Climate Change Clouds Farmers

Indian farmers are keeping fingers crossed. Will the monsoon this kharif (south-west monsoon season) be normal, above normal (like last year), or sub-normal? One has receiv...

Climate change report: reactions to the final instalment of the IPCC analysis

The final UN report on climate change was released today. We round up some of the reactions from business to academia Solar power plant at Sanlucar la Mayor, Spain.

Dealing with climate change

Curbing the emission of industrial greenhouse gases will save the lives of millions of people around the world, writes the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) ...

Climate Change Threatens India’s Food Security

High levels of warming resulting from continued growth in greenhouse gas emissions may have an adverse impact on India’s food security especially on rice and maize pr...

Non-city residents ‘contributing to high maternal mortality rates in Mumbai’

The maternal mortality rate in Mumbai is being distorted by patients from outside the city, an official has stated. According to Dr Padmaja Keskar, deputy executive health ...

Mumbai faces biggest threats from climate change of all cities in world

India is among the ‘extreme risk’ countries where economic impacts of climate change will be most felt by 2025, according to a report. In its sixth annual Clima...

Russell Brand turns soccer expert for charity

British actor-comedian Russell Brand became a TV soccer pundit to raise money for a charity. The “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” star, a fan of London club West Ham...

True Review: Lakshmi - A Story of Hope, Courage, Victory

Director: Nagesh Kukunoor

Cast: Monali Thakur, Nagesh Kukunoor, Shifaali Shah

Rating: 2.5 stars

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