Nepal clinches 139th position in environment index

KATHMANDU: Nepal has been ranked 139th in the Environmental Performance Index 2014, which assessed 178 countries across the world.

The EPI assesses nine parameters,...

Beijing’s bad air would be step up for smoggy Delhi

In mid-January, air pollution in Beijing was so bad that the government issued urgent health warnings and closed four major highways, prompting the panicked buying of air f...

50 Crore Tweets, Millions Of Comments On Social Media - Arnab Goswami Interviews Rahul Gandhi?

“The key to the future of the world,” he said in 1994, “is finding the optimistic stories and letting them be known.” – Pete Seeger RIP

Pakistan worst affected by climate change

KARACHI: Agriculture is extremely vulnerable to climate change globally and in Pakistan, which is the one of the worst hit countries of climate change, agriculture is badly...

A mother and a judge speaks out on section 377

My name is Leila Seth. I am 83 years old. I have been in a long and happy marriage of more than sixty years with my husband Premo, and am the mother of three children. The ...

Karun Chandhok to cycle 500km for charity

Indian racing driver Karun Chandhok began his 500km charity cycle rideSunday morning at the Pallikaranai Government School here.

The “KC500 presented by Montr...

Long Walk to Freedom with Big B

Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan officially launched film Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom in India during a special screening at a suburban theatre in Mumbai on Wednesday...

Kerala wins UN award for sustainable tourism

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Tourism has been conferred the United Nations Award for creating innovative initiatives for sustainable tourism, the first time India has ever wo...

Konjo The Fighting spirit by Sandeep Goyal to be launched at 2nd India Non Fiction Festival

Books to be launched at the India Non Fiction Festival

New books with interesting tales will be launched at t...