Kalam voices concern about maternal, infant mortality rates

Former president A P J Abdul Kalam today expressed his concerns about maternal mortality rate (MMR) and infant mortality rate (IMR) in the country. Inaugurating a medical f...

China's water crisis opens giant market for business

As one of the world’s fastest-growing economies, China is facing a looming water crisis; its factories, farms and more than one billion people need more clean water t...

APP incurs wrath of NGOs following death of local farmer

Paper giant Asia Pulp and Paper is facing heavy criticism from environmental groups after security guards hired by its subsidiary company allegedly murdered a 23-year old v...

Swine flu: Is city facing shortage of vaccines?

City-based chemists and druggists associations are finding it difficult to meet its rising demand

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How market forces are winning the climate change battle

Greenhouse gases have stopped rising, and it's not hurting the global economy after all

Despite the stereotype of a business lobby warning about th...

Florida Officials Banned the Term 'Climate Change'

Politicians have been known to employ an arsenal of tactics aimed at confusing the public about what scientists know about climate change: citing widely discredited experts...

Hillary Clinton And Melinda Gates Launch No Ceilings Full Participation Report

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Gates Foundation Co-Chair Melinda Gates and Clinton Foundation Vice Chair Chelsea Clinton joined global and community leaders for...

Women-led films changing trends, says Anushka Sharma

Anushka Sharma feels that there is disparity in the remuneration of male and female actors in Bollywood, but the actress-producer thanks films like “Queen” and ...

About two-thirds of world’s population suffers tooth decay

A new study has sounded the alarm on the dental health status of people. The report, published in the Journal of Dental Research, says that more than 2.4 billion people acr...