Is This Our Democracy?

While watching the show Satyamev Jayate hosted by Aamir Khan, running on Sunday mornings on Star Plus, last week, I began to feel faint.

Our acceptance of a flawed ...

Global warming could dry out a third of the Earth by 2100

Forget changing rain patterns — warmer temperatures alone could bring drought to a third of Earth’s land area by the end of the century. That’s the gist o...

Climate Change Threatens India’s Food Security

High levels of warming resulting from continued growth in greenhouse gas emissions may have an adverse impact on India’s food security especially on rice and maize pr...

Global warming threat rises for India, says latest UN report

India’s high vulnerability and exposure to climate change and global warming will slow its economic growth, impact health and development, make poverty reduction more...

Working with India to accelerate clean energy revolution: US

The US is working closely with India to accelerate its clean energy revolution and address the impacts of climate change, the White House said on Friday. “We are work...

Maternal Mortality Rate down to 178 from 600

India had a high burden of maternal and child mortality in the 1990s, but has made significant strides in stemming the deaths, a senior health ministry official said on Thu...

HIV Drug Offers Long-Lasting Protection Against Infection

Researchers at the Rockefeller University and at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have tested a reformulated HIV drug that offers long-lasting prot...

Indian scientists warn of more intense freak weather in coming days

India’s states will see more intense unpredictable freak weather in the coming days, warned climate change scientists, days after huge chunks of hail killed at least ...

Mother Teresa’s Gnarled Hands Spur Cricket’s Waugh to Charity

The tiny hunched frame and gnarled hands of Mother Teresa are etched in former Australian cricket captain Steve Waugh’s memory. Eager to see the realities of life in ...