Can Quotas Help Tackle The Confidence Gender Gap?

Quotas — in politics, business, or education — are a heavy-handed way to banish gender discrimination. They increase female representation, but at wha...

Five Majors Announce Project ĀSMĀN To Reduce Maternal And Newborn Mortality In India

Project ĀSMĀN, a major healthcare initiative aimed at reducing infant, neonatal and maternal mortality in India, was launched on November 3, 2015 by a consortium of leadi...

Amitabh Bachchan To Inaugurate Kolkata Film Festival

Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan will inaugurate the upcoming 21st edition of Kolkata Film Festival, which will screen 149 films from 61 countries. The opening ceremony ...

China Lifted Its One-Child Policy And Here’s What That Means For The Environment

China once touted the 1979 decree as an environmental benefit. Government officials estimate it shaved between 300 and 400 million people off the expected growth of its pop...

Forecasters In Indonesia Underestimated How Much El Ni?o Would Worsen Massive Forest Fires

Indonesia's forecasters underestimated the El Ni?o weather event that has worsened the country's massive forest fires, which are blanketing Southeast Asia in a noxious, car...

Continuing Its Mission To Light Up Lives, Panasonic To Take Up CSR Initiatives At Gharaunda Constituency, Haryana.

The initiative is to support the residents for better sustainability

24 October, 2015, Haryana: Reaffirming its commitment towards building a smart...

Child Marriage: A Devastating Effect Of The Refugee Crisis

The global refugee crisis triggered by the Syrian war and other conflicts poses a major challenge for governments around the world. Behind the scenes, though, it is exacerb...

Amitabh Bachchan To Donate Pension Of Yash Bharati Award To Social Causes

The Yash Bharati award, one of the highest state level awards instituted by the Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav during his tenure as Chief Minister in 1994, is co...

This Bleak Documentary Clip Brings Home The Daily Reality Of Smog In China

When former television journalist Chai Jing released her self-produced documentary on climate change Under the Dome earlier this year, it was viewed 200 million times in on...