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Environment

Big dams stage a comeback as concerns over climate change grow

Fund flow for hydropower projects increases in the name of combating climate change but what about social and environmental safeguards? Climate change and growing concerns ...

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Hollywood

More Women of color Breaking Through Into Emmys Race

Last season, three women of color — “Scandal’s” Kerry Washington, “Modern Family’s” Sofia Vergara and “Steel Magnolias&rsquo...

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Trending

Prince Harry Attends Film Screening For Charity

Prince Harry attended a 50th anniversary screening of ‘Zulu’ this week to celebrate the work of three charities which help wounded soldiers and children in Afri...

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Health

Mosquito-borne virus shows polio-like symptoms

Two months after the country earned its polio-free tag, a mosquito has emerged as a fresh concern. Mosquito-borne West Nile virus has been found to be causing acute flaccid...

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Health

City drinking water not fit for human consumption

Thirty-five out of 62 water samples collected in last three days have been found unfit for drinking. This also includes six out 20 water samples collected from different ci...

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Sustainable Development

Sea Pollution Rate Alarming; Let’s Check It

Every year June 8 is observed as the World Ocean Day to underscore a need to protect the great body of salt water, which covers 70.78 per cent of the earth’s surface....

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Sustainable Development

Master plan soon to make Puducherry a ‘solar city’

The Puducherry landscape might soon be dotted with solar-powered households, government buildings and public lighting under a plan to make this grid-lined former French enc...

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Environment

Climate Change Causes Winner And Losers In Penguins

Penguin species in the Antarctic that once benefited from rising temperatures are now in decline due to warming gone too far, scientists said Thursday. Previous scientific ...

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Environment

Defence projects, border roads will not require green nod from Centre : Javadekar

Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi may have struck a very cordial note during his visit to India this week, but the new Narendra Modi government seems to be leaving no stone ...

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Sustainable Development

Defence projects, border roads will not require green nod from Centre : Javadekar

Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi may have struck a very cordial note during his visit to India this week, but the new Narendra Modi government seems to be leaving no stone ...

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