Vivanta By Taj presents Manhattan Short 2014 in India - Call For Entries

Into its fifth year in Mumbai, the global film festival is looking for indie short films that will represent India in the much competed final round

Mumbai, May 2014...

Nearly 30% People In The World Are Overweight Or Obese

United States is home to the biggest chunk of obese population – 13 per cent, India and China together account for 15 per cent Considered to be one of the most compre...

Bihar Fast-Tracks Nuclear Power Plant

Project back on track after state water resources department assures water availability from Phulwaria dam reservoir The proposal to set up the first power plant in eastern...

Polio Cases Rattle WHO

Of the 74 cases reported worldwide this year, 59 were from Pakistan. No case in India so far The world has witnessed a sudden spurt in polio cases this year. The World Heal...

Contours Of Inequality

Global estimates of the unmet energy needs in India have been available for some time. These only indicate whether the shoe pinches, if at all. In a new series of analyses ...

India's women are key drivers of social change through TV'

Women are the key drivers of positive social change in India through television, according to the executive behind one of the most profoundly influential shows in India, Sa...

Bollywood Evening To Raise Funds For Charity

A BOLLYWOOD evening will be held in Downton this weekend to raise funds for three charities. The event has been organized by local firm Pure Punjabi and will include a thre...

Treating tobacco-related diseases cost India Rs 16,800 crore in 2011

Spending on treating such diseases is just a little less than revenue from tobacco products; Union health minister, Harsh Vardhan, says he would press for increase in tax o...

Can India Reform Its Agriculture?

Climate change is stressing an already struggling farm sector, but there is a way forward. Over the last decade, India?s official position in global climate negotiations ha...