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Environment

Express in Lima: Javadekar to highlight India?s solar push

The recently-decided plan to go for a massive increase in solar power generation in the country will figure prominently in the statement of Environment Minister Prakash Jav...

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Sustainable Development

Solar energy can bring India's economic growth'

In a bid to integrate conventional power with solar power and achieve the overarching goal within reasonable timeframes and to help Prime Minister’s objective to prov...

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Hollywood

Sugarland's Kristian Bush To Perform At Charity Show

In October, multi-platinum Streamsound recording artist Kristian Bush of Sugarland and Goodwill Industries International announced their #GiveItAwaypartnership to encourage...

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Bollywood

Gracy Singh, Pankaj Dheer and Kartik Tiwari walk the ramp for Cancer Patients Aid Association in Jaipur

Jaipur recently saw Bollywood celebrities on the ramp, though this was not a regular fashion show, but one that aimed to raise funds for cancer patients. Organised by the C...

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Health

Chronic Diseases Are Killing More in Poorer Countries

Chronic diseases like cancer and heart disease are rising fast in low- and middle-income countries, striking far younger populations than in rich countries and causing much...

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Environment

Climate Change: How To Make Sense of the Lima Talks

World leaders are gathering in Lima, Peru, for the 20th session of the Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, or UNFCCC. A primary go...

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Sustainable Development

Can Solar Thermal Desalination Make Sustainable Agriculture Possible?

The jury is still out on solar thermal, which is certainly efficient but has its critics because of its costs, both financial and ecological. The International Energy Assoc...

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Hollywood

Idris Elba Partners With African Soccer Stars To Fight Ebola

The CDC Foundation, actor Idris Elba and a global team of African soccer stars, international health and aid organizations today announced the launch of Africa United, a gl...

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Bollywood

“I am keen on showing the film to the Bhopal victims” – Ravi Kumar

Ravi, you’ve struggled hard to tell the story of the Union Carbide catastrophe that killed thousands in Bhopal in 1984. How do you feel now that the film has opened t...

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Health

Supreme Court sets up ‘social justice bench’

The Supreme Court has ordered to set up a special ‘Social Justice Bench’ to exclusively hear cases concerning social issues. The issues would range from women s...

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