Search Result

Search Result
Trending

Yuvraj Singh Foundation to create awareness on cancer in 2000+ schools across India

YouWeCan, an initiative of the Yuvraj Singh Foundation (YSF), in association with Khelnama, a community for sports lovers, is organizing a cancer awareness programme for sc...

Read More
Thought Factory

The Lesser known Farooque Shaikh

We all knew of his talent as an actor, his passion for theatre and the dexterity with which he anchored enjoyable television programs. The discussed these we bid farewell t...

Read More
Sustainable Development

Africa: ‘Green Economies’ for Africa’s Sustainable Development

Africa can achieve sustainable development by scaling up “green economy” initiatives.The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) defines a green economy ini...

Read More
Sustainable Development

A new model for Women Empowerement

With successful implementation of various programmes aiming  to bring women to the forefront of society, the Sarada Krishna Iyer Satgamaya Centre, Udayamperoor, has se...

Read More
Health

The Union Cabinet okays plan to raise cadre for health workers for rural areas

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday cleared the health ministry’s proposal to institute a three-year degree programme for public health professionals. The bachelor in comm...

Read More
Health

Pentavalent vaccine gets clean chit, set for national scale-up

The National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI) has recommended scale-up of the pentavalent vaccine across the country, along with activities to monitor poten...

Read More
Environment

UN Environment Programme states an increase in global green house gas emissions by 2020 (Emissions Gap report 2013)

The United Nations says it is “less and less likely” that global greenhouse gas emissions will be low enough by 2020 to stop the atmosphere warming beyond the i...

Read More
Sustainable Development

From Plates that Grow Food to Certified Cocoa: UN Awards Innovative Green Enterprises at Green Economy Symposium

Fully biodegradable plates implanted with organic seeds in Colombia to provide food after use, a social media website to promote car-sharing in Viet Nam,certified cocoa for...

Read More
Health

Rotary member and polio survivor Ramesh Ferris shares how ending polio will impact global health

“As a polio survivor, I’ve made it my mission to help bring life-saving vaccines to all children. I was born in India, where I contracted polio as a six-month-o...

Read More
Sustainable Development

UN teams with ‘Revolution’ TV show to highlight real challenges of a world without power

The fictional concept at the heart of the television series ‘Revolution’ – which picks up 15 years after the start of a worldwide blackout – is the ...

Read More