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Environment

Thai Fishing Industry: Abuses Continue In Unpoliced Waters, Greenpeace Claims

An international crackdown on human rights abuses in the Thai fishing industry has resulted in vessels travelling thousands of miles further into remote and lawless waters,...

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Environment

Destruction of kelp forests by tropical fish shows impact of ocean temperature rises

Herbivorous tropical fish have destroyed kelp forests in northern New South Wales, showing that even small increases in ocean temperature can lead to kelp deforestation, an...

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Festivals

Mumbai Film Festival: Day 3 And 4 Highlights

It’s a mixed bag as the Dardennes disappoint, Verhoeven provokes and Larrain delights Turns out the director of Basic Instinct, Starship Troopersand Showgir...

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Gender

Multinational Companies Have Helped Increase Gender Diversity In India

Vasanthi Srinivasan, Professor of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore tells Business Today while there is increase in th...

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Alternative Entertainment

Kolkata Is Churning Out Short Filmmakers, But Where Is It All Leading To?

A survey reveals diverse styles, motives and views on the future of the scene. Over the past ten years or so, there has been a surge in the number of short films being made...

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Sustainable Development

China Wants TO Build A Deep Sea 'Space Station'

The manned deep sea platform would sit 9,800 feet under disputed waters in the South China Sea, and would be a key resource in China’s offshore mining efforts, accord...

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Environment

Ecuador Creates Galapagos Marine Sanctuary To Protect Sharks

Ecuador has created a new marine sanctuary in the Galápagos Islands that will offer protection to the world’s greatest concentration of sharks.
Some 15,00...

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Environment

Coral Bleaching In The Great Barrier Reef Looks Like Climate Change

Here are two things that are not a coincidence: February was the hottest month in global history. And on March 21, Greg Hunt, the Australian environment minister, announced...

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Environment

One Of The World's Last Remaining Whaling Companies Is Hanging Up Its Harpoons

One of the world's last whaling companies has announced that it won't be manning the harpoons this summer, deciding it's too hard to market the meat.
Iceland's Hvalur ...

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Alternative Entertainment

Outpost: The Port Eliot Festival.

Deep in the Cornish countryside, in the tiny village of St Germans, sits the house and estate of Port Eliot. A plot of land Napoleon himself claimed to be the most beautifu...

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