Karnataka Hamlet Is India?s 1st Smokeless Village

Until last month, Thimmakka had to blow her lungs out even to make a cup of coffee. And this had been her ritual for 40 years now. Not any more. Her kitchen is now fit...

In India, IBM?? Watson Will Aid Cancer Care Where Doctors Are Scarce

IBM and a?large hospital system in India have partnered to?diagnose and treat cancer care in a country of 1.2 billion residents who often cannot access oncologists, leaving...

Climate Warriors – 13 Women, Activists, Diplomats & Un Climate Change Chief

Every year, the?United Nations holds a summit on climate change, where?it works?to persuade countries large and small to give up fossil fuels. This annual gathering, now in...

7/7/07: Heart Of Darkness

Reyhaneh Jabbari was just nineteen when she was arrested for the murder of a man who tried to rape her. After six years of torture and torment she was hanged in October 201...

Remembering TV Shows That Speak About AIDS.

Thirty years ago, the nation was in a crisis mode, agonising over the AIDS (Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome) virus. There are an estimated 10 lakh people currently livi...

How High Speed Communications Networks Are Making Remote Surgery Realistic

Imagine a future where surgeons no longer have to enter war zones to treat soldiers injured on the battlefield. Instead, they would just rig themselves up to a?surgical rob...

Retroscope - Unsung Talents

It was the day they got married, remembers Mrs Salil Chowdhury, chuckling to herself, when the letter arrived inviting Chowdhury to Bombay. The particular letter that was t...

15th River To River - Press Release And Invite For The Pre-Opening Exhibition.

Carey Mulligan: Good Jennifer Spoke Up About Gender Pay-Gap

Actress Carey Mulligan is impressed with Jennifer Lawrence for starting a discussion about the pay disparity between male and female actors in Hollywood. Lawrence, 25,...