Climate change linked to Indus civilization decline 4,100 years ago

A new study has suggested that climate change may have contributed to the decline of a city-dwelling civilization in Pakistan and India 4,100 years ago.

Scientists ...

Global warming won’t cut winter deaths as hoped

Climate warming would likely not decrease winter mortality, the report suggested more volatile winters Global warming will fail to reduce high winter death rates as some of...

Children: A Policy, A Charter and A Plan of Action. Are They Enough

India has the largest child population in the world.  More than 40 of India’s children are under 18 years.

India is armed with a policy, a charter and a ...

Polar Bears Changed their Diet to Survive Climate Change

Polar bears in the western Hudson Bay area have become more flexible with their diet due to climate change.

Linda Gormezano, lead author of the study and a vertebra...

Of Khobragade, Richards, Equality, Fairness & Uniformity

I’ve been following the Devyani Khobragade story since its emergence at the prime centre of global media, and to me, it smacks of one more gaping hole, bigger than th...

World needs to invest US $15.5 billion a year on breastfeeding

A global investment of US $15.5 billion each year will be needed to ensure optimal breastfeeding for all children in the world. The cost will cover measures suggested joint...

UN teams with ‘Revolution’ TV show to highlight real challenges of a world without power

The fictional concept at the heart of the television series ‘Revolution’ – which picks up 15 years after the start of a worldwide blackout – is the ...

Drought followed by brain: How climate change spurred evolution of human intelligence

Scientists show shifts from dry to wet and back in East Africa’s Rift Valley caused the development of the human brain.

Humans evolved their ...

Investors ask fossil fuel companies to assess how business plans fare in low-carbon future.

BOSTON, MA Oct 24, 2013:
A group of 70 global investors managing more than $3 trillion of collective assets today launched the first-ever coordinated effort to spur 45...