The Job Of A Filmmaker Is To Afflict The Comfortable And Comfort The Afflicted

MUMBAI, March 14, 2014 – On Saturday, acclaimed Indian filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt, blockbuster Nigerian director of note Tunde Kelani, and Oscar-nominated American produc...

Eliminating maternal mortality could extend life expectancy in reproductive ages

Maternal death rates represent the single largest health discrepancy between developed and developing populations, with nearly all – over 99%—maternal deaths wo...

Vaccinations for children a must, says Advertiser.com.au survey

The 81.9 per cent of people in favor of making lifesaving vaccinations mandatory for children was the highest response to any issue in the Future SA health survey which att...

YES Launches 'Building a Sustainable Liberia' Project

Monrovia — The Youth Exploring Solutions (YES), a passionate, nonprofit and voluntary grassroots youth-led development organization on 14th February 2014 launched its...

Climate Change May Cause Trillions in Damage to World’s Coastal Regions

New research predicts that coastal regions may face massive increases in damages from storm surge flooding over the course of the 21st century.

According to the stu...

Nyeri plans climate change policy to save water towers

The Nyeri County government plans to formulate a climate change policy to mitigate against the effects of global warming.

Speaking on the sidelines of a workshop on...

Key to sustainable nutrition in Africa is prevention not treatment

Stunting among children increased to 45 per cent in 2011

Africa must take charge of research priorities to beat malnutrition and hunger

Interventions to pre...

2014 Environmental Performance Index

India ranks 155th out of 178 countries in its efforts to address environmental challenges, according to the 2014 Environmental Performance Index (EPI). India performs the w...

India ranked 155th in global environment performance list at World Economic Forum

India has been ranked at a low 155th position in a global list that places countries on how well they perform on high-priority environmental issues.

The 2014 Enviro...