India among the world’s 83 countries which do not meet the minimum healthcare workers requirement.

A World Health Organization (WHO) report, recently released in Brazil, says that nearly 83 per cent of physicians in India are males.

The report, titled “A Un...

Industries to be paid to reduce emissions: Australian Prime Minister

Mr Tony Abbott intends to replace the tax with a Direct Action plan, where
industries will be paid to reduce emissions.However, the bill is not expected to pass
t...

Walt Disney Company Sets an example for everyone to see when it comes to being there for a cause

The Walt Disney Company announced today that it will donate half-a-million dollars to Save the Children and The American Red Cross to support victims of the recent tragedy ...

The Organization of Womens leader?s focus discussions on Domestic Violence

The two panelists involved in the discussion were Sexual Aggression Peer
Advocate Dedicated Counselor Brooke Oliver-Hempenstall from Central
Michigan University&r...

UNICEF taking charge to safeguard children in Lebanon from Polio

The launch of an unprecedented mass polio vaccination campaign at Omariya and
across Lebanon is well and truly underway.

UNICEF, in collaboration with the Mini...

Azim Hashim Premji, Top of the list for the most generous Indian

Close on the heels of releasing its second edition of Hurun India Rich List, China-
based magazine Hurun Report launched the inaugural Hurun India Philanthropy
Li...

Has climate change contributed to cyclone Haiyan’s ferocity?

Based on the estimate by the US military’s installation on Hawaii, the Joint Typhoon Warning Centre, Haiyan was the most powerful recorded cyclone to make landfall. I...

Sharon Stone kicks off crowd funding campaign for online middle east peace academy

YaLa’s Israeli-Arab Peace Institute, to be launched in the beginning of 2014, will be the first of its kind: an online academy where Israelis, Palestinians, and Arabs...

Recent poll by gender experts rate Egypt as unfit for women

As per a poll of gender experts, Egypt has been rated as the worst country in terms of women’s
rights, reasons that have been stated range from sexual harassment...