Polio-free India to get WHO certification

As India celebrates its victory over polio — completing three years without any case of the debilitating infection — the nation becomes entitled to polio-free c...

Prince Charles unveils plan to launch charity for South Asia

Britain’s future king Prince Charles has endorsed his commitment to charity projects in countries like India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka with a plan to launch a charity f...

Obesity: A rising epidemic in India

New Delhi: A recent study puts an alarming 70 percent of India’s urban population in the obese or overweight bracket taking the country right in the middle of a &ldqu...

U2 get 3 million downloads for charity track

U2’s new song Invisible raised more than £1.9m for (RED) in 36 hours, by being downloaded free by over 3 million people around the world.

For every down...

Pakistan ranks eighth among countries hit by climate change

FAISALABAD: High resistant crops are need of the hour to fight climate changes as Pakistan is facing its worst impact and has been ranked eighth in climate change-hit count...

2014 Environmental Performance Index

India ranks 155th out of 178 countries in its efforts to address environmental challenges, according to the 2014 Environmental Performance Index (EPI). India performs the w...

India ranked 155th in global environment performance list at World Economic Forum

India has been ranked at a low 155th position in a global list that places countries on how well they perform on high-priority environmental issues.

The 2014 Enviro...

Nepal clinches 139th position in environment index

KATHMANDU: Nepal has been ranked 139th in the Environmental Performance Index 2014, which assessed 178 countries across the world.

The EPI assesses nine parameters,...

Pakistan worst affected by climate change

KARACHI: Agriculture is extremely vulnerable to climate change globally and in Pakistan, which is the one of the worst hit countries of climate change, agriculture is badly...