2014 Global Accelerator: Thought-Provoking Words from Social Entrepreneurs

The 2014 Global Accelerator’s overarching message was a straightforward one: innovation and entrepreneurship can change the world for the better. A select group of le...

Railway budget promises clean water, better hygiene and safety

Ministry says it is seeking Cabinet approval to allow foreign direct investment in rail sector The Railway Budget 2014-15, which is also Narendra Modi government’s ma...

5th Jagran Film Festival, Delhi concludes. now all set to travel across the next 15 cities in India

5^th Jagran Film Festival, Delhi concludes; now all set to travel across the next 15 cities in India

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That's My Story

Short stories are that form of popular literature which challenges the writer to succinctly and completely narrate what he/she would take a few hundred pages to say. Likewi...

Margaret Atwood Defends Small Farm Community

A project to change Midhurst, a farming village of 3,500 people, into a suburban city of 30,000 is underway in Ontario, Canada due to a loophole in the provincial governmen...

Child Lives: The Pulitzer Center’s Interactive Map on Childhood Mortality

It’s the nature of journalism to focus on what’s wrong and in a world that’s full of violence and suffering there’s no shortage of subjects. A new P...

New role for Geena Davis: Getting Hollywood to fairly portray girls

Google Geena Davis and up pops the pose that established her as half of the “first selfie.” The iconic frame from “Thelma & Louise” was reprised...

‘Women Empowered In Support Of Sewa Day’ In Conversation With Vivek Oberoi

Some people talk the talk and others walk the walk. Vivek Oberoi, described as a Bollywood actor, social worker, adventure sports enthusiast, poet, pilot and dreamer, inspi...

Pay heed to water use in climate change mitigation: Experts

Besides cutting greenhouse gas emissions, technology, policies or plans that aim to slow down climate change should also take environmental factors such as water usage into...