Global Waste on Pace to Triple by 2100

The amount of garbage humans throw away is rising fast and won’t peak this century without transformational changes in how we use and reuse materials, write former Wo...

I lost the relevance of God in my life in my childhood days: Mahesh Bhatt

God has always had less relevance in the life of producer writer Mahesh Bhatt who says his dissatisfaction stemmed from unfulfilled of fundamental longings.

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BLOOD ON THE DIGITAL DANCE FLOOR

It’s hard to steer clear from the political process in India any longer, hard to ignore the shrill cacophony that dominates as well as overpowers sensibilities and wi...

In 2000, the UN set eight goals that changed the world. They expire in 2015, what next?

AN UNCERTAIN BEGINNING

Although it was several years ago, I still remember how Melinda and I felt when we learned about the Millennium Development Goals. We were ho...

Investors sound the alarm on climate change

Why a coalition worth $3 trillion is calling on the oil, gas, coal, and energy industries to reassess the risks of a warming planet:

If human-cause...

Hesperian-- A Treasure Trove for Writers who love health

If you are serious about “scripting for life”, you are likely to land up at Hesperian Digital Commons some day. Sarah Shannon who is the executive director...

Investors ask fossil fuel companies to assess how business plans fare in low-carbon future.

BOSTON, MA Oct 24, 2013:
A group of 70 global investors managing more than $3 trillion of collective assets today launched the first-ever coordinated effort to spur 45...

BCC aims to better position, represent women in programming

She is one of the BBC’s most senior female executives, and although this in itself wouldn’t necessarily mean that Liliane Landor is particularly concerned about...

Climate change, rapid urbanization, and subsiding land are putting the world’s coastal cities at increasing risk of dangerous flooding.

Climate change, rapid urbanization, and subsiding land are putting the world’s coastal cities at increasing risk of dangerous and costly flooding, a new study calcula...