2014 Global Accelerator: Thought-Provoking Words from Social Entrepreneurs

The 2014 Global Accelerator’s overarching message was a straightforward one: innovation and entrepreneurship can change the world for the better. A select group of le...

World Cup 2014 : Girl power wins, Mumbra grants them their own football field

When a motley group of girls in the Muslim-dominated suburb of Mumbra started playing football in secret, they had no idea that three years later, they would be able to kic...

NASA to again launch global warming satellite

In 2009, NASA had launched a satellite to track carbon dioxide but it plunged into the ocean after liftoff. The space agency has now decided to launch a carbon copy of the ...

Younger generations prepare themselves to solve water scarcity

With the residents facing difficult conditions due to scarcity of water, the need for creating awareness among them to raise the groundwater level is significant. Being par...

Grow food anywhere

With innovative use of space, people in cities are reclaiming their right to safe food Sky is the limit for those who want to grow their own food, both literally and metaph...

Can Social Accountability Help Ensure Rights and Better Participation in Maternal Health Services?

Over the last two decades, social accountability has emerged as a strategy to make health services more responsive to community needs. It’s an approach that creates a...

Comedy Of Oddballs

June-July are traditionally a time to bring in new shows and start new seasons on Indian television; e.g. Jhalak Dikhla Jaa Season 7 and Entertainment Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Kare...

United Technologies and SOS Children’s Villages announce ‘Project Vidya’ Initiative to support education of 800 children in SOS Villages across 9 cities in India

United Technologies and SOS Children’s Villages announce ‘Project Vidya’

Initiative to support education of 800children in SOS Villages across 9 c...

Malaria deaths put Tripura on alert

At least 17 people died and several hundred were admitted to rural hospitals as malaria gripped tribal hamlets in remote Dhalai district in Tripura. Health Minister Badal C...