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Human Rights

Growing Child Labour In India's Cities Is Just The Tip Of The Iceberg, Say Activists

Urban India is employing an increasing number of children - many under nine years of age - in producing everything from pickles to fireworks, working in tourism and labouri...

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Sustainable Development

Scientists Just Confirmed The Hottest Day In Antarctica

Scientists from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) announced a new record high temperature of 63.5 degrees Fahrenheit for the continent of Antarctica. The temperat...

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Environment

Watching Birds Near Home Eases Sadness & Worries

Watching birds around your home may help overcome sadness and worry, a new study in UK has found. Researchers from the University of Exeter in UK, the British Trust for Orn...

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Festivals

Taiwan Film Takes Second Place In Indian Short Film Festival

The Taiwanese film "Way Back Home," directed by graduate student Cheng Tang-jung (程堂榮), has won second place for Best Short Fiction at the 4th Chennai International S...

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Hollywood

Smurfs Team Up With United Nations For A Happier, More Peaceful And Equitable World

The popular Smurfs characters are encouraging children, young people and adults to make the world happier, more peaceful, equitable and healthy with a campaign launched tod...

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Trending

World’s first Facebook Live Pitch by Salt Brand Solutions

1ST March 2017: Salt Brand Solutions responded to Nearbuy's call for a creative pitch by presenting also on Facebook Live in the process making it the world’s first F...

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Health

Depression Single Largest Contributor To Global Disability, Says WHO

Over 300 million people (4.3 per cent) of the global population were living with depression in 2015, a new World Health Organization (WHO) study says. This is an 18 per cen...

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Human Rights

Is Public Health Bill Finally Ready?

A Bill pending for over a decade — that aims to deal with emergency health situations and control, and management of diseases likely to cause major epidemics — ...

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Sustainable Development

Entrepreneur Beats Disability: Sizzles With Food Stall At Navi Mumbai Mall

At first glance, ‘Aditi’s Corner’ in Bhoomi Mall, CBD Belapur, looks like any other eatery: a couple of chairs and tables neatly laid out; packets of chip...

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Environment

Australia Placed On El Niño 'Watch' As Weather Bureau Puts Chance At 50% for 2017

Analysis shows steady warming in the Pacific Ocean and that Australia could be in for a warmer and drier year Australia could be heading into another El Niño year ac...

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