Air Pollution Kills 5.5 Million People A Year — Over Half Of Them In China, India

Air pollution caused more than 5.5 million premature deaths in 2013, with more than half of those occurring in China and India, according to a new study, and pollution mort...

Tyler Perry Wants To Stop Childhood Hunger In America

Today, Feeding America and Ad Council launched new public service announcements (PSAs) featuring actor and filmmaker Tyler Perry to help spread the message about child...

Coming Soon: Mother Of All Health Schemes

The health ministry plans to roll out a centrally sponsored 'Health Protection Scheme' which will replace several of the existing government-supported health schemes includ...

In Pictures: Venus And Mars Rule Together At The Gender Mela

At the 3-day Gender Mela held at Miranda House college organised by MenEngage Delhi and the One Billion Rising Campaign with support from women and community groups was att...

Last January Was The Hottest Global Temperature Anomaly Of Any Month On Record

NASA has released its global temperature data for January 2016, and, once again, the record for the hottest month in recorded history has been shattered. At a time whenthes...

New 'Stentrode' Goes Deep Inside The Brain Without The Need For Brain Surgery

Whether it's to allow for the control of robotic limbs or just to watch neurology in action, to really get at the inner workings of the brain it's still necessary to access...

The Train Derailment That Gushed Oil Into A Quebec River Has Spawned Freaky Fish

What is shocking, however, is the extent of the problem: the rate of the deformations in one sample was found to be ten times higher than normal.
The 2013 derailment o...

Democracy's Dirty Word

- Is politics overtaking India's inherent humanism?

Why have we become so intolerant of the term "intolerance"? Crisscr...

A Solar Suitcase Reduces Maternal Mortality Rates

In an age where hundreds of women still die every day in childbirth, light can provide a genuine lifeline. A pioneering solar project is delivering hope to doctors, midwive...