Radio show raises climate change awareness

In less time than it takes to brush your teeth, a new radio series out of the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies is spreading climate change awareness. The...

Climate change led to the fall of great civilisations

Scientists probe ancient barley to understand the impact of climate on early farming societies Civilisations thrived only when there was proper rain and water was available...

India less committed to reducing hunger than Nepal or Bangladesh

ndia ranked 19th among 45 developing countries assessed by UK-based organization India has made quite some progress in countering hunger and under-nutrition in the past two...

The World Health Organization Says Yes To An Experimental Ebola Drug

A panel of experts convened by the World Health Organization has unanimously endorsed the idea of offering unproven vaccines or treatments to help combat the unprecedented ...

TB vaccine may prevent infection too, says study

BCG vaccine effective in fighting infection only in countries more than 40° latitude above the equator The vaccine against tuberculosis (TB), bacillus calmette- guerin ...

SOS Children’s Villages of India spreads awareness on the importance of family in individual development

At the 25th edition of The Tara Ali Baig Memorial Lecture

New Delhi, August 11, 2014: SOS Children’s Vi...

Tamil Nadu to set up five model villages to promote organic farming

If everything goes well, Tamil Nadu will boast of its eco-friendly ‘organic villages.’ As part of its efforts to promote organic farming, the Tamil Nadu governm...

Staples and Katy Perry Make Roar Happen for Philadelphia Teachers

Staples (NASDAQ: SPLS) and global pop music superstar Katy Perry continue to “Make Roar Happen” in Philadelphia, Pa. today by announcing 223 local classroom pro...

Why India's sanitation Crisis kills Women

The gruesome rape and hanging of two teenage girls in the populous Uttar Pradesh state again proves how women have become the biggest victims of India’s sanitation cr...