Environmental damage in Sundarbans cost a fortune: World Bank

Environmental damage in the climate change-hit islands of Sundarbans is costing India Rs 1,290 crore each year, estimates a latest World Bank report. The cost of environmen...

The Immorality of Coal

Momentum seems to be building for a global deal at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris this December. With this sense of optimism comes a keen awareness t...

Maternal deaths come down by 11 points

PATNA: Bihar has registered a decline of 11 points in the maternal mortality rate between 2011- 13. According to figures released by Registrar General of India this week, 2...

2015 is a crucial year in fight against poverty

The Action/2015 campaign (This year is key to poverty and climate goals, stars warn world leaders, 15 January) is a welcome initiative that underlines the importance of 201...

Duchess Of Cambridge Helps Young Scouts Learn What It Is Like To Live With Disability

Her Royal Highness, who is an occasional volunteer with the Scout Association, was reduced to giggles as she joined the youngsters who were having a practical lesson in liv...

Why is the World aiming for Sustainability?

To decide the narrative for this article has been quite a task. There are so many approaches to address the issue at hand, I could have been the cynic and looked back on al...

Looking Back With Concern- Health 2014

A Snapshot of Global Health- 2014

• Between 2000 and 2012, measles deaths worldwide have been cut by almost 80% ??from 56...
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