Forget Gases, Carbon In Deeper Soil Threatening Our Climate

Deep soils can contain long-buried stocks of organic carbon which could, through erosion, agriculture, deforestation, mining and other human activities, contribute to globa...

It is obvious why farming is dying

The euphoria in the stock markets, after a strong mandate for Narendra Modi, hogs the national headlines. Unfortunately, the loud cries of wailing farm widows have been los...

Prime Time Thrills

Prime time on Star Plus is bookended (8 pm and 11.30pm) by one of Indian television’s most unusual daily soaps. Primarily, a time slot for family dramas costumed in g...

Cannes glitterati step up for AIDS charity gala by amfAR

Sharon Stone showed up in a daring dress, John Travolta flew in on his plane, and even Eurovision winner Conchita Wurst made an appearance to support the Cannes film festiv...

Now, climate smart rice to save farmers in India's flood prone areas

Farmers in India's eastern region, prone for flash floods, are now shifting to flood-tolerant variety of rice, developed by Manila-based International Rice Research Institu...

Children of farmers who committed suicide need help

The Sambhaji Brigade of the Maratha Seva Sangh has come out and declared that it would help the cause of the more than 200 children of the farmers who had committed suicide...

Country Music Super Star Martina McBride Helping Kids In Guatemala

Grammy nominated country music singer/songwriter and four times Country Music Association Female Vocalist Of The Year, Martina McBride, and her charitable organization, Tea...

True Review: Children of War - Nine Months to Freedom

Critics Rating: 3.STARS*

Cast :Indraneil Sengupta, Raima Sen, Pavan Malhotra, Farooque Sheikh, Riddhi Sen Rucha Inamdar, Victor Benerjee,

Direction: Mrityun...

Haryana government approves comprehensive agriculture policy

The Haryana government today approved a comprehensive agriculture policy aimed at attaining inclusive growth exceeding four per cent in the farm sector. The state governmen...