Small Farmers & Climate Change

“Farmers have been adapting for centuries and so there is a lot they can already do,” wrote Vincent Vadez, principal scientist with the International Crops Rese...

Women votes outnumber men in Chhattisgarh

Despite the Naxal threat, an overall 75.53% scream the resolve of locals to be part of the democratic process.

Women voters outshone men in exercising franchise; 75...

India skips mention of natural disasters at climate meet

The world is looking at India for its response to what had happened recently in Odisha and Uttarakhand due to natural disasters which were results of climatic extremes.

Superbugs could erase a century of medical advances, experts warn

Drug-resistant “superbugs” represent one of the gravest threats in the history of medicine, leading experts have warned.

Routine operations could become...

Angelina Jolie receives honorary Oscar for humanitarian work

A tearful Angelina Jolie accepted the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award from director George Lucas.

Jolie’s latest project Unbroken, which she will soon begin ...

German supermodel Heidi Klum has put some of her most coveted clothing up for sale on Fashion Project.com, with all profits benefitting amfAR ((The American Foundation for AIDS Research)

The 40-year-old has donated several of the dresses that she wore to the Mercedes Benz Fashion Week to the latest Fashion Project saleat massively discounted prices.

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 ...