Political Apathy, Unplanned Urbanisation Make Vector-Borne Diseases Hard To Control in India

Only 60 per cent of the total plan outlay for vector-borne diseases spent between 2007 to2013; lack of co-ordination between ministries and state agencies a major hurdle in...

Soon Consumers Will Be Regulators…

A few years ago, global consumer goods giant Unilever found itself in a sticky situation. A new advertisement for its margarine Flora, had sparked a huge row. The ad showed...

Over 16,000 Pakistan families refuse polio vaccination

ISLAMABAD – Over 16,400 families across the country refused to get their children vaccinated during the first two days of the latest round of the National Polio Campa...

Angelina Jolie Speaks As Syrian Conflict Enters Fifth Year

As the conflict in Syria enters its fifth year, UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie released the following statement. “It is deeply alarming that the international res...

India’s “smart cities” would be stupid without disaster strategy

After Cyclone Hudhud pounded India?s southern port city of Visakhapatnam last October, snapping bridges, swamping farmland and wrecking fishing boats, many breathed a sigh ...

“Marriage – Bond or Bondage”

“Are you married?” the Hollywood actress was asked on a TV show.

“Sometimes!” she answered.

The response is one amongst the variant ...

Nagaland CM stresses for Agriculture varsity in state

Nagaland Chief Minister T R Zeliang has stressed the need of a Central Agriculture University in Nagaland to enhance productivity in agricultural and horticultural crops fo...

Is A Number Crunching Agency Needed?

Vinta Nanda, Filmmaker-

Box office figures should be accurate. Yes, Bollywood should take help of agencies like Rentrak a...

TV industry heading for a rating-dark period

The television broadcast industry is heading for a rating-dark period. While the door will shut for TAM Media Research, BARC?s entry will possibly happen in April this year...