Search Result

Search Result
Trending

Dense Forests Lost; Increase In Net Green Cover: Forest Survey Of India 2015

India may have lost 2,511 sq km of prime forests, says the latest Forest Survey of India (FSI) report released on Friday, December 4. Prime forests are classified as very d...

Read More
Gender

Report Says Women Depicted More In Pakistani Media But Men Still Dominate

There has been an increase in the presence of women in mainstream Pakistani media in the past five years, it emerged on Wednesday. According to a Global Media Monitoring Pr...

Read More
Trending

Mobile Dating Apps Spur HIV Epidemic Among Asia’s Teenagers, Says UN

Smartphone technology has increased the opportunities for casual sex and led to a spike in HIV infections among teenagers in Asia, researchers find United Nations research ...

Read More
Sustainable Development

India Needs To Invest $ 140 Billion Annually To Transform Energy Sector

India’s contribution to the rising global energy demand is likely to be more than any other country in the next 25 years, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said&n...

Read More
Environment

The World Is Paying A High Price For More Frequent Extreme Weather Eventsa

"Weather and climate are major drivers of disaster risk and this report demonstrates that the world is paying a high price in lives lost," Margareta Wahlstr?m, head of UNIS...

Read More
Environment

Biodegradable Plastic Is Bullshit

"The real bottom line is that biodegradable plastics aren't going to be a solution for reducing the impact of marine litter," Peter Kershaw, the report's author, said. "Whe...

Read More
Gender

118 More Years of the Gender Wage Gap

Earlier this week, one analysis suggested that the growth of American women’s wages had stalled this year. While it’s important not to put too much emphasis on ...

Read More
Trending

Global Drug Spending To Hit $1.4 Trillion In 2020: IMS

Global spending on medicines will reach $1.4 trillion in 2020, driven by increased healthcare access in emerging markets and high-priced new drugs for cancer and other dise...

Read More
Gender

Indian Women Facing Inequality At All Stages Of Life Cycle: UN Study

A study of the United Nations released on 20 October 2015 observed that Indian women are facing inequality at all stages of life cycle-from birth to old age-and in all plac...

Read More
Trending

Presentation: Indian Media And Entertainment (M&E) Industry Has The Potential To Reach USD100 Billion By 2025

The BCG-CII 4th Big Picture Summit, held on October 19, focussed on the future of Indian media and entertainment. On the occasion, BCG released a report titled “Shapi...

Read More