Rain hits Mumbai, BMC rolls out 15% water cut

On a day when Mumbai got its first good rain of the season, the municipal corporation announced water cuts across the city. For at least a fortnight, beginning Thursday, th...

Reservoir levels dip in Maharashtra, may hit major power plants

Koyna hydro power plant already closed due to water crunch Maharashtra could be in for a power crisis if rains don’t arrive soon. With just 19 per cent water left in ...

Mumbai Women’s International Film Festival (MWIFF) 2014 announces its Call for Entries

India’s largest women film festival is back with its second edition. The festival scheduled in the month of December from 6th to 13th 2014 promises to deliver a great...

More education among women helps reduce maternal and child mortality in Bangladesh

Bangladesh is a classic case of a low- and middle-income country achieving the unachievable which many others failed to. It reduced its maternal mortality by 66 per cent be...

Addressing climate change and sustainable energy is crucial to meet India’s energy shortage

“While India has made major progress in the supply of electricity and modern forms of energy, a large part of the population still lives in a state of energy deprivat...

In Lucknow, one toilet for every 58,844 people!

Lucknow, with a population of nearly three million and the capital of India’s most populous state of Uttar Pradesh, doesn’t have any public toilets for women an...

Sustainable development goals face $2.5 trillion funding shortfall

UN report says climate, poverty and health targets will require huge cash injection from private sector The UN’s sustainable development goals (SDGs) will fail unless...

Sustainable development goals face $2.5 trillion funding shortfall

UN report says climate, poverty and health targets will require huge cash injection from private sector The UN’s sustainable development goals (SDGs) will fail unless...

5th Jagran Film Festival To Open On 5th July In New Delhi

The festival will travel to 14 cities across India

New Delhi, India: The festival that created a furore with its vast span ...