The Gender Beat: South Asian Women Earn 80% Less Than Men; Kerala’s First Woman Boat Master

A new study published by the international organisation Action Aid titled The Price of Privilege: Extreme Wealth, Unaccountable Power and the Fight for Equality in the 21st...

Huge 'Dead Zones' Could Appear in the World's Oceans by 2030 Because of Climate Change

Man-made climate change is already cutting into oxygen levels in some parts of the world's oceans and could start producing new "dead zones" in some parts of the seas by 20...

Maternal Health Scheme Comes To A Standstill

All is not well in the maternal health front in Karnataka.After sorting out issues with distribution of Madilu kits for nursing mothers and Thayi cards for expectant mother...

Exploiting Asia's Biodiversity Can Ensure Food Security, End Hunger

Experts came together at a regional consultation on Asia’s biodiversity to assess opportunities on how to ensure food security and enhance nutrition across the contin...

Best Music Film & Literature That Came Out In April

Cosmopolis, Don DeLillo's first novel about the superrich, is a fascinating failure. Published in 2003, it follows a 28-year-old billionaire named Eric Packer over the cour...

Kalki Koechlin Gets Praise From Melinda Gates

Actress Kalki Koechlin is on cloud nine after getting a letter from Melinda Gates, co-founder of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, praising her for bringing "attention...

True Review Movie - -The Man Who Knew Infinity

Cast: Dev Patel,Jeremy Irons,Toby Jones,Stephen Fry,Jeremy Northam, Kevin McNally, EnzoCilenti, DevikaBhise

Direction: Matthew Brown

Produced:Edward R. Pres...

Chernobyl's New and Improved Sarcophagus Will Contain The Disaster's Radioactivity For A Century

Thirty years after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, engineers are giving the epicenter of the long-defunct facility a facelift. With financial assistance from more than 40 n...

Reese Witherspoon To Speak At Simpatico Conference Down Under

Reese Witherspoon will speak at the Simpatico Conference in Australia and New Zealand in July.
Reese is headlining a formidable speaker lineup of five exceptional spea...