A Group Shout on Climate Change

The marchers and mayors, the ministers and presidents, have come and gone. So what is the verdict on Climate Week, the summit meeting on global warming convened by the Unit...

Some hard truths on safe motherhood

Maternal deaths should be treated as a human rights issue and governments need to focus on best antenatal practices and provision of emergency obstetric care to bring down ...

In Kerala, farmers fight to preserve world’s only variety of salt-resistant rice – and the ecosystem

Mridula Chari and Harsha Vadlamani search for clouds along the west coast, they meet farmers who are attempting to return to a traditional system of alternating paddy and s...

FAO report shows how climate change is impacting small fishers

Outlook for fisheries and aquaculture better than for other food sectors, but UN agency calls for adaptation and mitigation to secure future food requirements Climate chang...

Global Warming, Planting Trees

Scientists around the world are predicting several weather changes in 21st century that will affect many geographic areas, these changes include higher maximum and minimum ...

The state of world fisheries and aquaculture 2014

The fisheries and aquaculture sector – a vital source of livelihoods, nutritious food and economic opportunities – has a key role to play in meeting one of the ...

Climate change may hit marine sector, says SAPCC

The marine and inland fisheries sectors in Kerala are likely to take a major hit as climate change affects fish stocks, resulting in decreased yield and loss of livelihood ...

Fish losing survival instinct in acidic oceans

Fish are losing their survival instinct — even becoming attracted to the smell of their predators — as the world’s oceans become more acidic because of cl...

True Review: Jal Starring Purab Kohli & Tannishtha

Critics Rating: 1.5 stars

Cast: Purab H Kohli, Tannishtha Chatterjee, Kirti Kulhari, Yashpal Sharma, Mukul Dev, Saidah Jule