UN Urges Action On Sustainable Development To Create Pathways For Global 'Transformation'

21 April 2016 – The President of the United Nations General Assembly today called on the international community to
take action on the new UN sustainable develo...

Bill Gates Predicts Eradication Of Polio In Pakistan By 2017

Bill Gates said Wednesday that "with any luck" polio will be eradicated by 2017 in the last two countries where it remains active, Pakistan and Afghanistan.

The Mic...

Climate Change Is Forcing A New Manifest Destiny

I hate to say it, but I might be living at the wrong latitude—or at least, my kids certainly are. Reams of climate change reports—and a quick look at the news s...

Engaging Youth With Policy Making And Governance

Vision India Foundation is a unique initiative to involve youth in the country’s development by providing them exposure, training and opportunities in policy making a...

The Unabashedly Feminist History Of The Miniskirt

In 2015, a city in Alabama proposed that the miniskirt be banned. Council members argued that it was really all about respect. They argued that God just wouldn't be a fan. ...

Fictional Characters Who Spark Our Sexual Awakenings

One day, you’re picking up Little Women for the first time, expecting a warm story about sisterhood; the next, you’re cursing the gods (“or whatever&rdquo...

Stars Support LGBTQ Students At Point Honors Gala

More than 400 guests joined Olympians and stars of stage and screen to show their support for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) students at the annual P...

Discovery Channel To Trace Journey Of Ganga

A new TV programme "Ganga: Himalayan Descent" will capture various facets -- spiritual, cultural, geological and adventure -- of the holy river.A new TV programme “Ga...

16 Movies That Were Animated Hits First

Audiences settling in to watch Disney’s new adaptation of The Jungle Book, out April 15, can expect to see a familiar story about a man-cub living among a gaggle of f...