UN launches Bollywood music video for gay rights in India

The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Wednesday launched the first-ever Bollywood-style UN music video at a press conference in Mumbai, India to promot...

Celina Jaitley to be a part of UN's 'Bollywood style' LGBT campaign

Actress and activist, former beauty queen Celina Jaitley, will star in United Nation’s ‘Bollywood style’ global human rights campaign launching on April 3...

Most Ratified Human Rights Treaty is 25 Years Old

Augustine J. Veliath invites writers everywhere to own and use this powerful tool, the CRC.

Nearly 25 years ago, the world made a promise to childr...

India's Shift to a Sustainable Energy Future

India is the world’s fourth-largest energy consumer and will likely overtake China in the next decade as the primary source of growth in global energy demand. As NBR ...

Forests key to sustainable development, existence of humans

A new study has warned that the destruction of forests, that made earth habitable for mammals in the first place, will lead to the decline of all mammals, including humans....

Shabana Azmi’s charity gets star treatment

Amitabh Bachchan and son to help promote Mijwan Welfare Society at fashion show Years after Kaifi Azmi wrote the moving poem Aurat, envisioning women’s empowerment, h...

Government urged to promote use of solar energy

A Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), Sustainable Development Focus (SUDEF) in Sunyani has called on government to focus on solar energy to enable the nation benefit from ...

Shailene Woodley raises $60,000 for charity with Divergent screening

Actress Shailene Woodley raised $60,000 (£362,932) for her All it Takes charity at an advanced screening of her new film Divergent. The 22 year old hosted the event, ...

DBT to embark on new research programme for innovative solutions in ‘maternal and new born care’

The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) will soon embark on a new research programme to conceive innovative solutions and promote community-directed research and service in t...