Tackling water, sanitation, energy nexus key to sustainable future – UN officials

General Assembly President John Ashe (right) opens the thematic debate on water, sanitation and sustainable energy. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is at left. UN Photo/Paulo...

Children: A Policy, A Charter and A Plan of Action. Are They Enough

India has the largest child population in the world.  More than 40 of India’s children are under 18 years.

India is armed with a policy, a charter and a ...

U2 get 3 million downloads for charity track

U2’s new song Invisible raised more than £1.9m for (RED) in 36 hours, by being downloaded free by over 3 million people around the world.

For every down...

In Texting Era, Crisis Hotlines Put Help at Youths’ Fingertips

Texting has become such a fundamental way to communicate that crisis groups have begun to adopt it as an alternative way of providing emergency services and counselling. Read More

Chile Receives the International Award of Sustainable Tourism

The Biosphere Awards for Responsible Tourism, was awarded by the Instituto de Tourismo Responsable, to tourist companies that promote sustainable practices, adopt internati...

50 Crore Tweets, Millions Of Comments On Social Media - Arnab Goswami Interviews Rahul Gandhi?

“The key to the future of the world,” he said in 1994, “is finding the optimistic stories and letting them be known.” – Pete Seeger RIP

World Bank to fund rural water supply, sanitation project in UP

LUCKNOW: The World Bank has approved a $500 million credit for the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation (RWSS) project in four low income states — UP, Bihar, Jharkhand a...

Vodafone India Reinforces Commitment to Sustainability Releases ‘Footprints III’- Sustainability Report 2013

Mumbai: Vodafone India, one of India’s leading telecommunications service providers, today announced the release of Footprints-III”, the third edition of its an...

India’s Finally Polio-Free. Here’s Why it Matters

As of today, India has gone three years without a single case of wild polio virus, which means it’s now officially “polio-free.” India’s achievement...