Measuring Maternal Health in a Post-MDG World

As the international development community looks back on the Millennium Development Goals and ponders what remains to be done under the proposed Sustainable Development Goa...

TELEVISION’S CULTURE POTS

When German friends first visited Bombay, they were blown away by the multiple ethnic groups on the streets. They had just visited the Rajabai Clock Tower and seen statues ...

Boris Johnson told to divest £4.8Bn PF from fossil fuels

London assembly members vote in support of motion calling for mayor to support divestment from coal, oil and gas companies. Boris Johnson has been told by the London assemb...

£12 device can save 70000 moms yearly at risk during birthing

The lives of tens of thousands of new mothers around the world could be saved by a simple, hand-held, British-made device costing only £12, which runs on a mobile-pho...

India’s “smart cities” would be stupid without disaster strategy

After Cyclone Hudhud pounded India?s southern port city of Visakhapatnam last October, snapping bridges, swamping farmland and wrecking fishing boats, many breathed a sigh ...

Gender Equality and Earth’s Future

Twenty years ago, the adoption by 189 governments of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action marked a turning point in the history of women’s rights. This pro...

“Marriage – Bond or Bondage”

“Are you married?” the Hollywood actress was asked on a TV show.

“Sometimes!” she answered.

The response is one amongst the variant ...

Deepika, Sonakshi, Lisa & Juhi-Women who rocked social media

Here’s looking at B-town ladies who stormed social media and showed us that women are as strong and level headed as men… It’s that day of the year when w...

Univision Local Media Raises $3.5M For Kids With Cancer

Univision Local Media joined St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital to host the annual Promesa y Esperanza (Promise and Hope) radio event, helping to raise $3.5 millio...