The Future of Cinema

Roughly 1.26 billion movie tickets were purchased in North America between January 1 and December 31 of last year, according to preliminary estimates by The Hollywood Repor...

8 Facts About Vaccines: How They Work, Who's Getting Them, And Who's NOT Getting Them.

Endless scientific research has shown that vaccines do an excellent job of controlling and even eradicating diseases. They prevent about 2.5 million deaths per year and sav...

Doing much with little

Despite limited resources and political instability, Nepal is doing well on health, social indicators.

Recently, on April 10, India?? The Hindu published an artic...

TMC may rope in pvt hosps for delivery cases

In the wake of a rise in delivery deaths, the public health department of the Thane corporation is pushing for a complete overhaul of its five maternity clinics by involvin...

March Had Lowest Air Pollution In 4 Years, IITM Scientists Say

This March recorded the lowest particulate matter (PM2.5) levels-fine, respirable pollutants-in the past four years. While this could seem like a relief at the moment, scie...

Rich Nations Urged To Cut Temperature Rise Targets

Senior scientist says voices of poorer nations must be heard in the political tussle over reducing the ?utterly inadequate? global warming limit. The official target of lim...

Religious Leaders Launch Unique Initiative For Food Sustainability

A world-first initiative on food sustainability bringing together representatives of the world’s major religious faiths, Indigenous leaders, sustainability activists ...

Arctic sea ice extent hits record low for winter maximum

Record low ice coverage this winter is caused by climate change and abnormally mild weather, scientists say Arctic sea ice has hit a record low for its maximum extent in wi...

Many young Indian women underweight, their babies too – research

Researchers have long puzzled over why children in India, despite being wealthier, are shorter and smaller than children in sub-Saharan Africa. At least part of the answer ...