DBT to embark on new research programme for innovative solutions in ‘maternal and new born care’

The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) will soon embark on a new research programme to conceive innovative solutions and promote community-directed research and service in t...

Pollution levels in Indian cities progressively getting worse

A study pointing that the pollution levels in New Delhi is worse than that of Beijing may have been quoting the data from the worst period of the year but the air quality i...

India, Singapore win 2014 UN Water for Life award

India and Singapore have won the 2014 edition of the UN-Water’s Water for Life Best Practices Award for their sustainable practices of water resources. This was annou...

Toronto to play host to maternal, child health summit in May

Canada will host an international summit on maternal, newborn and child health in Toronto at the end of May, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Thursday.

Harper sai...

Global warming may increase methane emissions from freshwater ecosystems

New research led by the University of Exeter suggests that rising global temperatures will increase the quantity of the key greenhouse gas methane emitted from freshwater e...

India’s child mortality rate may worsen despite govt efforts

India’s child mortality rate may worsen despite the government’s efforts to lower it because of a dearth of funding, according to the India Philanthropy Report ...

Small farmers hold the key for sustainable growth

Sustainable agricultural growth and food security lie in the hands of small and marginal farmers, who hold 80 per cent of country’s farms, Vice-Chancellor of Acharya ...

First India-China study on climate to be released

Its impact is likely to come later but the prelaunch report on the first collaborative India-China study on climate change to be released in Beijing on Monday will generate...

Bollywood stars support Tata Medical Centre charity fundraiser

Bollywood stars Waheeda Rehman, Shabana Azmi, Javed Akhtar and Vishal Bhardwaj were in London yesterday (February 28) in support of The Tata Medical Centre charity fundrais...