored films made by women will be shown in Washington, D.C., in November. The films — part of the Censored Women’s Film Festival &...

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Bollywood

Patriarchal Mindset Behind Unequal Pay For Female?Actors: Aamir?Khan?

Coming out in support of the female actors in Bollywood, superstar Aamir Khan spoke out on the recent controversy over the actresses being paid less than their male counter...

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Bollywood

Big B Innaugurates Helmet Facilities For Mumbai Traffic Police.

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan unveiled helmets for Mumbai traffic cops at an event in Mumbai. The “Piku” star said unlike others he finds traffic in a city fascinat...

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Health

Health Gives Nod To Use Of Injectable Contraceptives

The Health Ministry has given in principle nod to the introduction of injectable contraceptives for women in the family planning programme. The costs of doing so are still ...

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Environment

A Mega-Canal In Nicaragua Could Kill Off Jaguars And Indigenous Groups

With major construction scheduled to begin at the end of the year, wildlife biologists are calling the project hasty, secretive, and potentially disastrous for the region's...

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Sustainable Development

A Weather Tracking Black Hole Is Helping Uncover The Mysteries Of Tornadoes

Humans still make up our most reliable tornado sensor network, and in the north, that network is especially weak because of how few people live there, compared to the more ...

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Health

India Fixes Health Goals For Next 15 Years

India has set itself a challenging target to reduce maternal mortality rate to 70 per 1000 live births, and for neonatal and under-five to 12 and 25 per 1,000 births respec...

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Festivals

Kameleon Film Festival In December

Puducherry can build its identity as a destination where artistic cultural heritage is preserved, said Indianostrum Theatre founder Koumarane Valavane, at a press meet on S...

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Environment

Microbiologists Find Another 30,000 Year Old Giant Virus In Siberian Permafrost

For their part, scientists haven't had a very hard time finding those giant viruses. From a single sample of Siberian permafrost, they've managed to come up with two so far...

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