India's double challenge

While climate change is increasing the frequency of extreme weather events, traditional system of flood management through lakes and connected water channels has been forgo...

India has a leading role in the global fight against climate change

On the occasion of the first Joint Climate Diplomacy Day, British Deputy High Commission, Alliance Francaise, and the German Embassy, organised a panel discussion on climat...

How to make 100 Smart Cities sustainable

The Union Budget of 2014 laid out a much-needed emphasis on infrastructure spending and the NDA government’s commitment to speed up the pace of urbanization. The budg...

Poor patients in India facing HIV/AIDS drug shortages

Indian HIV patient Rekha has missed her daily dose of medicine several times over the last few months because the government distribution centre at New Delhi’s Lok Na...

Helping India Cope With Climate Change

India is one of the biggest emitters of carbon dioxide in the world. At the same time, rural and isolated communities in the country are hit hard by climate change. Swiss a...

True Review: Mary Kom

Critics Rating: 3 Stars*

Cast: Priyanka Chopra, Sunil Thapa, Darshan Kumar,

Direction: Omung Kumar

Celina Jaitly speaks out on lack of gay rights

Bollywood siren Celina Jaitly is known for her starring roles in some of the industry’s biggest blockbusters. The former Miss India is now playing a different role en...

Rare outbreak in Tokyo as WHO warns of spread of dengue fever

As the World Health Organization (WHO) warned of the potential increase of dengue fever and other climate-sensitive illnesses, Japan saw an almost-seven decade streak of be...

India Green News: Solar, Wind Potential Receive Investment Interest; Governments Tackle Climate Change

Ahead of the UN climate summit which is to be organized in New York on September 23 to give a political push to future negotiations, Indian scientists on Friday emphasized ...