Bollywood Star Aamir Khan Pledges Support To Aarey

Actors Aamir Khan, Salman Khan and other Bollywood celebrities attend a talk to discuss the Save Aarey Milk Colony campaign and 2034 DP at Bandra “It is shocking how ...

Religious Leaders Launch Unique Initiative For Food Sustainability

A world-first initiative on food sustainability bringing together representatives of the world’s major religious faiths, Indigenous leaders, sustainability activists ...

Ted Cruz Compares Climate Change Activists To ‘Flat-Earthers.’ Where To Begin?

Ted Cruz said something, and we went back and forth about whether or not we should address it because it's just baffling. But then we figured, yes, even the baffling things...

Selling Out Of Fossil Fuels No Solution For Climate Change

Institutional investors are under increasing pressure to divest their holdings in fossil fuel-related companies. A network of concerned activists are seeking to focus atten...

APP incurs wrath of NGOs following death of local farmer

Paper giant Asia Pulp and Paper is facing heavy criticism from environmental groups after security guards hired by its subsidiary company allegedly murdered a 23-year old v...

How Far Has The Health Of Moms Come Since 1995?

Officials and activists from around the world gathered in New York this week to mark the 20th anniversary of the landmark 1995 World Conference on Women.

Although t...

ASHA workers roped in to check swine flu cases in pregnant women

JAIPUR: More than 46,000 accredited social health activists (ASHAs) workers, who are instrumental in keeping a check on maternal health, have been roped in to prevent the s...

George Clooney Hits the Stage to help launch the 100 Lives Initiative

As always, George Clooney is keeping busy supporting philanthropic efforts. Last week, Clooney joined some of his celeb friends including Tom Hanks, David Letterman, Danny ...

Treat women equal to men, says Shabana Azmi

On the occasion of International Women’s Day on Sunday, veteran actress-social activist Shabana Azmi says rather than treating women like goddesses, the society shoul...