India Releases First Socio-Economic Census In 80 Years

The census contains details about specific regions, communities, caste and economic groups, Arshad Khan reports The Union government on Friday (July 3) released the socio-e...

WHO: Insecticides Lindane, DDT Linked To Cancer

IARC said high exposures to lindane have previously been reported among agricultural workers and pesticide applicators. The insecticide lindane, once widely used in agricul...

Entrepreneurship Helps Delay Child Marriage In India, Empower Young Women

Impoverished girls in India who are at high risk of child marriage are gaining independence and generating income with the help of a Seattle-based non-profit. Landesa Rural...

Five-Day Long Film Fever Catches On With 6th Jagran Film Festival

~ Opening film ‘Masaan’ gives way to a stupendous film lineup over the next 5 days ~

~ Film lovers, cine gurus and iconic artistes from all over the wor...

Viacom18 Announces Launch Of English GEC Colors Infinity

Viacom18 have announced two new English General Entertainment channels – ‘Colors Infinity’ and ‘Colors Infinity HD’. The brand new channels wi...

New York Asian Film Festival Features Ringo Lam, Hong Kong Crime Master

It’s been not quite 30 years since a group of young Hong Kong-based moviemakers, now in or near their 60s, reinvented the gangster film, infusing the motifs of the Am...

Colour-Changing Condom Can Help Detect Sexually Transmitted Infection

A group of students at the Isaac Newton Academy in Essex, England, have invented a “smart” condom to detect sexually transmitted infection (STI) in the wearer. ...

Workshops At 6th Jagran Film Festival Fulfill Film Lovers? Skill Wish-List.

~ From July 1 to July 5, 2015, industry stalwarts address workshopsat the Siri Fort Auditorium, New Delhi ~

Mumbai, June 24th, 2015: Jagran Film Festival is back in...

SoftBank To Pump In $20 Bn For Solar Power Projects.

SoftBank Corp on Monday (22 June) announced investment of $20 billion in setting up solar power projects in India in partnership with telecom giant Bharti Enterprises and T...