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Sustainable Development

'Swarm Electrification' in Bangladesh Lets Neighbours Swap Solar Electricity

Ten households in Shakimali Matborkandi, a village in the Shariatpur district of Bangladesh, have seen a dramatic change over the past year in the way they light their home...

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Human Rights

Tribal Women from Odisha’s Kashipur Block Are Standing up against Exploitation – One Broom at a Time

Salpai Majhi, a proud and confident tribal woman leader, has a wonderful story to tell, “Since ages, we have depended on the forest to run our homes.We have been coll...

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Human Rights

Freedom Business Offers Indian Sex Workers Alternative To Red Light District

An Indian quilt and bag company which employs women trapped in the sex trade has appointed two former sex workers to its board, its co-founder said, calling the move a firs...

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Trending

Second Edition Of Windmill Festival – ‘India’s First International Children’s Festival’ To Be Held In Mumbai On January14th And 15th

Mumbai, November 14, 2016: Windmill Festival – ‘India’s First International Children’s Festival’ is back with its second edit...

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Hollywood

Ricky Gervais And Moby Help Launch Animal Defenders International Online Store

Animal Defenders International (ADI) has joined forces with comedian Ricky Gervais and musician Moby to give shoppers a great way to raise money for animals in need, with t...

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Environment

We Can Save Elephants. But Can We Save Wild Elephants?

I have just returned from Kenya’s North Eastern Province where one night, camped out in a dry riverbed with just a mosquito net for cover, a herd of elephants emerged...

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Environment

Hundreds Of Snow Leopards Being Killed Every Year, Report Warns

Hundreds of snow leopards are being killed every year across the mountains of central Asia, threatening the already endangered big cat, according to a new report.There are ...

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Environment

California's Key Climate Change Program Aims For New Life

In advance of a political showdown in the state Legislature, Gov. Jerry Brown’s administration made its first formal effort Tuesday to extend the life of the program ...

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Human Rights

Discrimination Runs Deep In India: It's Time To Accept It

It was accepting that enslaving another human being is callous that led to the abolishment of the Atlantic slave trade. But it took nearly four centuries to get there. It w...

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Environment

Syrian Value Of Eco Crimes Soars By 26% With Devastating Impacts On Natural World

Environmental crime is now the world’s fourth largest illicit enterprise after drug smuggling, counterfeiting and human trafficking and has outstripped the illegal tr...

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