Taylor Swift Donates $50,000 To Children’s Hospital Of Philadelphia

The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) announced a $50,000 gift from seven-time GRAMMY winner Taylor Swift, which will be used to create specialized programmi...

Vivanta By Taj presents Manhattan Short 2014 in India - Call For Entries

Into its fifth year in Mumbai, the global film festival is looking for indie short films that will represent India in the much competed final round

Mumbai, May 2014...

Bangladesh Expands Training Of Midwives To Improve Maternal And Neonatal Health

When midwifery lecturer Farida Yesmin arrived at a hospital in south-west Bangladesh, she was expecting to teach student midwives. She ended up saving a baby’s life. ...

Nearly 30% People In The World Are Overweight Or Obese

United States is home to the biggest chunk of obese population – 13 per cent, India and China together account for 15 per cent Considered to be one of the most compre...

First Nations Development Institute Awards $400K To 12 Native Food-System Projects

First Nations Development Institute announced June 3 that it is divying up $400,000 in grant awards to 12 Native organizations. The grants, made possible by the W.K. Kellog...

Bihar Fast-Tracks Nuclear Power Plant

Project back on track after state water resources department assures water availability from Phulwaria dam reservoir The proposal to set up the first power plant in eastern...

Women Of Grit

Scripts are created by writers, but the written word is brought to life by the director and the actors. Often actors treat the script as a source of dialogues to learn, and...

Celebrities Launch Video Messages In Support Of World Refugee Day

A number of UNHCR Goodwill Ambassadors and supporters have released video messages in support of refugee families and asked the public to show solidarity by sharing their s...

Another Hailstorm In Maharashtra, Claims 2

In a repeat of the hailstorms that devastated crops in parts of Maharashtra in March this year, several districts in western part of the state, including Marathwada region,...