Empowering Girls Is A Human Right and Part of Sustainable Development

Many of us are shaped by what we experience as a child. In high-income countries, girls have lives often full of possibilities and choices, while for those girls in low- an...

Small farmers hold the key for sustainable growth

Sustainable agricultural growth and food security lie in the hands of small and marginal farmers, who hold 80 per cent of country’s farms, Vice-Chancellor of Acharya ...

Tata Power’s Samridhi programme supports 1,194 farmers across 28 villages in Maval and Karjat talukas

Tata Power, one of India?s largest integrated power companies, endeavours to promote the importance of a scientific approach to agricultural practices among local farmers i...

India, China hold third round of Strategic Economic Dialogue

India and China held their third round of the Strategic Economic Dialogue here today focusing on collaboration in a number of areas, including railways and Information Tech...

SDFN to observe World Water Day 2014

KOHIMA: Sustainable Development Forum Nagaland (SDFN) in collaboration with Regional Centre of National A forestation and Eco-development Board, Shillong, Department of Soi...

Never Thought A Billboard Could Be Used This Way!

This is nothing less than a revolution generation of water from nothing but thin air (and of course the most innovative advertising technique ever!). UTECH designed a billb...

400,000 Farmers, Health Professionals Want USDA to Reject Agent Orange GMO

As decision time approaches, over 387,000 farmers, Farm workers, health professionals, and concerned individuals from across the country joined to pressure the US Departmen...

A Matter of Justice, Securing Human Rights in the Post-2015 Development Agenda

This article is a review of a report published by the Center for Economic and Social Rights and is a very good reading and reflection for those who want to have some insigh...

Omega School Represents India at UN Human Rights Conference

Fifty two Class 11 students of Lalaji Memorial Omega International School, Kolapakkam, participated in a human rights video conference on March 3.

Omega was the onl...