Farm yields may drop if climate change impact not addressed

New Delhi: Agriculture yields are likely to decline to 9 per cent in the next 25 years if the climate change impact is not mitigated, Minister of State for Agriculture Tari...

Mission possible

The Centre gives India just about eight years to free its villages of open defecation. This seems unlikely. But the states of Sikkim, Haryana and Jharkhand in India, and Ba...

True Review: Queen Starring Kangana Ranaut

Director: Vikas Bahl

Cast: Kangana Ranaut, Rajkummar Rao, Lisa Haydon

Rating: 4 stars

There are f...

Governance Tips from India's Children

Manisha from Siwan:
The Price We Pay for Patriarchy

For 23 years, I was a UNICEF   official. This meant children paid my salary. Chi...

Save Forests to Prevent Climate Change Woes

There is good news on the climate change front. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affair has cleared the national mission for green India. It is one of the eight national m...

Participant Media And USC’s Media Impact Project Collaborate To Measure Social Impact Of Entertainment

Team Will Examine the Power of Storytelling to Inspire Social Change

(LOS ANGELES, March 5, 2014) – In...

Climate change unites fishermen in Kutch, Sundarbans

Being conducted by UK-based research body STEPS Centre, the study on climate-induced uncertainties takes the perception of people into account, which is often overlooked in...

John Abraham to be the face of Fever Voice Of Change

John Abraham, who has always been at the forefront to help anyone in whatever way possible, has indeed made him a darling of millions in real life. In addition to that, he ...

Climate Change Caused Warm Freshwater to be Trapped in Ocean Depths

The polynya was first observed in the Weddell Sea in the 1970s and it has not reappeared after 40 years. Scientists have been studying about this phenomenon’s origins...