Japan Sees Clean Energy Edging Out Nuclear Power In 2030

Japan anticipates that by 2030 clean energy such as solar and hydro will generate slightly more of the nation’s electricity than nuclear power plants. Clean energy so...

Denmark, Singapore Ties Forged On Sustainable Ideals

After 50 years of close diplomatic ties, Denmark and Singapore are stepping up their collaboration across a range of industries – from shipping to urban transport and...

McDonald's Promises To Serve Up Deforestation-Free Food

Global fast food giant McDonald’s on Tuesday announced a commitment to a deforestation-free supply chain, a move that observers said could drive industry-wide change ...

Drea de Matteo Wants To End Cosmetics Testing On Animals

On World Day for Animals in Laboratories (April 24th), former Sopranos actress Drea de Matteo has teamed up with Cruelty Free International and its campaign to end cosmetic...

Children of depressed mothers at risk for behavior problems

Children are more likely to develop behavioral or emotional problems if their mothers are chronically depressed, even if symptoms aren’t severe, a French study finds....

Doordarshan Looks To Offer TV channels On Smartphones; Prasar Bharati Writes To I&B Ministry With Blueprint

NEW DELHI: Public broadcaster Prasar Bharati is experimenting with a pilot project to let people watch TV channels directly on their smartphones, without using Internet or ...

Climate Change: Paris 'Last Chance' For Action

Scientists are calling on world leaders to sign up to an eight-point plan of action at landmark talks in Paris.

The key element is the goal to li...

Zindagi TV, We Never Want To Watch These Regressive Plotlines Again

Now that our remotes are stuck on Zindagi TV, watching Pakistani ‘draame’, let’s be clear: many of them are as regressive as their Indian counterparts. Th...

Time to tread sustainable development path

The idea of sustainable development is that raw capitalism is far too powerful for its own good. Global capitalism is a juggernaut, with the world economy now doubling in s...