Water Walkathon

A large number of women in rural and urban India don’t have much to celebrate on women’s day on March 8 Their day will begin as usual with a walk to fetch water...

Hugh Jackman Creates Charitable Foundation With Wife

Hollywood actor Hugh Jackman and his wife Deborra-Lee Furness have launched a charitable foundation for performing arts in their native Australia.

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Community-based HIV prevention can boost testing, help reduce new infections

Communities in Africa and Thailand that worked together on HIV-prevention efforts saw not only a rise in HIV screening but a drop in new infections, according to a new stud...

Only caste matters here, not development, employment

For 45-year-old Kishani Gurjar, election meant supporting a person of her own caste. A resident of Kamalpura village in Bharatpur district, Kishani did not much think about...

Climate change's potential impact must figure in food production efforts

Countries need to shift to more sustainable food systems, stepping up action to mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change, FAO Director-General Jos? Graziano da S...

Michelle Williams Becomes Hope Ambassador In Fight Against Pediatric Cancer

Hyundai Hope On Wheels officially launched its 16th year in the fight against pediatric cancer with a special guest performance by internationally acclaimed singer Michelle...

Can we eradicate HIV/AIDS?

Wednesday is the 30-year anniversary of the day my colleagues and I reported that a new retrovirus, now known as HIV, was the agent causing AIDS. We also announced the deve...

Empowering the kings and queens of the roads

The year 2010 turned out to be unexpectedly special for Aishwarya Raman (23) and Anubhav Agrawal. Aishwarya, a student of sociology at MOP Vaishnav College, was in her fina...

AIDS/HIV Fast Facts

Here’s a look at what you need to know about AIDS and HIV globally, with a special focus on Africa. Facts: AIDS stands for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, and is ...