Bhutan set to plough lone furrow as world's first wholly organic country

Bhutan plans to become the first country in the world to turn its agriculture completely organic, banning the sales of pesticides and herbicides and relying on its own anim...

Sustainable development now part of cement makers? SOP

The country’s major cement producers are leading the way in making sustainable development measures an integral part of their standard operating procedures (SOP). As ...

The Year the World Bank Fused Sustainable Development with Its Goals for the Future

The World Bank Group set two ambitious goals in 2013, and in the process made clear that one concept will underlie its actions toward both: sustainability.
“Endi...

Prince Harry reaches the South Pole as he completes Walking With The Wounded charity trek

The 29-year-old royal arrived in the South Pole earlier today along with his fellow adventurers, which includes include 12 servicemen and women from the UK.The group have s...

WASTELAND – SO THAT NO ONE BECOMES AWARE OF IT

Synopsis

About 40,000 refugees, including families with children, live sometimes about more than ten years in camps throughout Germany, usually ver...

True Review – R…RAJKUMAR

Rating: 1.5 stars

Director: Prabhu Dheva

Cast: Shahid Kapoor, Sonakshi Sinha, Sonu Sood, Ashish Vidyarthi

Our bruised and battered protagonist is be...

Polluted rivers need long-term fix

Long-term planning is needed to cope with worsening pollution in the Sai Gon and Dong Nai rivers, experts have warned.

The Sai Gon and Dong Nai rivers in HCM Cit...

United Nations to vaccinate 10.5 million in Syria to fight polio outbreak

The United Nations has announced that it will vaccinate 2.5 million children and eight million others in Syria to prevent a widespread outbreak of polio.

At the sam...

From Plates that Grow Food to Certified Cocoa: UN Awards Innovative Green Enterprises at Green Economy Symposium

Fully biodegradable plates implanted with organic seeds in Colombia to provide food after use, a social media website to promote car-sharing in Viet Nam,certified cocoa for...